Elina Filippou

Office Location

Greece

Short Biography

Elina heads the private client practice of the Greek law firm Zepos & Yannopoulos. She brings in years of experience in international tax matters and the way they impact the structuring of wealth and the performance of investment activity. She has been working with multijurisdictional family offices, asset managers and family-owned businesses on wealth structuring and estate planning, multi-generational governance and estate planning matters. She is active in the start-up ecosystem, working with start-ups and their investors, on tax aspects over the life of the activity from set up to exit, with a particular focus on compensation mechanisms for founders and executives. Elina has been with Zepos & Yannopoulos since 2004 and is a member of the firm’s executive committee.

What is your favorite restaurant to take a client or colleague to?

What is the best piece of advice you have ever received?

A bit of stress can be an amazing fuel of creativity

What was your first job?

Volunteer at an HIV shelter

What is the book you recommend to everyone?

Thinking, Fast and Slow

What changes do you expect to see in your practice over the next year?

Technology, technology, technology