DESPOINA CHARAKOPOULOU 

Despoina heads our Employment/Labor & Social Security practice. She is an experienced lawyer with extensive practice in employment and social security law. Her legal services encompass providing advice on a day-to-day basis on labour and social security contributions law issues and representation of clients (mainly employers) in trials before courts and authorities for any social security and labour law dispute.

Despoina has extensive experience in the drafting of individual and collective labour agreements, collective redundancies, transfer of businesses in the event of mergers and acquisitions, drafting of remuneration policies and incentive plans, due diligence projects, as well as regulatory compliance.

Despoina has been ranked in EMEA Legal 500 and Chambers Europe Guide as a Rising Star and Associate to Watch, respectively.

SPECIALISED IN

EMPLOYMENT & SOCIAL SECURITY LAW

dcharakopoulou@papapolitis.com

“We feel secure that Despoina handles all issues with professionalism and that she represents our interests in the best way.”

LEGAL 500, EMEA 2025

PROFESSIONAL ADMISSIONS / QUALIFICATIONS

Supreme Court of Greece

Athens Bar

LEGAL EDUCATION

LLB, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

MBA, Athens University of Economics and Business

 Representative Matters

Lamda Development Corporate Transformation

Papapolitis & Papapolitis advises Lamda Development (LAMDA:GA) in the corporate transformation of its entire shopping malls sector implemented through a series of corporate transformations resulting to the concentration all four existing shopping centers owned by

Taconic Investment in Six Senses Porto Heli

Papapolitis & Papapolitis advises Taconic Capital Advisors and Cedar Capital Partners in their joint venture with CBE Capital and Golden Land Goutos for the development of a Six Senses Resort in the area of Porto Heli, Greece.

Lamda Development €300Million Joint Venture with Temes S.A.

Papapolitis & Papapolitis advised Lamda Development on the completion of two strategic cooperation agreements with TEMES SA for the €300 Million joint development of two state-of-the-art, luxury 5-star hotels and the corresponding branded residences on

Intracom Holdings investment in KLM S.A.

P&P advised Intracom Holdings on its acquisition of a percentage of 27.6% in the listed company KLM SA and on the signing of a MoU with the majority shareholders for the acquisition of an additional

Invel Real Estate and Prodea Investments acquisition of White Coast Hotel

Papapolitis & Papapolitis advised Invel Real Estate and Prodea Investments REIC in relation to the acquisition of the White Coast hotel located on Milos Island

Intracom Holdings corporate transformation

Papapolitis & Papapolitis advised Intracom Holdings in its corporate transformation into an investment company with a capacity of 0.5BN and in the incorporation of Intracom Properties and Intracom Ventures.  

DEPA Commercial S.A. acquisition of the 100% stake of NORTH SOLAR 1 S.A. a company operating 95MW of Photovoltaic Parks

Papapolitis & Papapolitis advised DEPA Commercial S.A. in relation to the acquisition of the 100% stake of NORTH SOLAR 1 S.A. a company operating 95MW of Photovoltaic Parks.

DEPA Commercial S.A. acquisition of the 100% stake of New Spes Concept S.A. a company operating 232MW of Photovoltaic Parks.

Papapolitis & Papapolitis advised DEPA Commercial S.A. in relation to the acquisition of the 100% stake of New Spes Concept S.A. a company operating 232MW of Photovoltaic Parks.

Development of CGS School in Ellinikon

Papapolitis & Papapolitis advised Prodea Investments in its agreement with Lamda Development and Costeas Geitonas School for the development of the first school premises in Ellinikon.

Sale of Astakos Port Terminal

Papapolitis & Papapolitis is advising Alpha Bank in relation to the sale of the Astakos Port Terminal, a multi-purpose port comprising of an industrial and commercial free zone area.

ACQUISITION OF A LOGISTIC CENTER

Papapolitis & Papapolitis advised a Greek Real Estate Investment Company (REIC) in relation to the acquisition of a logistics center located in Athens, Greece.

AQUISITION OF LA RESIDENCE HOTEL MYKONOS

Papapolitis & Papapolitis acted for Reubens Brothers in relation to the acquisition of the La Residence Hotel located on the island of Mykonos in Greece.

ACQUISITION OF NIKKI BEACH PORTO HELI HOTEL

Papapolitis & Papapolitis acted for Invel Real Estate in relation to its acquisition of the Nikki Beach Porto Heli Hotel.

INTRACOM / TELEDOME DISPUTE

P&P successfully represented Intracom Holdings SA (Intracom) in the appeal of the decision of the Court of First Instance in their multi-million €89.5 Million dispute with Teledome SA and Teledome’s shareholders, made up of 3

THIRD POINT HELLENIC RECOVERY FUND IN ITS €60 MILLION INVESTMENT IN ENERGEAN OIL AND GAS

Papapolitis & Papapolitis acted as Greek Counsel to Third Point Hellenic Recovery Fund in its $60 Million investment in Energean Oil and Gas.

BVIC IN RELATION TO A DEBT RESTRUCTURING

We acted for Babis Vovos International Construction, a company listed on the Athens Exchange, in relation to a major debt restructuring transaction with a number of Greek banks. Houlihan Lockey (Europe) and Axia Ventures Group

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ATHENS

268, Kifisias Ave.
15232 / Chalandri, Greece



T. +30 210 3615544 
F. +30 210 3609168 
E. athens@papapolitis.com

LONDON

111 Park Street,
London, W1K 7JL, UK

T. +44 203 655 7940
F. +44 203 655 7940
E. london@papapolitis.com

PRIVACY POLICY
LEGAL NOTICE

 

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