OVERVIEW
Despoina is an associate of Maples and Calder's Luxembourg Office in the Finance team. Despoina’s expertise covers banking and financial law with a focus on international financial law including securitisations, international bond issues, syndicated loan agreements and derivatives. She advises on various types of cross border financing and banking transactions. She also has experience in EU supervisory law and in particular authorisations, withdrawals, qualifying holdings, own funds, passporting and fit and proper assessments as well as matters related to the interpretation of the SSM Regulation.
BACKGROUND
Despoina joined the Maples Group in 2022. Before joining Maples she worked as a Legal Trainee and then a Legal Analyst in the supervisory law division of the European Central Bank. She has also worked as a Legal Tech Project Manager at Cosmonauts Ltd, a consultancy agency based in London. She completed her legal traineeship in Greece where she worked as a Trainee Lawyer at a law office.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Bar Association of Veria
LANGUAGES
English
German
Greek
Spanish
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
FinanceBAR ADMISSIONS
2019 – Admitted as an attorney at law in Greece (does not practise as a Greek attorney at law)
2022 – Admitted to the Luxembourg Bar
EDUCATION
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, Bachelor of Laws, Law, 2017
King’s College London, UK, Master of Laws, International Financial Law, 2019
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KNOWLEDGE
- ELTIF 2 European Commission Adopts RTS Delegated Regulation 25 July 2024
- FCA Issues Final Rules and Guidance on the Overseas Funds Regime 23 July 2024
- Cayman AEOI FATCA and CRS Reporting for Fund Managers 23 July 2024
- UK RMBS Flourishing in Active Market 22 July 2024
- Standing Decisions and Privy Precedents: Principles of Stare Decisis Applicable to Judgments of the Privy Council 18 July 2024
NEWS & DEALS
- Maples Group Advises Chenqi Technology's HK$1.3 Billion Hong Kong IPO 26 July 2024
- Multi-Jurisdictional Maples Team Advise on Catcha Investment Corp's de-SPAC Transaction 18 July 2024
- Maples Group Advises Pantarei Asset Management Limited on Hong Kong Fund Launches 27 June 2024
- Maples Group Advises Drake & Scull International PJSC on Landmark Sukuk SPV Issuance 25 June 2024
- Maples Group Pledges US$ 70k to Support Inclusive Education in the BVI 19 June 2024