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)
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
- Russian Sanctions Regime Court Issues Further Guidance to Legal Practitioners 06 July 2022
- Private Equity Funds in Luxembourg 06 July 2022
- Irish FinTech Regulation Focus - Six Key Areas 04 July 2022
- Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022 01 July 2022
- Implementation of the EU Directive on Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions 29 June 2022
NEWS & DEALS
- Maples Group Supports Hong Kong Unicorn on HK$670 Million IPO 05 July 2022
- Maples Group Partners Win at European Women in Business Law Awards 2022 27 June 2022
- Maples Advises SCC Power on Acquisition of Stoneway's Business Enterprise 23 June 2022
- Maples Group Represents Clearlake on Significant Transactions 16 June 2022
- Maples Group Wins Three Awards at China Business Law Awards 2022 15 June 2022