Partner, Tax Litigation Leader, Legal
Efstathios
has extensive experience in advising Greek and multinational clients (both
individuals and legal entities) across a variety of industry sectors,
including real estate, banking, insurance, e-commerce, hotels and leisure,
retail, pharma, telecoms, gaming, shipping, energy, technology and education,
on all stages of tax controversy.
Efstathios is a highly esteemed and well-experienced tax litigator, having
successfully handled numerous complex cases before the tax authorities, the
Dispute Resolution Directorate and the competent Administrative Courts and
especially the Council of State.
Efstathios has considerably influenced the Greek tax jurisprudence, as he
has been involved in a series of landmark cases before the Council of State,
including the groundbreaking plenary decision for the statute of limitations
for the Greek State’s right to impose taxes.
In addition, Efstathios has successfully represented clients in criminal
tax cases. Efstathios is the Tax Counsel of the Athens Bar Association, as
well as of the Plenary of Greek Bar Associations. He has actively
participated in several preparatory committees on new tax legislation and has
authored several books and publications on tax law issues.
He has also lectured in and coordinated the Postgraduate Program in Tax
Law/ Taxation of Athens University of Economics and Business from 2010 until
2020.
Education - Athens University of Economics and Business, Postgraduate
Diploma in Tax Law/Taxation
Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne, Master 2 Recherche de Droit
Fiscal
National & Kapodistrian University of Athens Law School, LL.M. Civil
Law
National & Kapodistrian University of Athens Law School, LL.B.
Practice Areas - Tax Controversy & Tax Litigation