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
- Cayman Islands Update: AML Amendment Regulations 2024 03 May 2024
- The Corporate Transparency Act US CLO Co Issuers and Issuer Subsidiaries 30 April 2024
- AI: Risk and Regulatory Considerations for Irish Regulated Firms 29 April 2024
- Funds and Investment Management Update Ireland and Luxembourg Q1 2024 25 April 2024
- Central Bank Focus Areas for E-money and Payment Firm Applications 23 April 2024
NEWS & DEALS
- Maples Group Hires Yann Hilpert, Growing its Luxembourg Asset Finance, Fund Finance, Securitisation and Capital Markets Capabilities 02 May 2024
- Maples Group's Global Asset Finance Team Recognised Again on Aviation Finance Deals of the Year 02 May 2024
- Maples Group Receives Continued Recognition for Information Security Management with ISO 27001 Certification 01 May 2024
- 58 Maples Group Lawyers and 16 Practice Groups Recognised in The Legal 500 EMEA 2024 Guide 29 April 2024
- Maples Group Expands Global Dispute Resolution & Insolvency Footprint in Key Markets 25 April 2024