Katia Papantonopoulou

Lawyer information

Practice Areas

Aviation; Employment.

Career

Katia has vast experience in employment law which includes advising on the regulatory and legislative frameworks in place, employment contracts, pensions and compensation.She also advises on fringe benefits including stock option structures, termination of employment, collective dismissals, employee consultations, collective labour agreements and industrial relations. Katia has acted in numerous transfers of undertakings, restructurings and mergers and acquisitions, conducting due diligence and advising on the full range of employment law issues arising in these transactions. The foundations of her extensive experience in the Aviation sector are in advising on the regulatory framework, the set-up of new owning and operating structures and mergers, acquisitions and privatisation transactions. Katia has drafted and negotiated numerous agreements for the sale, finance and lease, either operative or financial, of individual aircraft and fleets. Prior to joining the Firm, Katia was in-house counsel to Olympic Airways. Recently, Katia has been advising a natural cosmetics company on employment matters arising from its day to day activities, including compliance with Covid-19 legislation regarding teleworking, rotation and part time employment, and Monster Energy on employment law matters arising from the operation of its branch in Greece.

Professional Memberships

Athens Bar; Athens Court of Appeals; Supreme Court of Greece.