Sofia Drakou
Legal Counsel at Astorg- Claim this Profile
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English Full professional proficiency
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French Full professional proficiency
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Greek Native or bilingual proficiency
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Swedish Elementary proficiency
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German Elementary proficiency
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Bio
Experience
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Astorg
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Luxembourg
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Financial Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Legal Counsel
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Apr 2021 - Present
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Intertrust Group
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Netherlands
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Head Of Legal
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Nov 2019 - Apr 2021
Leading the Luxembourg legal team and reporting directly to the managing director responsible for:- handling key litigations and assisting in ensuring the company's legal risk management and reporting- identifying and dealing with legal risks- legal review of transactions- overseeing the corporate house-keeping of the company and its Luxembourg affiliates- legislative and regulatory watch (in close cooperation with the Compliance Department)- contributing to the legal implementation of new services, ideas or business- integrating ethics, compliance and preventive law efforts (in close cooperation with the Compliance Department)- playing a leading role in fostering employee awareness, knowledge and commitment Show less
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In-house Lawyer
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Jan 2015 - Nov 2019
-negotiating, drafting, reviewing and researching a wide variety of agreements-assisting in managing litigation and in handling the company's legal risk management-providing assistance to the business with regards to complex legal questions-participating in providing trainings to employees on legal topics-Overseeing the corporate bookkeeping of the company,under the direct supervision of the Legal Counsel
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SAGNARD & ASSOCIES
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Luxembourg
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Law Practice
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1 - 100 Employee
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Lawyer
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2014 - 2014
Corporate, Investment Funds Corporate, Investment Funds
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SES Satellites
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Luxembourg
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Telecommunications
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700 & Above Employee
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Legal Trainee
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2013 - 2013
• Drafting and Reviewing Contracts • Consulting on Compliance with Data Protection Legislation • Drafting and Reviewing Contracts • Consulting on Compliance with Data Protection Legislation
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Andrikopoulos & Partners Law Firm
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Athens, Greece
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Lawyer
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2011 - 2012
Banking Law, Law of securities, enforcement of Court decisions Banking Law, Law of securities, enforcement of Court decisions
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Polychroniou & Polychroniou Law Office
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Athens, Greece
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Lawyer
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2010 - 2011
Banking Law, Law of securities, enforcement of Court decisions Responsibilities: • Filing lawsuits concerning bank claims stemming from loans, open accounts and securities and other various contracts (e.g. evictions, small companies’ transactions) • Drafting leases • Representing clients in court • Assisting senior lawyers in research for lawsuits • Registration of mortgages, confiscation of private property, auctions, research for real property rights at the land registries and cadastre Show less
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Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Botswana in Greece
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Athens, Greece
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Assistant-Consultant
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2010 - 2011
• Legal Consulting with regard to Greek Law. • Organizing events and conferences. • Translation of legal documents • Legal Consulting with regard to Greek Law. • Organizing events and conferences. • Translation of legal documents
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A. Petropoulos and Associates Law Firm
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Athens, Greece
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Trainee Lawyer
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2008 - 2010
Legal and tax consulting to mid-sized and large-sized companies Responsibilities: • Drafting legal documents/performing research for the industrial property department (specializing in registering and protection of trademarks and patents) and for litigation (e.g. law of medical liability) • Assisting in commercial law issues (p.ex. incorporation of companies-domestic and offshore) • Translation of legal documents Legal and tax consulting to mid-sized and large-sized companies Responsibilities: • Drafting legal documents/performing research for the industrial property department (specializing in registering and protection of trademarks and patents) and for litigation (e.g. law of medical liability) • Assisting in commercial law issues (p.ex. incorporation of companies-domestic and offshore) • Translation of legal documents
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Knowledge Systems
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Argentina
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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Freelance Columnist
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2008 - 2008
Columnist for the tax-consulting magazines «mel-on utilitarian publications SMART SOLUTIONS FOR DOCTORS» and «mel-on utilitarian publications SMART SOLUTIONS FOR PHARMACISTS» about consumer protection legal issues Columnist for the tax-consulting magazines «mel-on utilitarian publications SMART SOLUTIONS FOR DOCTORS» and «mel-on utilitarian publications SMART SOLUTIONS FOR PHARMACISTS» about consumer protection legal issues
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Education
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Université de Luxembourg
Master of Laws (LLM), General European Law/ Satellite Communications and Media Law Option -
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Master of Laws (LLM), Civil Law -
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Law