Sofia Drakou

Legal Counsel at Astorg
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(386) 825-5501
Location
LU
Languages
  • English Full professional proficiency
  • French Full professional proficiency
  • Greek Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Swedish Elementary proficiency
  • German Elementary proficiency

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Experience

    • Luxembourg
    • Financial Services
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Legal Counsel
      • Apr 2021 - Present

    • Netherlands
    • Financial Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Head Of Legal
      • 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

    • In-house Lawyer
      • 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

    • Luxembourg
    • Law Practice
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Lawyer
      • 2014 - 2014

      Corporate, Investment Funds Corporate, Investment Funds

    • Luxembourg
    • Telecommunications
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Legal Trainee
      • 2013 - 2013

      • Drafting and Reviewing Contracts • Consulting on Compliance with Data Protection Legislation • Drafting and Reviewing Contracts • Consulting on Compliance with Data Protection Legislation

    • Lawyer
      • 2011 - 2012

      Banking Law, Law of securities, enforcement of Court decisions Banking Law, Law of securities, enforcement of Court decisions

    • Lawyer
      • 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

    • Assistant-Consultant
      • 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

    • Trainee Lawyer
      • 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

    • Argentina
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • Freelance Columnist
      • 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

Education

  • Université de Luxembourg
    Master of Laws (LLM), General European Law/ Satellite Communications and Media Law Option
    2012 - 2013
  • National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
    Master of Laws (LLM), Civil Law
    2010 - 2011
  • National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
    Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Law
    2003 - 2007

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