Sotiris Gerasimos ZAKYNTHINOS

Sotiris Zakynthinos is a PhD candidate at the university of Luxembourg in the Department of Law within the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance. He is affiliated with the GREITMA project.

His research focuses on the impact of national tax measures pursuing environmental objectives and promoting a green economy on the Single Market. In this context, he examines how green tax policies, including tax incentives, levies, and subsidies, affect economic integration within the EU. His PhD thesis is supervised by Prof. Aikaterini Pantazatou.

He has contributed to publications on competition in the German energy sector and actively engages in discussions on policy developments within EU institutions.

Sotiris has gained extensive professional experience in various legal fields. As a Rechtsreferendar (legal trainee) at the Regional Court of Heidelberg, he was involved in diverse legal proceedings. Simultaneously, he worked as a trainee lawyer at the DG Competition of the European Commission, contributing to antitrust investigations in the financial sector. His experience at Herbert Smith Freehills LLP provided him with insights into European finance law, while his role as a research assistant at Hogan Lovells LLP in the International Capital Markets department deepened his understanding of financial regulation. Additionally, he worked as a research assistant at the Max-Planck-Institute in Heidelberg, focusing on comparative public law and international law. Earlier in his career, he completed a traineeship at the Hellenic-German Chamber of Commerce and worked as a research assistant at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ).

Sotiris holds a degree in Law from Germany (Staatsexamen), an LL.M. in International and European Legal Studies from the University of Athens, and a B.Sc. in Economics from the University of Heidelberg.