Vicky Zampaza
Vicky Zampaza
Biography
Vicky is a public law consultant based in Athens. She focuses on environmental and energy law.
Vicky has a wide practice area and extensive experience in energy, environmental and planning regulatory issues and has been involved in several high-profile development projects. She is also a member of the Town Planning Disputes Council, the administrative body responsible for judging cases on urban planning issues in the Region of Attika.
Prior to joining the firm, she was a partner at an Athens-based boutique law firm, focusing on renewable energy, planning and environmental law.
Expérience professionnelle
Principaux mandats
Principaux mandats
Advised:
- TERNA Energy - on environmental and land use matters and represented the company before the administrative courts, in cases including: the licensing of various wind farms in Evia (Karabila-Kimi, Servounion, etc.), Viotia (Mavrovouni, Krekeza, Dervenohoria etc.), and the 73.2 MW project on Agios Georgios islet; the construction of 33 windfarms (1.077 ΜW) in Crete and their undersea interconnection with the mainland; and the judicial determination of compensation for the installation of auxiliary port facilities on public land in Agios Georgios wind project.
- A TERNA Group subsidiary - regarding the development of an industrial park in Evia for the installation of a natural gas power plant of HERON.
- Municipality of Kavala - regarding the Environmental Impact Assessment of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP).
- The Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator (DEDDHE- HEDNO) - regarding the development of a high voltage substation in Rhodes.
- The Hellenic Association of Electricity Producers from RES (Hellasres) - on the evaluation of the legislation on renewable energy sources.
- Jermyn Street/AGC Equity Partners - on a €393.1m project, regarding the acquisition from HRDAF and NBG of Astir Palace hotel resort in Attica. The work included advice on the environmental licensing and the drafting of the presidential decree on the urban planning and development of the hotel resort.
- OPAP S.A. - on the land use and licencing procedure for the development of the VDR stores network.
- ZAGORI WATERS, a major water production company - on regulatory obligations for managing its packaging waste.
- NEA ODOS, a subsidiary of TERNA Group that has undertaken the construction, operation and exploitation of Greek highways - on court cases regarding licensing and regulatory issues.
- ANTAPODOTIKI ANAKIKLOSI, an Alternative Waste Management Scheme - on regulatory issues.
- ODEON on the allowed land use in respect of entertainment and film distribution activities.
Also:
- Drafted reports and provided legal support to the Hellenic Association of Independent Power Producers (HAIPP) on planning and environmental licensing issues
- Drafted legal opinions for HPPC (Hellenic Public Properties Company) on planning and environmental issues in relation to major tourism property investments in the region of Attica.
- Drafted legislation for the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF/"TAIPED") regarding the procedure for urban planning of privatized public real estate assets.
- Participated in the working group of the Ministry of Environment on the Codification of Forestry Legislation.
- Drafted legislation proposals for the GREEN FUNF (the public institution for funding public planning and environmental projects) regarding the reorganisation and monitoring of its resources.
Formation
Formation
Law, Athens University
L.L.M., University of Edinburgh, 1996.
Publications
Publications
• Melissas D., Kassios K., Zampaza V., Makri P., Panagopoulou G., Kiriakakis D., Green Spaces and
their management by local authorities, Institute of Local Government, Athens 2009,
www.ita.org.gr/Contents.aspx?Action=ShowSingle&lang=gr&ContId=378&CatId=78&View=0.
• Melissas D., Zampaza V., Panagopoulou G., Tsouni H., Abandoned buildings. Contribution to
the implementation of article 268 of the Building Code, Institute of Local Government, Athens
2009,
www.ita.org.gr/Contents.aspx?Action=ShowSingle&lang=gr&ContId=366&CatId=78&View=0.
• Zampaza V., Comparative Approach of the age limitations in the Member States, in: Melissas
D. (Ed.), Age restrictions in the exercise of fundamental rights, Ant. N. Sakkoulas, Athens, 2001,
pp. 83-116.
Associations et activités
Associations et activités
Vicky is a member of the Athens Bar.
Langues
Langues
- Greek
- English
- French
- Danish