Lina Mastrogiannopoulou

Lina is a senior associate at the Firm and a member of the Public Procurement and Litigation, Arbitration & Dispute Resolution team. She advises on public and administrative law, with a focus on public procurement proceedings, administrative litigation arising from sanctions and fines and the recovery of community aid.

Lina has significant experience representing clients before the administrative authorities and courts in disputes stemming from the award of public tenders and advising on pretrial appeals, pre-contractual negotiations, tender documents and contract performance.

Prior to joining the Firm, Lina participated as a lawyer in the Legislative Committee tasked with reforming the institutional framework governing public contracts for works, supplies and services, established by the Ministry of Development. She also acted as legal associate to the Tenders and Contracts Monitoring Unit at the Center of International and European Economic Law in Thessaloniki.

Lina holds a Degree in Law from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and an LLM in Public Law and Administrative Law from the Democritus University of Thrace. She is admitted to the Thessaloniki Bar (2010), the Athens Bar (2020), the Supreme Court of Greece (2021) and the Council of State (2021).

News
Administrative Law Briefing May 2026
May 2026

Landmark Decisions of the Council of State on Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS): key takeaways for investors and developers

The Greek Council of State (the Court) has recently issued its first Decisions concerning environmental permitting of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), specifically stand-alone electrochemical storage stations using lithium-ion batteries. The Court upheld the contested environmental permits in full, confirming the lawfulness of the permitting framework applicable to BESS projects. This is a landmark development for the Greek energy storage market, as it provides judicial certainty for developers and investors in BESS projects.

Administrative Law Briefing April 2026
Apr 2026

Amendments to unsolicited proposals in public procurement framework under Law 5290/2026

Law 4903/2022 (the Law) introduced the institution of Unsolicited Proposals (USPs - πρότυπες προτάσεις) for infrastructure projects as an alternative to the traditional method of project inception and development into the Greek legal framework. The Law enables the private sector to take the initiative in identifying and developing an infrastructure project, thereby complementing State planning with a view to accelerating the development, tendering and implementation of infrastructure works. 

Administrative Law Briefing March 2026
Mar 2026

University Legal Entities in Greece: consolidated legal framework following Council of State judgments

Greek Law 5094/2024 (the New Law), entitled ’Strengthening of the Public University – Framework for the Operation of Non-Profit Branches of Foreign Universities‘, for the first time introduced a comprehensive legal framework for the establishment and operation of branches of foreign higher education institutions in Greece in the form of University Legal Entities (ULE) (Νομικά Πρόσωπα Πανεπιστημιακής Εκπαίδευσης – Ν.Π.Π.Ε.).  The New Law sets out the legal nature, governance structure, licensing procedure, academic organization and supervisory framework applicable to ULEs.