Anastasia Karantana

Senior Associate

EXPERTISE
Banking & Finance

Anastasia Karantana is a highly experienced attorney specializing in AML & Regulatory Compliance. She has been appointed as the Head of Compliance & MLRO of a leading Non-Performing Loan servicer in Greece, fully licensed and regulated by the Bank of Greece.

Her career also includes significant experience in tax law. She has also provided consultation services in Capital Markets & Banking Law, in projects operated by DG FISMA (European Commission) as the lead contractor.

Anastasia streamlines knowledge regarding Sanctions, CRD/CRR, MiFIDII, BRRD, PSDII, MiCAR, SFTR, GDPR, KYC and AML/CFT Regulations, regionally and globally. She also provides support to clients on the implementation of compliance/regulatory regimes applicable to entities operating in the financial sector.

Anastasia joined Machas & Partners in September 2022. She is licensed to practice law before the Supreme Court and is also an active member of the Greek Association of Compliance Professionals.

EXPERTISE
EDUCATION
LL.B., Democritus University of Thrace - Law School, 2003
PgD, Athens University of Economics and Business - Tax Law, 2007
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens - Holder of the Professional
Diploma “Compliance in the Financial Sector”, 2019
LL.M., University of Piraeus, Banking & Finance Law, 2020
ADMISSIONS
Athens Bar Association, 2006
LANGUAGES
Greek English German French