
Elli Thanasenari is a lawyer and partner at Papatriantafyllou & Thanasenari in Athens. She handles complex civil and commercial disputes at every level of the Greek courts, with significant successes in court for businesses and private clients.
Profile
She has been in active litigation practice for many years and appears in court daily. She handles demanding cases across the full range of civil and commercial law.
She also advises businesses on complex corporate law matters. This experience gives her an in-depth understanding of a business’s needs and the problems it faces, so that the legal solution also serves the commercial objective.
She works extensively in real estate law and real estate investment, and her practice also extends to arbitration and alternative dispute resolution.
As a partner, she shares with Yiannis Papatriantafyllou the overall supervision of the firm’s matters across all practice areas.
Qualifications
Education
- LL.M. in Civil ProcedureNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens
- Law Degree (LL.B.)Democritus University of Thrace
- International Law in Action: the Arbitration of International DisputesLeiden University
Languages
Greek, English
Memberships
- Athens Bar Association
- Union of Greek Procedural Lawyers
- ICC Hellas
Publications in legal journals
- Legitimate Interest in Filing a Third-Party Opposition (Tritanakopi): The Element of Prejudice, Efarmoges Astikou Dikaiou & Politikis Dikonomias, 2025, p. 945 et seq. (in Greek)
- Case Note on CJEU Judgment of 25 February 2021, C-804/19 (International Jurisdiction over Individual Employment Contracts), Efarmoges Astikou Dikaiou & Politikis Dikonomias, 2021 (in Greek)
Recent publications
- Publications & Recognition
Court-Authorized Private Sale of Real Estate under Greek Law: A Strategic Alternative to Public Auction (Elli Thanasenari, LawNet)

- Publications & Recognition
Legal Due Diligence Prior to the Acquisition of Real Estate: The 7 Critical Stages (Elli Thanasenari, NB Daily)

- Publications & Recognition
Papatriantafyllou & Thanasenari featured in The Legal Side of Business by To Vima – The strategic role of Business Litigation in commercial disputes

- Publications & Recognition
New Publication by Elli Thanasenari: Legitimate Interest in Filing a Third-Party Opposition (Tritanakopi)

- Publications & Recognition
New Publication: Partner Elli Thanasenari on Share Transfer Due to Breach of Fiduciary Duty

- Publications & Recognition
Civil Law & Civil Procedure Law Magazine features an Article written by Elli Thanasenari






