Elisavet Papathanasiou

Elisavet (Ellie) Papathanasiou is a Legal Consultant in the Governmental Practice in the firm’s Brussels office. She is a Greek-qualified lawyer (member of the Bar of Athens). Her practice focuses on international trade law, including export controls and economic sanctions. She also has experience in investment and commercial arbitration and EU competition law.

Prior to joining Sheppard Mullin, Ellie studied international law at the University of Cambridge and was a Blue Book Trainee at the legal unit of the Directorate General for Trade of the European Commission.

Articles

Global Trade Law Blog Posts

• "EU’s New Export Due Diligence Guidelines: Keeping Tabs on Cyber-Surveillance Technology," October 25, 2024

• "A (r)AUKUS Discussion in the Space Industry," September 16, 2024

• "Export Control Shake-Up: Navigating the Expanded Export Restrictions," August 13, 2024

• "SoL Long to Short Limits: The Sequel — A Decade of Recordkeeping and Enforcement," July 26, 2024

• "Closing the Southern Border to Indirect Chinese Imports: U.S. Proclamations on Steel and Aluminum Imports from Mexico," July 16, 2024

• "ITAR Fees Overhaul: Navigating the New Registration Costs," June 25, 2024

• "Walking the Tightrope: EU’s Sanctions Enforcement Directive Puts Violators on Notice," May 21, 2024

• "Say SoL Long to Short Limits: Doubling Down on the Sanctions Statute of Limitations," May 6, 2024

• "E(U)xterritoriality of EU Sanctions: The No Russia Clause," March 28, 2024