Simos Simou

Director, Indirect and Environmental (incl. ETS & CBAM) Taxes – Green Tax Transformation & Controversy Leader, EY Law

Simos Simou is a Director and Barrister-at-Law at Koukounis, Karaolis LLC (member of the EY Law network). He specializes in tax – ESG law and more specifically in the resolution of tax disputes as well as in indirect and environmental taxes with practical experience in EU, Cyprus, Greece, Malta, UK and Ireland. Simos holds tax and accounting qualifications as a member of Middle Temple Inn in England & Wales, Association of Tax Technicians UK and Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Heading VAT, Green and Direct Tax projects for multinationals worldwide and the Directorate-General for Reforms of the European Commission, he is currently involved as a regional project expert on the introduction of green taxation in Greece. Simos has been named as EY Indirect Tax Knowledge International Champion in 2018 for outstanding performance in facilitating knowledge contributions among EY member firms globally.