Apostolos is Partner and Head of the Digital Law Department in our firm. He is specialized in cutting-edge legal areas, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), data privacy, cybersecurity, digital transformation and compliance.

He has successfully guided multinational corporations, startups, and government entities through complex legal landscapes, ensuring compliance with evolving technology regulations and providing strategic insights on AI governance and digital transformation initiatives. He provides DPO services for high-profile companies worldwide and represents regularly clients before the supervisory authorities.

Academic Background

  • PhD (c.), University of the Aegean - Department of Information and Communication Systems Engineering 
  • LLM, Vrije Universiteit Brussels
  • LLM, JWG Universitaet Frankfurt am Main
  • LLB, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
  • Certified Information Privacy Professional - Europe (CIPP/E)
  • Certified Mediator, Tulane University/Humboldt University

Languages

  • Greek
  • English
  • German

Professional Memberships

  • Member of Athens Bar Association
  • Member of the Permanent Committee on Data Protection of the Ministry of Justice
  • Member of the Task Force on AI of the Ministry of Digital Governance
  • Member of the Hellenic Association of Data Protection and Privacy
  • Member of the Data Privacy Committee of the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises
  • Member of the Data Privacy Committee of the Association of the Debt Acquisition Enterprises
  • Member of ENISA pool of privacy experts
  • Member of EDPS pool of privacy experts
  • Founder of the Greek Chapter of the International Association of the Privacy Professionals
  • Founder of Athens Legal Hackers

Recognitions

  • Chambers & Partners
  • Legal 500 EMEA

Publications

  • Co-Author of “Regulating Adtech” 2024 (Hart Publishing)
  • Co-Author of “Building Transparent Smart Cities” 2024 (Springer)
  • Co-Author of “Algorithmic Transparency” 2023 (Crete University Press)
  • Co-Author of “Unboxing the black box of artificial intelligence” 2023 (Springer)
  • Co-author of “Moving towards an Algorithmic Society” 2019 (ICIL)
  • Co-Author of “Artificial Intelligence & Personal Data” 2018 (Media and Telecommunications Law Review)
  • National Contributor, Data Breach Notification Note (Greece) for Dataguidance Platform-Onetrust, 2020 -2024