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Eleni Bakalarou

Senior Associate
Head of External Affairs & Business Development.

Eleni is an attorney, registered with the Athens Bar Association, and a member of the Firm’s Compliance Team. Prior to joining us in 2024, she had cooperated, for more than 6 years, with leading law firms, providing legal services to domestic and foreign businesses. She has experience in a wide range of issues, particularly in the fields of new technologies and regulatory compliance, with a focus on Data Protection, compliance with the legislative framework on Artificial Intelligence, Whistleblowing, and AML. In the past, she has also been a stagiaire of the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where she gained experience in international economic relations and the investment sector. Finally, during her studies, she participated in a significant number of academic projects related to international transactions, commercial and investment arbitration, with distinctions in Greece and abroad.

EDUCATION

  • Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), National & Kapodistrian University of Athens.
  • Master of Laws (LL.M.) in International and European Legal Studies with specialization in European Private Law and Business Transactions (Hons.), Law Faculty, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens.
  • Master of Science (MSc) (C.) in Information & Communication Technologies: Law & Policy, Law Faculty, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

EXPERTISE

  • Data Protection
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Cybersecurity
  • Whistleblowing
  • Regulatory Compliance (Anti-Money Laundering, Corporate Governance, ESG criteria)
  • Telecoms Law
  • Commercial Law, Business Law and International Transactions, Intellectual Property
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

LANGUAGES

  • Greek
  • English
  • French
  • Spanish
  • Arabic