Ms Dina Kouvelou > Nikolinakos & Partners Law Firm > Athens, Greece > Lawyer Profile
Nikolinakos & Partners Law Firm Offices
182 MESOGEION AVENUE
15561 ATHENS
Greece
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Ms Dina Kouvelou
Work Department
TMT & Digital Business, Data Protection & Cybersecurity; Antitrust & Competition Law; Dispute Resolution & Agency Litigation; Corporate & Commercial
Position
Ms Dina Kouvelou is a Partner, head of the Data Protection and co-head of the TMT and Digital Business practices of Nikolinakos & Partners LLP. Dina is recommended as a leading TMT legal counsel by the most prestigious international legal directories.
Career
In addition to telecoms regulatory issues, Dina focuses to a significant effect on data privacy, e-commerce, information security, risk management and on-line gaming & betting. Dina also has vast experience of large outsourcing IT projects and advises clients on every aspect concerning online payment; cloud-based services; IoT; big data; AI; software licensing; interactive entertainment; advertising and consumer protection issues.
During the last 20 years, Dina’s professional career has spanned TMT and data protection policy and law, competition law and corporate/commercial law experience in, amongst others, the following roles:
– General Counsel and Head of Legal & Regulatory Affairs in a leading alternative fixed telecoms operator and in a mobile operator in Greece;
– senior competition law and regulatory policy advisor in the Legal Department of the National Regulatory Authority (EETT); and
– legal consultant in regulatory, competition law and commercial law projects with Greek and international law firms and consultancies.
Dina is certified by the International Association of Privacy Professionals: Certified International Privacy Professional / Europe (CIPP/E).
Dina is also involved in all aspects of corporate governance and is active in corporate transactions (mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures), as well as change of control transactions. She also counsels businesses in connection with structuring, drafting and negotiating transactions that include shareholders’ agreements, supply and distribution agreements, marketing and outsourcing.
With regard to competition law, her litigation experience includes, inter alia, claims for refusals to deal, price discrimination, market dominance, predation, leveraging, bundling and tying.
Languages
English, French, German, Greek.
Memberships
Athens Bar Association.
Education
National University of Athens, School of Law (LLB); University College of London – Queen Mary (LLM, computer and communications law).
Lawyer Rankings
Greece > Intellectual property
(Leading partners)Advising on the whole gamut of IP, media law, and content regulation issues, the ‘formidable and extremely effective’ Nikolinakos & Partners Law Firm practice is especially active in the tech and media spheres. Additionally, the team has expertise in complex copyright and data protection law issues, with the managing partner Nikos Nikolinakos being a specialist in competition law, trade secrets, and trade mark matters. Dina Kouvelou concentrates on cases before the civil and administrative courts, whilst Alexis Spyropoulos focuses on telecom regulations and infringement proceedings.
Greece > TMT
(Leading partners)Counting major tech corporations like Twitter, Meta, and Netflix amongst its key clients, Nikolinakos & Partners Law Firm has in-depth experience litigating before the National Regulatory Authorities, alongside the Civil and Administrative Courts over data protection and tech law cases. The practice deploys specialists in social media and content regulation issues, with a primary focus on the cybersecurity and telecoms fields. Managing partner Nikos Nikolinakos heads the practice, being an expert in complex competition law and AI proceedings. The ‘superb and effective’ Dina Kouvelou mainly concentrates on the tech and media spaces, while Alexis Spyropoulos is knowledgeable of regulatory compliance measures and IP affairs.
Greece > EU and competition
Nikolinakos & Partners Law Firm specialises in handling dawn raids and other forms of cartel investigations, alongside providing pre-merger and competition compliance advice. The practice is especially well versed in the TMT and pharmaceutical sectors, where it acts on behalf of domestic and international clients. Managing partner Nikos Nikolinakos is an expert in overseeing competition litigation cases before the regulatory authorities and administrative courts. Dina Kouvelou primarily focuses on antitrust matters. Alexis Spyropoulos is also highlighted as a key contact.
Greece > Dispute resolution
(Leading partners)Nikolinakos & Partners Law Firm specialises in TMT, data protection and competition law issues, regularly representing domestic and international clients before the civil and administrative Greek courts. The practice fields experts in agency and IP-related litigation, with Athens-based managing partner Nikos Nikolinakos bringing extensive knowledge in AI, telecoms and digital tech matters to the firm. Dina Kouvelou has vast expertise in cybersecurity and online gaming litigation, while Alexis Spyropoulos predominantly focuses on the TMT sector.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners Greece > Intellectual property
- Leading partners Greece > Dispute resolution
- Leading partners Greece > TMT
- TMT Greece
- Dispute resolution Greece
- EU and competition Greece
- Intellectual property Greece