Nicolas Kanellopoulos – Chara Zerva & Associates

GDPR

Lawyer/ LL.M., M.Sc./Senior Associate

Handling of legal cases and legal support (since 2018) concerning:

• Data Protection Law: Legal advisor on compliance with GDPR (Regulation 2016/679), Law 4624/2019, and previous frameworks (Law 2472/1997, Law 3471/2006). Served as Data Protection Officer (DPO) for companies, business groups, NGOs, and public entities.
• Artificial Intelligence and Information Security: Legal advice on issues relating to AI and information security for corporations, public institutions, and EU research projects (e.g., Horizon, European Defense Fund).
• Commercial and Corporate Law: Contract drafting, international transactions, intellectual property, and competition law.
• Regulatory Compliance: Whistleblowing, telecommunications law, and anti-money laundering (AML).

Internship (2017-2018) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Directorate B3: Bilateral Economic Relations with North Africa, the Middle East, and the Gulf States): Conducted research on international economic relations and investments, and participated in preparatory committees for drafting related international legal texts.

Greek, English, French, Spanish, Arabic

Athens Bar Association

• Interdepartmental Postgraduate Program (MSc) in “Information and Communication Technologies: Law and Policy,” Faculty of Law & Department of Journalism and Mass Media, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2023–2025).
• Postgraduate Program (LL.M.) in International and European Legal Studies: “Private European Law and Commercial Transactions,” Faculty of Law, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2021–2023).
• B., Faculty of Law, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2021).

• Academic Excellence Award, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 2020.
• Academic Excellence Award, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 2017.
• Eric E. Bergsten Award, Pieter Sanders Award, and Martin Domke Award, Vis Moot Organization, 2017.