ΕΛΕΝΗ Γ. ΜΠΑΚΑΛΑΡΟΥ

• 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).

• Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Contemporary Legal Implications of Their Use (Master’s Thesis, Postgraduate Program), 2025.
• Personal Data as an International Good: A Legal Appraisal in the Context of International Law (LL.M. Thesis, Postgraduate Program), 2023.
• Case Report: Landesbank Baden-Württemberg v. The Kingdom of Spain, published by Transnational Dispute Management (TDM) and International Arbitration Case Law (IACL), 2020.
• Trade Law Clinic 2020: Lead researcher on “eCommerce and WTO Law,” Athens Public International Law Center.
• Case Report: Novenergia v. The Kingdom of Spain, published by Transnational Dispute Management (TDM) and International Arbitration Case Law (IACL), 2019.

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.

• Foundations of Cybersecurity, 2024, Google Academy (Scholarship from Women4Cyber).
• The New AI Act, May 2024, Nomiki Vivliothiki in collaboration with Tilburg University.
• The Legal Framework of Telecommunications in Greece, September 2023, Nomiki Vivliothiki.
• The New Whistleblowing Directive, February 2022, Nomiki Vivliothiki.
• International Data Transfers, February 2021, Nomiki Vivliothiki.
• Money Laundering and the Role of AML Officers, November 2020, Nomiki Vivliothiki.
• Data Breach Incident Simulation Workshop, June 2020, Deloitte in collaboration with Nomiki Vivliothiki.
• Young ITA Mentorship Programme, 2020, Institute for Transnational Arbitration.

• 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.

Greek, English, French, Spanish, Arabic

Data Protection Law, European Law, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Whistleblowing, Commercial and Corporate Law, International Transactions, Telecommunications Law, Anti-Money Laundering, Intellectual Property, Competition Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution.