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Managing Partner Panagiotis Drakopoulos, shares with CEELM what was DRAKOPOULOS‘ biggest positive surprise in 2022.   Please read the article here.  

DRAKOPOULOS Athens team gathered and celebrated by sharing the tradition of Vasilopita (St. Basil’s cake).

We are proud to announce that DRAKOPOULOS has been top-ranked in the 2023 edition of WTR 1000 for yet another consecutive year. WTR 1000, the leading IP legal directory, has highlighted DRAKOPOULOS’ strong presence across South-East Europe by reporting that “Drakopoulos is a premier destination for those seeking commercially attuned brand services. Proficient in all […]

DRAKOPOULOS, always showing an ongoing commitment to corporate social responsibility, has signed the Diversity Charter for Greek businesses. The Diversity Charter, implemented in Greece by KEAN (Cell of Alternative Youth Activities), is an initiative by the European Commission for the promotion of diversity and inclusion in Greek businesses. The aim of the Charter is to […]

We are pleased to share that Senior Associate Panagiotis Tampoureas has been selected to join the European Data Protection Board’s (EDPB) Support Pool of Experts and will be contributing in the field of “Legal Expertise in New Technologies” by supporting and advising on the efficient protection of data subjects. The EDPB Support Pool of Experts […]

DRAKOPOULOS Senior Associate Panagiotis Tampoureas participated in the IAPP – International Association of Privacy Professionals – Europe Data Protection Congress 2022, hosted for yet another year in Brussels, on 16-17 November 2022. During the two-day intensive conference, participants discussed and analysed latest developments in a fast evolving privacy landscape, including the interplay of privacy with the tech industry as well […]

DRAKOPOULOS and partners of the Grimaldi Alliance, namely Collegium Bitai & Partners, Dimitrov, Petrov & Co., Kirm Perpar, Wardynski & Partners, Vojčík & Partners, s.r.o. and Žurić i Partneri, are assisting the European Commission, Directorate General for Energy (DG ENER), in reviewing the status of transposition of Directive 2018/2001 (RED II) in individual member states. […]

The highlight of DRAKOPOULOS ’ work this year would be corporate and M&A, according to Managing Partner Panagiotis Drakopoulos, as a result of the overall Greek business climate and the country’s good position geopolitically, making it particularly attractive for foreign direct investments. Please read the interview here.

In the context of the EU-funded project TRADATA 2, the training seminar held in Paris on September 19th offered the opportunity to lawyers from 7 EU jurisdictions to be trained in the EU data protection framework. DRAKOPOULOS Partner Michalis Kosmopoulos, representing the Athens Bar Association, was one of the keynote speakers to analyze the “Rights […]

The Trademark Law Commentary by Prof. Nikolaos Rokas has always been the point of reference for IP practitioners in Greece. A new edition has now been released on the interpretation of Law 4679/2020 aiming at providing inter alia a comprehensive analysis on older and current legal issues. Partner Michalis Kosmopoulos is listed among the contributors […]