Dimitris Anastasopoulos
Founder and Managing Partner
Sectors of specialization:
Criminal Law, Information Law, Personal Data
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Dimitris Anastasopoulos is the Founder and Managing Partner of the Law Firm “AA Lawyers”.
He an attorney at law admitted before the Greek Supreme Court with experience mainly in the areas of Criminal Law, especially in financial crimes, information law and personal data.
He has completed his undergraduate studies at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in the Faculty of Law and his postgraduate studies in the same University in the department of Criminal Law. In the framework of his studies, he has been a visiting researcher in Harvard University.
He is a founding member and the President of the Union of Greek Jurists e-THEMIS (ethemis.gr), a pioneering association for the personal data protection in Greece, in the context of which, he has organized many scientific activities, especially national conferences, introducing at the same time the institution of the National Forum of the Legal Profession.
From 2014, he is being elected member of the Board of Directors of the Athens Bar Association and in the last election (2017) he claimed its Presidency, being supported by 3,500 colleagues, who honored him with the second place.
He chairs the Organizing Committee of ABA’s Seminars for compliance with the GDPR. He has participated in the Criminal Law and Informatics Committees of the Council of European Bar Associations (CCBE), in the Standing Committee on Fundamental Rights of Athens Bar Association and is a member of the Association of Greek Criminologists and the Association of Greek Traders. He has written a number of scientific articles and contributions, especially in Criminal Law and Personal Data.
Education
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Post-graduate degree in Criminal Law
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Law Degree
National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Doctoral Candidate
Writing Work
Comments on No.1/2017 Opinion of Data Protection Authority on the electronic ticket in Greece, concerning the protection of personal data, Public Law Applications p.245.
Participation in the collective volume of Professor L. Kotsalis “Personal Data”, on the subject of “Criminal Protection of Personal Data”, N.B Publications 2016.
Contribution to the honorary volume for Professor El.Krispi, on the topic of “Criminal protection of personal data according to Greek case law and ECtHR case law” Sakkoulas Publications Athens – Thessaloniki 2015.
Edit of: “Law 2523/1997 Administrative and criminal penalties in tax legislation”, Sakkoulas Publications Athens – Thessaloniki 2014.
The service as unknown residence under the Article 156 of the CPC – Critical Approach to Judicial Practice “, NoB 2013/1368.
The Causal Link to Medical Criminal Responsibility”, in Proceedings of Interdisciplinary Conference 1-2 / 3/2013 entitled” Medical Responsibility & Bioethics – Modern Approaches and Perspectives of the Future “.
“The conformity to the provisions of the Constitution of Greece of the “anonymity on the internet””, in Privacy and Surveillance – Current aspects and future perspectives, ΝΒ 2013 [ Records of 5th International Conference of Information Law, Corfu 29-30/6/2012 ].
The protection of privacy in the digital environment under Article 8 of the ECHR, DIME 2012/325.
” Law in the Digital Age”, Legal Library 2012 [minutes of the 3rd Pan-Hellenic Conference e-Themis, held on 9-10 / 3 / 2012 in Volos].
Comments on Greek High Court No. 1220/2008 decision, Criminal Justice 2009 p.1196, on a case of criminal medical responsibility.
“The Indian Penal Law and the “Nemo tenetur se ipsum proedere” principle”, Poros Project 2005 – 2007, EU – INDIA Economic Cross Cultural Programme, 2006.