Panagiota Kelali is a member of the IP & TMT & Data Protection. She advises on data protection and privacy matters, including GDPR compliance with a special focus on emerging technologies.
Panagiota also has several years of experience in the academic field since she has been an Adjunct Professor of The John Marshall Law School’s Center for Intellectual Property, Information and Privacy Law in Chicago Illinois (now UIC-Law School) where she taught courses on global privacy law, social media law and current topics in information technology and privacy law. Until the end of 2014 she was the Associate Director of The John Marshall Law School’s Center for Information Technology and Privacy Law. She has also served as a Non-resident Fellow at the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School. She is member of the Hellenic Data Protection and Privacy Association (www.dataprotection.gr), a certified privacy professional (CIPP/E) and a founding member of the Greek IAPP KnowledgeNet chapter.
During her career as a practicing attorney, Panagiota has focused on data protection matters and has participated in GDPR compliance programs, providing expert advice to both public and private entities and organizations in a variety of industries at both a national and EU level. Moreover, she has been advising media organizations on IP matters, and she has been involved in trademark prosecutions before the USPTO.
She is admitted to practice in Athens, Greece, New York, NY, USA and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, USA.
POTAMITISVEKRIS, the Greek counsel to Blackstone and HIP in the acquisition of the owning company of Grand Hyatt
We’re proud to announce that our firm served as Greek counsel to Blackstone and HIP in the landmark acquisition of the owning company of Grand Hyatt—one of the largest transactions in the Greek hotel sector in recent years. This achievement is a testament to our team’s dedication and deep expertise in the hotel industry and the broader real estate sector.
The transaction was led by Partner Theologos Mintzas, supported by Associate Marina Fyrigou Koulouri. Partner Dimitris Loukas managed the notification to the Hellenic Competition Commission, supported by Senior Associate Athanasios Taliadouros. Partner Alexandros Metallinos spearheaded the financial aspects, with the assistance of Associate Nikos Stefas. Spiros Tassis led the data privacy components, supported by Senior Associate Panagiota Kelali, and Senior Associate Nikolas Sigkridis managed the employment law aspects, supported by Associate Yannis Ragos.
We extend our warmest thanks to all team members who contributed: Valia Anastasopoulou, Ilia Boura, Kassiani Flaouna, Virginia Kaklamanis, Konstantina Markomichali, Marianna Papandreou, Sofia Tsipouridi, Nikos Santas, and Glafki Setta. Their collective efforts were instrumental in ensuring the success of this significant transaction.
Admissions
Athens, 1998
New York, USA 2004
Languages
Greek
English
French
Education
The John Marshall Law School, Chicago Illinois, USA, LLM In Intellectual Property Law, 2006
The John Marshall Law School, Chicago Illinois, USA, LLM In Information, Technology & Privacy Law , 2002
University Jean Moulin, Lyon III, France, DESS in European Community Law, 1998
National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, LLB, 1996
Spiros Tassis, partner, and head of our TMT & Data Protection and Panagiota Kelali, Senior Associate, are invited to participate in one of the…