
E-mail:
lydia.kakourou@gr.AndersenLegal.com
Phone:
(+30) 210 3626971
Lydia Kakourou
Associate
Lydia’ s main areas of expertise include both national and EU competition/antitrust law, commercial and corporate law with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, as well as internal market law and EU fundamental rights, including data protection rules.
Before joining the firm, Lydia practiced law in Athens-based law firms as well as in the legal department of a multinational public limited company. She also gained valuable experience as a trainee in the legal service of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in Brussels, Belgium, where she also obtained an in-depth understanding of several aspects of EU law and EU institutional law.
Moreover, Lydia is a member of non-governmental organizations and she has taken part in multiple Erasmus+ projects funded by the European Commission and carried out in multiple European and non-European countries.
EDUCATION
- Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Faculty of Law (Athens, Greece)
- Master of Laws (LL.M.) with specialization in European Law, University of Leiden, Faculty of Law (Leiden, Netherlands)
PRACTICES
- Antitrust, Competition & Regulatory
- Corporate & Commercial
- Telecommunications, Media & Technology (TMT)
ADMISSIONS
- Athens Bar Association
LANGUAGES
- Greek
- English
- French
- Turkish
PUBLICATIONS
”EU in Media and Social Media: A Youth Perspective” (a collective report published in the 5 July 2017 Plenary Session of the European Economic and Social Committee)