01Professional Path
Michael Anastasopoulos is a lawyer based in Athens, with a practice focused primarily on criminal law and criminal defence. Since late 2023, he has been working with the Sakis Kechagioglou Law Firm, gaining substantial experience in the handling of complex and demanding criminal cases.
His collaboration with Sakis Kechagioglou, one of the most prominent and widely recognised figures in Greek criminal advocacy, has been a defining part of his professional development. Within this legal environment, Michael Anastasopoulos is involved in the preparation and conduct of criminal cases, the analysis of complex case files, and the development of the defence approach throughout the key stages of criminal proceedings.
02Education
He holds an LL.B. in Law from Democritus University of Thrace. He subsequently completed an LL.M. in International & European Legal Studies at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
During his postgraduate studies, he focused on European Union law, the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) and the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), the protection of fundamental rights, data protection law and the GDPR, as well as the evolving European regulatory framework governing the digital economy.
03Research & Interests
A particular area of his academic interest has been the regulation of digital platforms within the European Union. His LL.M. dissertation examined the regulatory frameworks established by the Digital Services Act (DSA) and the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and their place within the broader European framework governing digital markets and online services.
His academic research has also addressed issues of data protection, including the concept and liability of joint controllers under the GDPR, as well as questions at the intersection of artificial intelligence and intellectual property law, with particular emphasis on the legal implications arising from the use of protected works and data in the training of generative AI models.
He has also pursued academic work on online intermediary liability and freedom of expression, energy law and European energy and climate governance, European family law, consumer protection law, and business and human rights.
04Engagement & Languages
Alongside his legal and academic work, he is actively involved in European youth politics, representing ONNED at conferences, international delegations and meetings of the Youth of the European People’s Party (YEPP). Through this involvement, he maintains close engagement with European political and institutional debate, particularly on issues relating to democracy, the rule of law, European cooperation and the participation of younger generations in public life.
He is fluent in English and also speaks French and Russian.
