IOANNIS Ν. TAKOLAS

IOANNIS Ν. TAKOLAS

Lawyer, LL.M.

Court of First Instance; born in Thessaloniki, in 1996. Admitted in Thessaloniki Bar Association in 2021.

Education

  • Master of Laws (LL.M) in Law & Technology, Tilburg University Law School, The Netherlands (2023).
  • Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Law School, Faculty of Law (LL.B. 2019).
  • Student in the Faculty of Law in the framework of Erasmus Program, Université de Liège, Liège, Belgium (September 2018- January 2019).

Author

  • Takolas, I. (2024) Post – ‘Schrems II’ reality; seeking equivalence in redress of Privacy Shield deficiencies, Privacy & Information (NL).
  • Takolas, I. & Liasis D. (2022) Case Note on Zolta Varga v Slovakia on surveillance, The ELSA the Netherlands, Law Review Volume II.
  • Takolas, I. (2019) Critical review of the Schmidberger case, The ELSA Thessaloniki, Expressis Verbis Law Journal, Volume III.

Professional experience

  • 10/2023 – 04/2024: Freelance Data Protection Lawyer – Providing compliance services with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
  • Since 2021: Lawyer, Thessaloniki Bar Association.
  • 10/2019 – 01/2020: Assistant Researcher – Law & Technology Group, Institute for Human Rights, University of Ghent.

Seminars

  • Internet History, Technology, and Security, January – February 2024, University of Michigan.
  • Artificial Intelligence Algorithms Models and Limitations, November – December 2024, LearnQuest.

Distinctions - Scholarships

  • Thesis nomination for the “Privacy Thesis Prize” awarded by the Belgian and Dutch States and honorary publication in the Journal “Privacy & Information” (2023-2024).
  • Award from Eurobank in the framework of the “Leading for Education” program (2014).

Languages

Greek, English, French

Practice areas

Data Protection Law, Law and New Technologies, Intellectual Property Law, Telecommunications Law, European Law.

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  • 210 361 1236
  • 210 361 0227
  • i.takolas@kanell.gr