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Tania Patsalia

Partner Tania is specialised in EU, competition and antitrust law, advising on all aspects of antitrust, merger control and State aid rules. She regularly assists clients with antitrust and competition law issues arising from their commercial arrangements and has been involved in high-profile cartel and merger control cases before the Hellenic Competition Commission. Tania provides clients with on-site assistance in dealing with dawn raids, including running workshops and mock exercises. Tania also advises on the application of EU law in Greece and the regulatory requirements applicable to the telecoms, media and technology sectors, regularly liaising with regulators such as the National Telecommunications and Post Commission, the National Council for Radio and Television, the Hellenic Data Protection Authority and the Hellenic Authority for Communication Security and Privacy. She has extensive experience in advising telecoms operators on licensing requirements, compliance with their annual reporting obligations and telecoms issues relating to the use of new technologies and the launch of new products and services. Tania also has an expertise in advising on all aspects of EU and Greek data privacy rules and she routinely advises clients on the proactive identification, assessment and management of risks associated with their privacy practices. She assists clients in GDPR compliance steps, and advises extensively on how to identify compliance gaps and draft privacy policies, consent forms and data processing agreements. Tania is an expert in AI and cybersecurity law, advising on their requirements and implications on data privacy and data protection and assisting clients in understanding the legal effects of AI on their business operations. · Bernitsas

GreeceCompetition / Antitrust, EU & RegulatoryGreek, English, French, Spanish

About

Partner at Bernitsas based in Greece, specialising in EU competition and antitrust law (including merger control, cartel cases and State aid) and in data protection and telecoms regulation. She also advises on AI and cybersecurity law, conducts dawn-raid preparedness and liaises with Greek regulators on regulatory and compliance matters.

Practice areas

Competition / AntitrustEU & RegulatoryData Protection & PrivacyTelecommunications, Media & Technology

Office

Greece

Bernitsas · Partner Tania is specialised in EU, competition and antitrust law, advising on all aspects of antitrust, merger control and State aid rules. She regularly assists clients with antitrust and competition law issues arising from their commercial arrangements and has been involved in high-profile cartel and merger control cases before the Hellenic Competition Commission. Tania provides clients with on-site assistance in dealing with dawn raids, including running workshops and mock exercises. Tania also advises on the application of EU law in Greece and the regulatory requirements applicable to the telecoms, media and technology sectors, regularly liaising with regulators such as the National Telecommunications and Post Commission, the National Council for Radio and Television, the Hellenic Data Protection Authority and the Hellenic Authority for Communication Security and Privacy. She has extensive experience in advising telecoms operators on licensing requirements, compliance with their annual reporting obligations and telecoms issues relating to the use of new technologies and the launch of new products and services. Tania also has an expertise in advising on all aspects of EU and Greek data privacy rules and she routinely advises clients on the proactive identification, assessment and management of risks associated with their privacy practices. She assists clients in GDPR compliance steps, and advises extensively on how to identify compliance gaps and draft privacy policies, consent forms and data processing agreements. Tania is an expert in AI and cybersecurity law, advising on their requirements and implications on data privacy and data protection and assisting clients in understanding the legal effects of AI on their business operations.

Greece

Expertise

Merger control & cartel investigationsState aidDawn raids, on-site assistance, workshops and mock exercisesTelecommunications regulation, licensing and operator complianceGDPR compliance, privacy policies and data processing agreementsAI & cybersecurity law and its data-protection implicationsLiaison with Greek regulators (National Telecommunications and Post Commission; National Council for Radio and Television; Hellenic Data Protection Authority; Hellenic Authority for Communication Security and Privacy)

Education

  • Degree in Law, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens
  • BA in Communication & Mass Media, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens
  • MA in International Law & Diplomacy, Panteion University, Athens
  • LLM in International Legal Studies, New York University (NYU) School of Law

Admissions

  • Athens Bar (2012)
  • New York Bar Association (2019)

Languages

GreekEnglishFrenchSpanish