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Ioanna Michalopoulou

Managing Partner | Attorney at Law (Supreme Court)Head of Pharma, Food, Life Sciences & Medical Technology PracticeMichalopoulou & Associates – Lawgroup (Athens, Greece) · Michalopoulou & Associates

GreecePharma, Life SciencesGreek, English, French

About

Managing Partner and Supreme Court Attorney at Michalopoulou & Associates, head of the firm’s Pharma, Food, Life Sciences & Medical Technology practice, advising international and Greek clients on regulatory, corporate and compliance matters across pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, food and veterinary sectors. Experienced in MDR/IVDR, clinical trials, data protection and cross-border transactions, with prior in-house roles (European Legal Counsel EMEA at Tyco; Legal Counsel at Intrasoft) and earlier legal positions at the European Commission and European Parliament.

Practice areas

PharmaLife SciencesMedical TechnologyHealthcareRegulatoryIntellectual PropertyData ProtectionCorporate / M&A

Office

Expertise

PharmaceuticalsBiotechnologyMedical Devices (MDR/IVDR)Food & VeterinaryDigital Health & AIClinical TrialsPharmaceutical CannabisCompliance & Global Governance

Education

  • LL.B., Athens Law School, Greece (1988–1995)
  • LL.M. in Economic Law, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium (1995–1996)
  • Master of Arts in Marketing & Advertising, Solvay Business School, Brussels, Belgium (1996)
  • EU Healthcare Compliance, Ethics and Regulation, Seton Hall University, Centre for Health & Pharmaceutical Law and Policy (November 2015)

Admissions

  • Athens Bar Association (Supreme Court Attorney)
  • CIPP/E (Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe) — IAPP (October 2018)
  • CIPM (Certified Information Privacy Manager) — IAPP (October 2018)

Languages

GreekEnglishFrench