Overview
Maria Avramidou advises clients on privacy, data protection, cybersecurity and in general digital law matters. In particular, she assists clients to comply with EU and national data protection and digital laws, including the GDPR, the NIS 2 Directive, the Digital Service Act and the Data Governance Act. In addition, Maria’s knowledge extends to international data protection, AI, data, and digital platform laws and regulations. In addition to developing compliance and awareness programs, she has experience in risk management.
Furthermore, Maria has acquired significant experience in advising startups active in different sectors in their compliance with digital laws and policies including on international personal data transfers, AI and data.
Before joining Steptoe, Maria was a trainee at European Commission, DG JUST, International affairs and data flows Unit.
- Thessaloniki (and in the process of registering on the E list of the Brussels bar)
- Advance LLM (ManaMa) in Intellectual Property & ICT Law, KU Leuven
- LLM in Law & Technology, Tilburg Law School
- Erasmus Exchange Programme, Maastricht University
- LLB (Ptychion), Law School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
News & Publications
StepTechToe
AI Legal & Regulatory News—Week of 5/13/24
May 16, 2024
By: Tod Cohen, Andrew Golodny, Elizabeth Goodwin, Maria Avramidou
StepTechToe
A Comparative Analysis of the EU, US and UK Approaches to AI Regulation
April 30, 2024
By: Anne-Gabrielle Haie, Tod Cohen, Andrew Golodny, Maury Shenk, Maria Avramidou, Elizabeth Goodwin, Vito Arethusa
StepTechToe
AI Legal & Regulatory News—Week of 4/22/24
April 26, 2024
By: Tod Cohen, Andrew Golodny, Elizabeth Goodwin, Maria Avramidou
Publications
Guidance on Addressing Compliance Challenges With the Newly Effective E.U. Digital Services Act
Cybersecurity Law Report
April 10, 2024
StepTechToe
AI Legal & Regulatory News—Week of 3/25/24
March 29, 2024
By: Tod Cohen, Andrew Golodny, Elizabeth Goodwin, Maria Avramidou
Publications
NIS 2 Directive Unpacked: All you need to know about the NIS 2 Directive
March 19, 2024
Resources
Events
Previous Employment
- Trainee, European Commission, DG JUST, International affairs and data flows Unit
- Global Privacy and Data Flows fellow, Allied for Startups
- Legal Researcher, Centre for IT and IP law if KU Leuven
- Research Associate on responsible AI, ALLAI, the Dutch Alliance on Artificial Intelligenc