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Thanasis Christou

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Areas of Focus

Overview

Thanasis Christou is a jurist with Crowell & Moring’s Privacy & Cybersecurity Group. Based in Brussels, he focuses his practice on the intersection of privacy, cybersecurity, and broader EU technology law. He advises clients on strategic cross-border incident response and regulatory enforcement matters. He also assists clients on the implementation of the GDPR, the EU AI Act, the NIS2 Directive and the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), and he provides general counseling services in relation to all aspects of EU Digital Regulation law.

As a dual-qualified attorney in both the EU (Greece) and California, Thanasis leverages his transatlantic background to help clients translate complex data and digital regulation requirements into concrete compliance strategies that can then be integrated into their business operations.

Thanasis is an engaged member of the privacy and cybersecurity community: he is a member of the IAPP, the ABA and other international organizations focusing on privacy, AI Governance and IP, and is CIPP/E and CIPP/US certified.

Prior to joining Crowell & Moring, Thanasis worked at an independent Greek law firm, where he advised multinational clients on the privacy and IP aspects of multi-jurisdictional transactions. He also participated in Berkeley Law’s IP Practicum, where he advised a Bay Area start-up on technology licensing and patents.

Career & Education

    • University of California, Berkeley School of Law, LL.M., Certificate of Specialization in Law and Technology, 2025
    • National Kapodistrian University of Athens, LL.B., summa cum laude, 2022
    • University of California, Berkeley School of Law, LL.M., Certificate of Specialization in Law and Technology, 2025
    • National Kapodistrian University of Athens, LL.B., summa cum laude, 2022

    • Greece/EU
    • California
    • Greece/EU
    • California

    • Certified Information Privacy Professional Europe (CIPP/E), IAPP
    • Certified Information Privacy Professional United States (CIPP/US), IAPP
    • Member of the American Bar Association’s Science and Technology Section (2024–2026)
    • Member of the Copyright Society
    • Certified Information Privacy Professional Europe (CIPP/E), IAPP
    • Certified Information Privacy Professional United States (CIPP/US), IAPP
    • Member of the American Bar Association’s Science and Technology Section (2024–2026)
    • Member of the Copyright Society

    • English
    • French
    • Greek
    • English
    • French
    • Greek