Dr. Nikos Th. Nikolinakos

Dr. Nikos Th. Nikolinakos is the Managing Partner of Nikolinakos & Partners LLP. He features prominently in the TMT, tech disputes, emerging digital technologies (such as artificial intelligence, robotics, the Internet of Things, etc.), data protection, cybersecurity, product liability litigation, competition law and IP rankings of leading bar publications such as Chambers and Partners and The Legal 500.

Prior to founding our Firm, Nikos held the post of general counsel – legal and regulatory affairs director for a major telecoms operator and internet provider. He also held the position of senior in-house adviser to the Telecommunications & Post Commission of Greece (E.E.T.T.), responsible for competition law and regulatory policy/compliance. He has filled senior consulting roles in various international projects for governments, national regulatory authorities, market players and the European Commission.

Nikos has been a Visiting Lecturer on electronic communications law, data protection, cybersecurity, emerging digital technologies, competition law and intellectual property at the AIT Center and at NTUA (the National Technical University of Athens).

He is the author of numerous contributions in books and refereed journals in the fields of TMT, emerging technologies, competition law and IP.

He is also the author of the following books:

- Adapting the EU Civil Liability Regime to the Digital Age: Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and Other Emerging Technologies (2024, Springer Nature Switzerland AG).

- EU Policy and Legal Framework for Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and Related Technologies – The AI Act (2023, Springer Nature Switzerland AG).

- EU Competition Law and Regulation in the Converging Telecommunications, Media & IT Sectors (2006, Kluwer Law International/Aspen Publishers).