Our legal team focusing on technology is always up-to-date with the current developments in the technology sector, ambitious and extremely dynamic.
From digital business, e-commerce, e-services & internet law to cybercrime/cybersecurity and electronic communications, we leverage our extensive and well-rounded legal background in all areas relevant to smart technologies. We, also, have great experience and provide comprehensive legal services to clients doing business in the following smart technologies (indicatively):
Cybersecurity
Our cybersecurity practice is newly established, aiming to provide, in exclusive cooperation with specialized in new technologies and cybersecurity computer and software science experts, specialized legal support and advisory services to companies across all sectors, as well as to public bodies, with the objective of ensuring their compliance with the applicable regulatory and legislative cybersecurity framework. Particular emphasis is placed on the implementation of Directive (EU) 2022/2555 (NIS 2 Directive), of Regulation (EU) 2847/2024 (Cyber Resilience Act), as well as on the requirements introduced by recently enacted Greek Law 5160/2024, which transposes the aforementioned Directive into national law.
In this context, our law firm is preparing comprehensive training material to be used in targeted seminars addressed to both private and public sector professionals responsible for ensuring smooth but also full compliance with cybersecurity laws. These training seminars aim to provide focused, practical, in-depth knowledge and to enhance operational readiness and compliance with cybersecurity legislation, in an environment of increasing digital threats.
- Provision of legal services and general advisory support to ensure full compliance with Law 5160/2024 and Regulation (EU) 2847/2024;
- Guidance on the legal actions required to safeguard network and information systems against cyber threats;
- Assistance in understanding the different types of cyber threats, with a view to effective threat identification and timely incident response;
- Familiarization with the prescribed administrative sanctions and penalties in case of non-compliance. Particular focus is given on the legal guidance on risk management measures and the obligation as well as the process of reporting cybersecurity breach incidents to the competent National Cybersecurity Authority;
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
AI stands at the forefront of technological innovation.
Its deployment in critical sectors – such as financial services, healthcare, public administration, and law enforcement – has the potential to substantially enhance efficiency, innovation, and economic growth.
However, the widespread use of AI systems, particularly those classified as high-risk, raises critical issues related to algorithmic bias, opacity, limited explainability, cybersecurity vulnerabilities, and the unlawful processing of personal data. These risks are expressly acknowledged at EU level through Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (the AI Act), which introduces a concise regulatory framework for the development, distribution and use of AI systems. The AI Act establishes clear obligations for providers and users of AI systems, including requirements relating to risk management, data governance, technical documentation, human oversight, transparency, and post-market monitoring, while simultaneously prohibiting certain AI practices deemed incompatible with the protection of fundamental rights.
Our multidisciplinary legal team, in exclusive cooperation with specialized in new technologies and cybersecurity computer and software science experts, advises our clients on the assessment, deployment, and mitigation of the challenges that ΑΙ has introduced into the legal landscape, taking into account the specific sector and regulatory environment in which our clients operate, and providing practical and implementable legal guidance.
At the same time, Sarakinos Law AI team objective is to develop a holistic, coherent and practice-oriented training material focusing on the technical, legal and regulatory challenges of AI, with particular emphasis on supporting the private sector in the lawful, ethical, and effective use of AI technologies, in accordance with the requirements of EU law.
Recently, the excellence of our services in this area has been recognized by the University of the Aegean where our team achieved the certification of AI Ethics & Governance Officer.
Quantum
Quantum technology is a rapidly evolving and highly promising technology which, based on the principles of quantum computing and mechanics, is capable of performing computations with exponentially increased, compared to conventional computers, efficiency, particularly in the fields of cryptography, optimization, modelling, and large-scale data analysis.
Exactly for these reasons, quantum technology, like most emerging technologies, except from unprecedented results and impressive performance, entails extremely serious legal and regulatory risks to security, transparency and data.
For instance, the of quantum computers’ apparent ability to circumvent asymmetric cryptographic systems, as well as to operate as critical infrastructure and an accelerator for high-risk ΑΙ systems, raises significant concerns both for cybersecurity and for the protection of personal data.
Currently, in exclusive cooperation with specialized, in new technologies and cybersecurity, IT and software engineer experts, our law firm has invested significant amount of equity and working hours in conducting an in-depth study of international and EU developments in the field of quantum technology, the applicable legislative and regulatory framework, and the international strategy around quantum. The main objective of this initiative is, for the first time in Greece and within the EU, develop a holistic, coherent and practical guide, which will address quantum technology’s technical, legal as well as regulatory challenges and risks, proposing as well best practices for tackling the identified risks and for the use of this emerging technology by the private and public sector.
Indeed, as part of the aforementioned initiative, currently, our law firm actively participates in the preparation of the relevant European Regulation (European Quantum Act), which will mark the European Union’s next major legislative step regarding quantum technology, establishing a unified framework on how quantum technology can be funded, produced, and protected across Europe.
Internet of Things (IoT)
Sarakinos Law is at the forefront of legal developments in the IoT area.
Currently, our legal team is thoroughly reviewing the European Data Act (Data Act – Regulation EU 2854/2023), particularly the impact it establishes on the management of data from connected devices and the obligations of providers, while providing, in exclusive cooperation with specialized in new technologies and cybersecurity computer and software science experts, legal support to responsible entities.
At the same time, our team is currently working on a proposal targeted on mitigating new threats and adapting investigation strategies in the era of IoT. The expected outcomes of this proposal are threefold: (a) to provide modern legal tools to tackle new and emerging forms of crime pertaining to the development of Internet of Things; (b) to establish a guide regarding the lawful access and exploitation of evidence in the environment of the IoT; and (c) to highlight best practices (legal, organisational, technical) to access and exploit IoT in the course of investigation, including by developing relevant tools and training materials.
Blockchain
Our experience in this field, has showed us that one of the biggest legal challenges facing the blockchain is the issue of applicable jurisdiction in resolving disputes or enforcing contracts.
Leveraging on our team’s multi-jurisdictional legal background, and our specialisation on the compliance of businesses and public bodies, we assist our clients to evaluate and mitigate jurisdictional and other blockchain legal challenges by providing clear, concise and accurate legal advice.
Augmented & Virtual Reality (AR/VR)
AR/VR poses significant legal risks in relation to the protection of intellectual property (IP) rights. At the same time, Due to the volume of personal data that AR/VR technologies collect, a second significant legal concern is that of privacy and data protection. Safety, liability and ethics are additional crucial aspect of AR/VR laws.
Our always up-to-date practical and theoretical knowledge of national and EU laws applicable to the aforementioned areas of laws, guarantees that our clients navigate safely through all the legal challenges surrounding AR/VR.
Technology transfer & Spin-Offs
We are among the very few legal services providers in Greece with extensive experience in the legal framework of transferring technology in an academic as well as business environment. We draft, review, and update technology transfer agreements and relevant policies. Additionally, we advise on establishing and operating spin-offs. Our legal approach is geared towards improving economic efficiency, being pro-competitive, reducing duplication in research and development, strengthening incentives for the initial research and development, spurring incremental innovation, facilitating diffusion, and fostering product market competition.
Highlights of our smart technology practice include:
- Advising a major international IT company based in Czech Republic on over EUR 1mil technology transfer agreements with leading 5* international hotel chains, while drafting necessary contractual provisions for a seamless, secure provision of internet during the transitional period.
- Serving as key speakers and trainers for over 100 hours on technology transfer agreements, and spin-off establishment/operation during in-house training seminars at various universities in Greece.
Mr. Ioannis Sarakinos, a key legal practitioner on smart technologies, with over 50 hours of lecturing during training seminars on various relevant topics to key private and public sector employees, heads our smart technology legal practice.
