Lia I. Athanassiou is a Professor of Commercial & Maritime Law with senior full-time tenure at the Law School of the University of Athens, teaching mainly Shipping Law, Company Law and Competition Law. She holds a PhD Degree at the University of ParisI-Panthéon-Sorbonne as well as authorization by the University of ParisI-Sorbonne to supervise University research. Visiting Scholar – Harvard Law School (2007-08), Fulbright Scholar (2007-08) member of the Hellenic Competition Commission (2003-08), President of the Organizing Committee of the International Conference of Maritime Law, held in Piraeus every 3 years. Barrister at law entitled to plead before the Supreme Court with experience in consulting and arbitration, member of the Committee of Experts of the ILO, president of the Legislative Committee on the Reform of the Greek Code of Private Maritime Law, registered arbitrator in various institutions. She has lectured and effectuated academic research in several foreign Institutions (USA,Malta, UK, Italy, France, Germany). She has published extensively on Maritime, Competition, Industrial Property, Company, European and Transport law, in Greek, English and French. Director of two publication series for Maritime Law, in Greek.
Lia I. Athanassiou is a Professor of Commercial & Maritime Law with senior full-time tenure at the Law School of the University of Athens, teaching mainly Shipping Law, Company Law and Competition Law. She holds a PhD Degree at the University of ParisI-Panthéon-Sorbonne as well as authorization by the University of ParisI-Sorbonne to supervise University research. Visiting Scholar – Harvard Law School (2007-08), Fulbright Scholar (2007-08) member of the Hellenic Competition Commission (2003-08), President of the Organizing Committee of the International Conference of Maritime Law, held in Piraeus every 3 years. Barrister at law entitled to plead before the Supreme Court with experience in consulting and arbitration, member of the Committee of Experts of the ILO, president of the Legislative Committee on the Reform of the Greek Code of Private Maritime Law, registered arbitrator in various institutions. She has lectured and effectuated academic research in several foreign Institutions (USA,Malta, UK, Italy, France, Germany). She has published extensively on Maritime, Competition, Industrial Property, Company, European and Transport law, in Greek, English and French. Director of two publication series for Maritime Law, in Greek.
