Antigoni is a qualified lawyer in Athens, Greece. She specializes in international and EU trade law, as well as WTO law.
Antigoni Matthaiou
E: antigoni.matthaiou@vvgb-law.com
T: +32 2 542 07 80
F: +32 2 534 58 88
T: +32 2 542 07 99
Experience
Antigoni is a qualified lawyer in Athens, Greece. She specializes in international and EU trade law, as well as WTO law.
Prior to joining VVGB, she worked in an international law firm in Geneva focusing on WTO law and dispute settlement, and a French law firm in Athens focusing on international arbitration.
She obtained her Master in International Law (summa cum laude) from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, where she specialized in international economic law. She also holds an LL.M. (summa cum laude) in Public International Law and an LL.B. (magna cum laude) from the University of Athens, as well as a Minor in Finance (summa cum laude) from the American College of Greece. Additionally, she participated in international economic law courses at the World Trade Institute in Bern and the University of Barcelona.
During her studies, she interned at the Special Legal Service of the Greek Ministry for Foreign Affairs. She participated in the John H. Jackson WTO Moot Court Competition in 2016, where she won three awards for her oral performance, and she coached the Graduate Institute and the University of Athens’ teams in 2019 and 2017, respectively.
Credentials
Education
- Master in International Law Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
- LL.M. in Public International Law University of Athens
- LL.B. University of Athens
- Minor in Finance American College of Greece
Bar admissions
- Greek qualified lawyer (Athens Bar)
- Brussels Bar (EU-List)
Languages
- Greek
- French
- English
Publications & Events
- Vermulst & A. Matthaiou, “Crossing the line from regulation to discrimination: The draft Polish National Cybersecurity Act as a protectionist step in the 5G race”, Regulating for Globalization Wolters Kluwer Blog (September 2020) available at: http://regulatingforglobalization.com/2020/09/17/crossing-the-line-from-regulation-to-discrimination-the-draft-polish-national-cybersecurity-act-as-a-protectionist-step-in-the-5g-race-part-1/.
- Matthaiou & S. Perantakou, “Reconceptualizing Development in the WTO: Addressing the capacity to comply with multilateral trade rules”, paper presented at the 8th Conference of the Postgraduate and Early Professionals/Academics Network of the Society of International Economic Law (PEPA/SIEL) (March 2019).