Eirini Roussou LLM

Eirini is a Senior Lead Lawyer of the firm with over 12 years’ experience in EU Regulatory, EU Competition law, State aid and litigation cases. Eirini has a wealth of experience in international arbitration (e.g. ICC, ICSID) and general litigation cases before the competent EU Courts. Eirini advises State governments and private parties on all aspects of EU regulatory and State aid law, in a range of sectors including energy, finance and aviation. Eirini is qualified in Athens and Brussels (List E).

Eirini holds an LLM from Ludwig Maximilians Universtität Munich (LLM.Eur) where she focused inter alia on EU Competition Law and also a Master in National and EU Civil Procedural Law from the Law Faculty of Athens. Eirini also holds a Diploma on Economics for Competition Law from the King’s College in London.

Eirini, before joining DLA Piper in Brussels, has spent time in the Brussels office of another UK-headquartered global law firm. Eirini advised State entities and private parties on all aspects of EU regulatory, antitrust and State aid law. She has gained significant experience in international arbitration cases in multiple fora (e.g. ICC and ICSID) while representing the Hellenic Republic in three interrelated multi-billion disputes concerning the timely delivery of a number of naval vessels. Eirini has also worked at the European Commission in Brussels with the Antitrust Unit (E2-Consumer goods, Basic Industries, Agriculture and Manufacturing) focusing on several cartel and abuse of dominance cases. She gained valuable experience by being involved in the landmark cases (like the cement cartel) during her time working there.