OLGA TSIPSE
Lawyer
Mediator
13, Fragkon Str., Thessaloniki, 54626
+306942846048, +302310510155
otsiptse@gmail.com

Areas of expertise: Banking disputes, Cadastre, Consumer protection, Cross-border disputes, Family disputes, Intellectual Property, International Commercial Arbitration, International Transactions, Lease disputes, Labor law, ODR, Personal Data Protection, Real Estate, Securities, Sports Law, Trademarks, Torts, Workplace disputes.

Experience in mediation: Accredited Mediation (MoJ) since 2015. Further training on civil, commercial, family, banking mediation and ODR from ICCR, ADRgroup UK, the Mediation Lab, CIArb, InADR, HOBIS of Greek Ombudsman. Founder of Thessaloniki Chamber of SMEs Mediation Center. She has acted as Mediator and counsel in family and banking mediations.

Languages: Greek, English, German, Italian (basic knowlegde)

Education: Graduated from the Democritus University of Thrace (School of Law) in 2001. Postgraduate studies at the International Hellenic University (LL.M. in Transnational & European Commercial Law, Banking Law, Mediation & Arbitration).

Professional career: Olga runs her law office since February 2003, handling cases of all fields of law (Civil-Criminal- Administrative-Intellectual Property-Personal Data). She is legal counsel at the Association of Journalists (EDIPIT) as well as an external associate of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She is a Specialized Data Protection Officer & GDPR Counsel, having undertaken projects throughout Greece and having conducted trainings at Bar Associations in Greece and other public authorities. Moreover, she is a Data Protection Officer at the German School of Thessaloniki and at a Disabled Club in Komotini.

Chair and founding member of the European Association Data Protection Professionals (Greek branch) and member of the EADPP Certification Committee in Maastricht, Netherlands. Also, member of IAPP (International Association Privacy Professionals). Member as Mediator to OPEMED, MCIArb, YMI-IMI, TAS-CAS, ACCI, Thessaloniki Court of First Instance, Permanent Arbitration Committee of Thessaloniki Bar Association. She has participated in conferences and mediation contests (distinction) and as a speaker at conferences and workshops on Mediation and Personal Data Protection. She is a contributor in various websites and journals.