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Penny Konitsioti
Head of International Affairs
Attorney at LawAttorney at Law MSc
Email: P.Konitsioti@cleansports.net
Personal information
Surname / First name
Konitsioti Panagiota (Penny)
Desired employment / Occupational field Legal
Dates: From July 2012 until today
Main activities and responsibilities: Commercial, Civil, Sports Law, Contracts
Type of business or sector: Scientific research on European issues
Dates
From December 2012 until November 2013 Occupation or position held: Attorney at Law
Main activities and responsibilities: Commercial, Civil Law, Contracts
Name and address of employer: ELEYTHEROTYPIA Newspaper, 10-16 Minoos Str., 117 43, Athens, Greece
Type of business or sector: Commercial, Penal and Civil Proceedings
Dates
From January 2009 until July 2012
Occupation or position held: Research Fellow
Main activities and responsibilities: Research in connection to Program on South East Europe
Name and address of employer: Hellenic Centre for European Studies, 4, Xenofontos Str., 106 57, Athens, Greece
Type of business or sector" Scientific research on European issues
Dates
From October 2006 until July 2012
Occupation or position held: Attorney at Law
Main activities and responsibilities: Commercial, Civil, Sports Law, Contracts
Name and address of employer / Type of business or sector
ATHLETIC UNION OF CONSTANTINOPLE-AEK FOOTBALL TEAM SOCIÉTÉ ANONYME
(AEK FC), Sideway Rethimnis Street, position Mazareko, Spata, Athens, Greece
Legal Apartment, Legal Consultancy with an emphasis in Commercial, Civil and Sports Proceedings
Dates
From September 2003 until July 2005
Occupation or position held: Trainee Lawyer
Main activities and responsibilities: Penal and Civil Legal affairs
Name and address of employer
Athanasios Kehagioglou Law Office, 3, Sekeri Str., 106 71, Athens, Greece
Type of business or sector: Penal and Civil Proceedings
Education and training
Dates
From September 2006 to July 2008: Title of qualification awarded
Executive Msc in European Studies: Principal subjects/occupational skills covered
Financial, Political and Legal integration of European Union
Name and type of organization providing education and training
Athens University of Economics and Business
Dates
From September 1998 to February 2004
Title of qualification awarded: Legal Studies (Grade very well)
Principal subjects/occupational skills: covered
General Legal Studies
Name and type of organization providing education and training: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Personal skills and competences
Mother tongue
Greek
Other languages
Self-assessment
Understanding
Speaking
Writing
European level (*)
Listening
Reading
Spoken interaction
Spoken production
English
C2
Proficient user
C2
Proficient user
C2
Proficient user
C2
Proficient user
C2
Proficient user
French, Italian, Spanish
C1
Proficient user
C1
Proficient user
C1
Proficient user
C1
Proficient user
C1
Proficient user
(*) Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
Social skills and competences
Team spirit, good communication skill, good ability to adapt
Organisational skills and competences
Leadership, sense of organization
Computer skills and competences:
European Computer Driving License (E.C.D.L.), which includes WINDOWS, WORD, EXCEL,
ACCESS, POWERPOINT, INTERNET, BASIC PRINCIPALS OF INFORMATICS due to a 10month
Seminar in computer skills
Artistic skills and competences: Good command of Piano
Other skills and competences: Sports, Volley, Kayak
Driving license
Holder of a Greek driver’s license. Category B vehicle
Additional information:
14th Sport & EU Conference 2019 in Malta on 27-28 June 2019 (speaker)
11ο Congress for Legal Services “A new Anonymous Company. Are we ready?” in Athens on 12 April
2019
WISLAW Event “WISLaw Discussion on Football & Jurisdiction“ in HFF Athens on 22 March 2019
Congress “IP and Sports” by ESIMET Trademark Companies Association in Thessaloniki on 23-25 April
2019 (speaker)
24th IASL International Sports Law Congress in Athens on 02-03 November 2018 (speaker)
6th AIAF Congress “Footballer’s Contracts, Making them & Braking them” at the Olympic Museum in
Lausanne, Switzerland on 18-19 September 2018
Seminar GDPR by Athens Bar Association on 05 July 2018
“International Arbitration in Sports” by SLPC in Milan, Italy on 7-9 June 2018
Romanian Sports Forum at the Romanian Parliament, Bucharest, Romania on 31 May-02 June 2018
Seminar “GDPR the next day”, by University of Piraeus, on 30 May 2018
Legal Workshop by the European Leagues and La Liga in Madrid, Spain on 24-25 April 2018
International Sports Law Symposium "Law and Justice in Football" by the Hellenic Center for the Study
of Sport Law in Athens on 17 March 2018
Conference "Web Sport Congress" held in Barcelona, Spain on 02-03 March 2018
Seminar "Offshore Companies-Companies in Countries with Privileged Tax Regime-Controlled
Foreign Companies" by the Legal Library in Athens on 26 February 2018
4th Congress of Greek Lawyers Union e-themis ‘’Topical Issues of Tax & Insurance Law" in Athens
Court of Appeal on 23-24 February 2018
“Play the Game” International Sports Congress in Eindhoven Holland on 26-29 November 2017
(speaker)
‘’7th International Congress on Football Law’’ in Madrid, Spain on 17-18 November 2017
Conference ‘’World Football Summit’’ in Madrid, Spain on 16-17 October 2017
Seminar “The division of marital cohabitation, divorce and their consequences” by Legal Library in Athens on 13-14 February 2017
ISC Convention’’ in Geneva, Switzerland on 07-08 December 2016
4o National Conference of the Company of Family “Poor parental responsibility and Domestic Violence in Delfoi on 11-12 November 2016
Seminar “International and EU Tax Law” by Legal Library in Athens on 18,21 & 25 October 2016
International Conference “Player Contracts Conference 2016” in London UK on 12-13 October 2016
Seminar “The New Code of Civil Procedure after Law 4335/2015 (Government Gazette A87) by Legal Library in Athens on 27 September16
“International Sport Arbitration 6th Conference CAS/ & SAV/FSA” in Lausanne, Switzerland on 02 and 03 September 2016
Executive Programme in International Sports Law and Justice by SLPC in Ravello (Amalfi Coast) on 19-21 July 2016
Seminar “Useful Economics for Lawyers” by Life Learning Institute Axxon Plus on 19-20 February
2016
FIFPro International Sports Legal Congress “Legal Legends in sport and the future of sports
law” in Amsterdam on 14-15 December 2015
Seminar “Economic and Corruption Crimes” by Legal Library on 23, 25 and 30 November 2015.
Seminar “Disputes in Sport” by FC Bayern AG and European Club Association (ECA) in Allianz
Arena on 4 May 2012 and Legal Workshop on 3rd of May 2012
From October 2005 to December 2005 Seminar in Legal Terminology and Translation in English by
the Hellenic American Union
From October 2005 to May 2006 Seminar in Civil Proceedings by the Athens Bar Association
From October 2005 to March 2006 Seminar in Penal Law by the Athens Bar Association
From October 2005 to March 2006 Seminar in Penal Proceedings by the Athens Bar Association
Proposal by the Professor of the University of Athens, Mr Kosta Bey, with subject: “Payment Order
against General Government, Regional and Local Administrative Units and Legal Persons governed
by public Law
2nd National Convention with International Participation by the Scientific Council for the Information
Society and by Athens Bar Association with subject: “Electronic Democracy: Challenges of the
digital era” (Athens Chamber of Commerce, 16.3.2006-17.3.2006)
Scientific sitting by the Hellenic Union of European Law with subject “Resonance of the Stock
Exchange Law into the European Community: Challenges and Perspectives” (Estate Council,
16.2.2006)
Seminar in Athens Bar Association with subject “Revision of the Constitution” (9.2.2006)
2nd Convention of The European Lawyers in Athens (30.4.2003-3.5.2003)
8th Convention by the Aristotle University of Thessalonica with subject “Every language”(4.4.2003-
5.4.2003)
European Convention by the Foundation for the Children and the Family, with subject “Sexual abuse
and pedophilia in the Internet (2.12.1999-3.12.1999)
Publications-Media
Tv and radio interviews in various media broadcoasts published also at www.pennykonitsioti.gr
15.10.2014.
From March 2014 until today: legal column named “Ston isto tis Themidos” at sports websites.
From October 2013 until February 2014 weekly legal column at the sports Newspaper “Dikefalos”
titled "Ston isto tis Themidos"
28.04.2012, article published to the political Newspaper “Eleutherotypia”: Hybrid securities banks and
hedge
From October 2009 until May 2011 monthly reports published to the Hellenic Centre for European
Studies with subject: “Bulgaria – Romania. Economic - Social - Political Developments”.
04.11.2009, published to the Hellenic Centre for European Studies: “The accession process of
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in the EU and its relations with Greece”
August 2009, published to the Hellenic Centre for European Studies: “Fine as a penalty for violations
of antitrust rules”