What were you doing before the MCL?
I completed my undergraduate studies (LL.B.) at the Faculty of Law of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, where commercial and corporate law affairs sparked my interest. During my final year, I studied for an exchange semester at the Faculty of Law of the University of Vienna, in the course of which I first developed an interest in EU Competition Law. Upon completion of my Bachelor of Law degree, I worked as a trainee lawyer at Dryllerakis & Associates, a leading corporate law firm in Athens, focusing on transactional work and dispute resolution of commercial & civil law matters.
What were your impressions of the MCL?
The MCL is an intensive academic programme with a unique focus on legal practice. I enjoyed the variety of modules offered covering different areas of corporate law but also other related sectors such as competition law, tax law and contemporary areas intersecting with law such as AI and blockchain technologies. The structure of the programme with exams throughout the year and a report in conjunction with a presentation as an alternative assessment method highlights its demanding nature but the programme provides, in this way, great challenge and room for continuous development. A highlight was definitely the Deals course, which offers practical insight into transactional legal work, led by experienced faculty members and visiting lawyers from elite corporate law firms. Further, I found that the diverse background of the small MCL cohort enriched my experience through the international cross-pollination of ideas.
What are your post-MCL plans and have they changed due to taking the MCL?
Following my graduation from Cambridge, I will undertake a traineeship in autumn with an international law firm in Brussels in the Competition Law department. In the long term, my aim is to pursue a career as a legal practitioner with a focus on competition, EU and corporate law.
