Konstantina Strouvali

Belgium, Brussels

Head of Unit at Directorate General Competition (DG COMP) - European Commission

Profession: Lawyer

Industry: Competition, Regulatory / Enforcement

About:

Head of the Unit in charge of enforcing antitrust rules in the financial services sector at DG COMP. Previously, she was Deputy Head of the Unit dealing with the ECN and private enforcement. She has also worked at the Policy Directorate of DG COMP and as a case handler. Prior to DG COMP, she was a private practitioner with international law firms. W@ has named her one of the "30 in their 30s notable competition law professionals" and a "five star competition professional".

languages

German, English, Greek, French

Expertise:

AntitrustCompetition PolicyPrivate EnforcementECNData protection & CompetitionCollective bargaining & CompetitionFinancial services

Experience:

Directorate General Competition (DG COMP) - European Commission

Head of Unit at Directorate General Competition (DG COMP) - European Commission

February 2023 - Present • Brussels, Belgium

I am the Head of the unit in charge of enforcing antitrust rules in the financial services sector in DG Competition of the European Commission. The unit is responsible for the banking, insurance and capital markets sectors and its remit is to ensure a better functioning of those markets to the benefit of consumers.

Education:

Bavarian Julius-Maximilians-University of Würzburg, Germany

2004 - 2006

Degree: Master of Law in European Law (LL. M. Eur.) Major: EU Economic/Commercial Law

Leibniz University of Hannover, Germany

2000 - 2002

Degree: Magister Legum Europae (M.L.E.) Majors: Corporate law, Comparative law, EU law

National and Kapodestrian University of Athens, Greece

1999 - 2004

Degree in law (LLM equivalent)

Laura Ryzgelyte

Lithuania, Vilnius