Spyridon Vlachopoulos is a Professor of Public Law at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. A constitutional law scholar and practicing attorney, he has had a distinguished academic and professional career. He earned his Ph.D. from the Law School at the University of Munich, Germany.
He focuses his teaching and research on constitutional law, fundamental rights, and their national and international protection; political and constitutional history; and the practical applications of constitutional and administrative law. Since 1992, Vlachopoulos has practiced public law, representing cases before Greece’s highest administrative court, the Council of State. He has served on multiple legislative committees and currently holds positions on the Greek Data Protection Authority. He is a member of the teaching staff of the Greek School of Judges. He is also President of the Commission for the Assessment of the Quality of the Law-Making Process and, since 2023, a member of the University Senate.