Lilian Tsirigoti

Notable TMT & Intellectual Property cases

TMT Litigation

• We defended the case of an actor, having participated while he was a minor, in theatrical plays directed by a well-known Greek director and actor who was involved in #Metoo cases, who submitted requests and complaints on the basis of his right to be forgotten in the Google search engine, regarding the association of his name to the director.
• Advised Google Ireland on a preliminary injunction request for delisting URLs from Google search, which was filed by an alleged perpetrator of a sexual assault.
• We defended Google Greece on a €200,000 lawsuit for damages on the basis of alleged defamation from unauthorized publication of criminal file.
• Successfully defended Google Ireland and Google Greece on a €200,000 lawsuit for damages on the basis of illegal disclosure of personal information following a request by the prosecutor.
• Defended Google LLC and Google Ireland in a USD1m case in which the Claimant was seeking damages against platform for online information on sexual orientation.
• Advised Google LLC on the case of a Banker’s request for removal of information from Google search on professional activity.
• Advised Google LLC on the case of a Greek businessman and shipowner’s request for removal of information on a criminal case.
• Successfully advised Google on a critical hearing in a defamation case, which was a result of the #MeToo movement in Greece, brought by a well-known Greek actor against Google for the removal of allegedly defamatory content uploaded online, regarding the commission by him of sexual offences against his female coworkers.
• Successfully defended Google on in a preliminary injunction over liability for content published online by users for a famous Greek cardiologist and Professor of Medicine.
• Successfully defended Google on a case regarding the request of an archbishop to remove a number of YouTube videos, which, according to the Claimant, violated his privacy rights as the videos were posted without his consent.
• Successfully advised Google in a challenging case in which the Claimant requested that Google is ordered to disclose information in relation to YouTube.