Maria Raphael
Partner
Maria Raphael is a director and shareholder at Privacy Minders and she has been a director and shareholder of I. Frangos & Associates LLC, heading the legal and litigation department of the firm since 2010.
She is also a Certified Information Privacy Professional /Europe (CIPP/E). This credential is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) under the International Organisations for Standardization (IS) standard 17024:2012. It is the world’s first and only accredited global certification in information privacy-and now it has been recognised for meeting the gold standard.
As of November 2019, she is the Chair of the Cyprus Branch of the European Association of Data Protection Professionals (EADPP). She is also a Board member of EADPP and the Chair of its EADPP Strategy & Policy Committee.
Maria has been certified by the Human Resource Development Authority as a trainer of Vocational Training.
Maria graduated in Law from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and holds a Master’s degree (LL.M.) in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of London, as well as a Postgraduate Diploma in Common Law and a Postgraduate Certificate in International Criminal Justice. She is also an ADR Group Accredited Civil & Commercial Mediator