GEORGOPOULOS Theodore

GEORGOPOULOS Theodore is a Full Professor in Law at the University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, specializing in Wine Law, Food Law, Comparative Public Law, and European Law. He directs the Wine & Law Program and holds the Jean Monnet Chair in European Regulation of the Wine Sector.

• Full Professor, University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne
• Director, Wine & Spirits Law Master’s Program
• President, Georges Chappaz Champagne Wine Institute
• Director, Journal of Wine & Spirits Law (Jus Vini)

Education:

• Licence in Law, Athens Law School (1997)
• Postgraduate in International Law (Athens, 1998)
• Postgraduate in European Law (Aix-en-Provence, 1999)
• PhD in European and Comparative Law, Aix-en-Provence (2003, magna cum laude)
• Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches (HDR), Aix-en-Provence (2009)

Research Interests focus on European and Comparative Wine Law, enforcement of European/International Law in national systems, and substantive EU/US Law (Tax Law, Public Economic Law). His work bridges legal frameworks with the wine and food industries.

Scientific Awards include the OIV Book Prize (2016), EU-US Fulbright Scholarship (2006), and multiple PhD and research prizes from institutions like the Centre français de droit comparé and the Greek Foundation of Scholarships.

He has supervised 7 PhD theses in European Law and Wine Law, coordinated research programs at the CRDT (Reims), and taught at prestigious institutions such as Berkeley Law, NYU, and Harvard. His publications include 4 monographs, 2 textbooks, and over 120 articles across English, French, and Greek.