Georgios Kaniaris is an Attorney at Law admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Greece (Areios Pagos) and a member of the Athens Bar Association. His practice focuses exclusively on criminal law, with an active, daily presence before courts throughout Greece. He is an active litigator, taking on highly complex cases, both in the defence of defendants and in support of the prosecution on behalf of the injured parties. He possesses extensive courtroom experience, with thousands of appearances before Criminal Courts of Appeal, Mixed Jury Courts and Mixed Jury Courts of Appeal across Greece, as well as before Military Courts (Army, Naval and Air Force Courts), the Military Revisionary Court and the Supreme Court. He has significant experience in felony investigations, judicial councils, European Arrest Warrant (EAW) proceedings, and cases involving international judicial cooperation.

Additionally, he has represented clients before Disciplinary Councils of the Security Forces (both first and second instance), the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority, and Sports Courts, in complex cases of particular institutional and legal significance.

His professional activity focuses on serious criminal cases, including homicide cases, drug-related offences, crimes against sexual freedom, domestic violence cases, and financial and white-collar crime. He has also handled cases that have attracted significant public attention. His approach is characterised by determination, strategic thinking, discretion, and absolute dedication to effective legal representation.

He is a member of the Hellenic Criminal Bar Association and serves as a Board Member of the Scientific Association of Lawyers "Oi Poinikologioi", actively contributing to the scientific and professional development of the field. Prior to practising law, he served at Interpol and, as part of this collaboration, at the Greek Embassy in Rome, gaining valuable international experience. Concurrently, he studied at La Sapienza State University in Rome, enriching his scientific and comparative legal background.

As a young lawyer, he taught Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure at the Hellenic Police Officers School, contributing to the education of law enforcement officers in matters of criminal legislation and courtroom practice.

Alongside his legal practice, he has maintained a long-standing presence as a columnist in national newspapers and online media, with a notable collaboration with the newspaper “Eleftherotypia”, addressing legal, social, and geopolitical issues. He has also appeared for many years on television and radio programs, news bulletins, and current affairs shows, and has hosted and co-hosted a series of socio-political programs on the television channels Kontra and ART.

He actively participates in conferences, seminars, and academic events, delivering presentations and lectures on legal and broader social issues. He is the author of the books "Psyche Ellinida" (essay – exhortation) and "The Crime on Delacroix Street," a work with a strong social dimension and reference to the resistance of abused women.

His professional identity is defined by continuous active courtroom presence, his high sense of responsibility, and his genuine dedication to defending his clients' rights at every stage of the criminal proceedings.