Ms Tonia Antoniou > Michael Kyprianou & Co. LLC > Nicosia, Cyprus > Lawyer Profile
Michael Kyprianou & Co. LLC Offices
17 Stasinou Avenue
1060 Nicosia
Cyprus
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Ms Tonia Antoniou
Work Department
Banking and Finance, Corporate and Commercial, International Tax Planning, Intellectual Property, Investments Firms Regulation, Media and Entertainment, Private Client, Data Protection & Privacy
Position
Partner, Head of Banking & Finance Department
Career
Tonia has obtained an LLB Degree from the University of Essex in the UK and a Masters degree in Commercial Law from the University of Bristol in the UK.
She concentrates in banking and finance law by representing international corporations and financial institutions since 2002. Often instructed by Magic Circle firms and acts for international banks in relation to finance transactions and security agreements and she is frequently involved in ship and aviation finance, corporate and company law including reorganisations and M&A and regulated markets law.
She heads the banking & finance department and the corporate department of the Limassol office.
Languages
Greek and English
Memberships
Member of the Cyprus Bar Association
Member of the Limassol Bar Association
Member of the International Tax Planning Association (ITPA)
Member of the International Fiscal Association (IFA)
Education
LLB (Hons), LLM
Lawyer Rankings
Cyprus > Maritime and admiralty
Menelaos Kyprianou, Tonia Antoniou, Ioanna Solomou and Peter Schodder are at the helm of Michael Kyprianou & Co. LLC‘s practice. The team acts for ship owners, managers, and financial institutions in a wide range of maritime matters. Transactional work is a core area of instruction, with particular focus on shipping finance, and the group is also highly experienced in advising on contentious matters, including litigation arising from shipbuilding contracts and charterparty disputes.
Cyprus > Tax
At Michael Kyprianou & Co. LLC, the team is well versed in advising on the tax aspects of restructurings and reorganisations, M&A and liquidations. Transfer pricing matters are another key driver of work for the group, which is also adept at assisting with a wide spectrum of contentious tax issues. Lambros Soteriou and Tonia Antoniou co-head the practice, in which Ioanna Solomou is a key name to note.
Cyprus > Intellectual property
At Michael Kyprianou & Co. LLC, the intellectual property department is led by Nick Kounoupias, who joined the firm in May 2023. With notable expertise in mediation, Kounoupias is active in IP mediation matters, and also has considerable experience in anti-piracy and anti-counterfeiting issues. The team stands out for its ‘exceptional expertise in intellectual property‘, including assisting with the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights and high-value IP litigation. Tonia Antoniou and associate Agis Charalambous, who is adept at advising on international trade mark applications, are key practitioners to note.
Cyprus > Commercial, corporate and M&A
At Michael Kyprianou & Co. LLC, key areas of expertise for the team include mergers, restructuring matters and intragroup corporate acquisitions. The group also excels at advising leading corporate entities on commercial agreements and day-to-day operations, to name a couple of areas, and has a solid track record in representing clients in the healthcare, food and beverage, transportation and infrastructure sectors. The practice is led by the triumvirate of Lambros Soteriou, Tonia Antoniou and Ioanna Solomou.
Cyprus > Banking and finance
The agile team at Michael Kyprianou & Co. LLC is often involved in complex, cross-border financing transactions. Under the joint leadership of Tonia Antoniou and Lambros Soteriou, the group is adept at acting for borrowers, lenders and security providers, and often advises on multi-jurisdictional deals involving financing in multiple currencies. The diverse client base includes entities from the mining, energy, and shipping sectors. Ioanna Solomou and Lorena Charalambous, who fields expertise in handling international leveraged acquisition financings, asset-based financings, and trade financings, are key names in the department.
Lawyer Rankings
- Commercial, corporate and M&A Cyprus
- Intellectual property Cyprus
- Banking and finance Cyprus
- Maritime and admiralty Cyprus
- Tax Cyprus
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- Intellectual property
- Real estate and construction