AGPLAW | A.G. Paphitis & Co. LLC

Corporate, Commercial, Banking & Finance

Partner | Corporate, Commercial, Banking & Finance

Lia Iordanou Theodoulou is a top-tier corporate finance lawyer and Partner at AGPLAW, specializing in corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions, and commercial law. With over 30 years of legal experience, Lia is highly regarded for her ability to handle complex transactions with precision and for providing strategic, tailor-made legal solutions to multinational corporations, financial institutions, and high-net-worth individuals.

Lia’s practice covers a broad spectrum of sophisticated financial and commercial matters. She has extensive experience in ship and aircraft finance, M&A, financial services, real estate, trusts, and asset protection. She is also well-versed in regulatory matters, with a particular focus on EU sanctions compliance, ensuring clients meet their legal obligations in rapidly evolving regulatory environments.

Ranked by Legal 500, Lia is consistently recognised as a leading lawyer in the fields of Banking & Finance, Corporate/Commercial, and M&A.

Beyond her legal practice, Lia is a regular contributor to respected legal publications and has co-authored chapters in internationally recognised legal guides such as the PLC Finance Global Guide, Getting the Deal Through, and Mondaq. She is also a frequent speaker at legal and industry conferences and webinars.

Greek (native), English (fluent), French (intermediate), German (intermediate)

Honourable Society of Gray's Inn, International Bar Association, English Bar Association, Cyprus Bar Association, Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), The Corporate and Securities Law Group, Member of the Environmental Committee of the Cyprus Bar Association

LL.B Law, University of East Anglia, UK (1986) BVC (Barrister), Bar Vocational Course, Council of Legal Education, Gray’s Inn