Andria Koukounis > KOUKOUNIS, KARAOLIS LLC | LAW FIRM MEMBER OF THE EY GLOBAL NETWORK > Nicosia, Cyprus, Cyprus > Lawyer Profile
KOUKOUNIS, KARAOLIS LLC | LAW FIRM MEMBER OF THE EY GLOBAL NETWORK Offices
36, Agias Elenis Str., Galaxias Building,
Block B, 6th Floor, Office 602, 1061,
Nicosia 1060
Cyprus
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Andria Koukounis
Work Department
Koukounis, Karaolis LLC | EY Law
Position
Partner, Head of Financial Services, Funds and Capital Markets
Career
Andria obtained an LLB (Hons) from the University of Warwick and an LLM in International Commercial Law from the University College London (UCL). As a member of Gray’s Inn, she became a Barrister-at-Law after being called to the Bar of England and Wales. She trained at the European Commission (DG Consumer Protection) based in Luxembourg and then became a qualified lawyer and member of the Cyprus Bar Association in 2009.
Andria is heading the Financial Services, Funds and Capital Markets’ department of our firm. She is an experienced banking and finance law practitioner with a particular focus on commercial transactions, project financing and restructuring deals.
She regularly advises financial institutions on legal and regulatory issues and represents them in contentious proceedings.
Andria has extensive experience in establishing Alternative Investment Funds and representing regulated entities during the licensing stage and throughout their operations. She is also frequently engaged in providing legal advisory services to international asset managers active in a number of jurisdictions through the passporting regime.
Andria holds the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission Advanced Certificate and is fluent in Greek and English, and conversational in French and German.
Languages
Greek, English, conversational in French and German
Memberships
Cyprus Bar Association
Gray’s Inn
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb)
Education
LLB (Hons) from the University of Warwick
BVC from Nottingham Law School
LLM in International Commercial Law from the University College London (UCL)
Lawyer Rankings
Cyprus > Employment
Andria Koukounis and Antonis Karaolis co-head the practice at KOUKOUNIS, KARAOLIS LLC | LAW FIRM MEMBER OF THE EY GLOBAL NETWORK, which routinely advises on various aspects of employment and labour law as part of business expansion strategies. The team also excels at advising on the employment law issues arising from reorganisations, as well as assisting with employee incentive packages.
Cyprus > EU and competition
(Firms to watch)Andria Koukounis and Antonis Karaolis co-head the practice at KOUKOUNIS, KARAOLIS LLC | LAW FIRM MEMBER OF THE EY GLOBAL NETWORK. The team brings experience in advising on abuse of dominance matters and merger control issues.
Cyprus > Banking and finance
KOUKOUNIS, KARAOLIS LLC | LAW FIRM MEMBER OF THE EY GLOBAL NETWORK (formerly known as Prountzos & Prountzos) houses a banking team led by Andria Koukounis. Koukounis has a solid track record in handling project financing, secured lending, debt recovery and NPL matters. The client base includes financial institutions and large corporations. Charalambos Prountzos recently left the firm.