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
10 Esperidon Street
1087 Nicosia
Cyprus

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.