{"id":1033678,"date":"2022-04-06T12:37:37","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T12:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legal500.com\/profiles\/?post_type=meet-the-team&#038;p=1033678"},"modified":"2026-03-20T11:40:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T11:40:26","slug":"eu-competition-and-regulatory","status":"publish","type":"meet-the-team","link":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/profiles\/meet-the-team\/eu-competition-and-regulatory\/","title":{"rendered":"Competition, TMT and IP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amc.law\"><strong>Antoniou McCollum &amp; Co.<\/strong> <\/a>is a top-tier Cyprus law firm specialising in competition law and merger control, technology, media and telecommunications, and intellectual property.<\/p>\n<p>The firm&#8217;s tight-knit team delivers bespoke legal services across major business sectors, supporting domestic and international clients.\u00a0 The firm prides itself on forming strong client relationships premised on integrity and a commitment to deliver the highest quality legal services.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Competition and Merger Control<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Antoniou McCollum &amp; Co. is recognised as one of the leading competition practices in Cyprus.<\/p>\n<p>The firm\u2019s expertise includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>merger control filings and clearances in phase I and phase II assessments<\/li>\n<li>advising on cartels and anticompetitive practices<\/li>\n<li>advising on abuses of dominance<\/li>\n<li>advising on abuses of economic relationship<\/li>\n<li>advising and representing clients in proceedings before the Cypriot competition authority, the European Commission and the courts of Cyprus and the EU<\/li>\n<li>supporting clients in dawn raids<\/li>\n<li>advising on in-house competition compliance<\/li>\n<li>acting for clients in leniency and immunity cases.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The firm has been consistently advising <em>Fortune 500<\/em> companies and multinational corporations on merger control matters and undertakes the filing and clearance of mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures with the relevant competition authorities.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Technology, Media and Telecommunications<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We advise multinational clients active in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>content streaming and audiovisual media services<\/li>\n<li>video-sharing platforms<\/li>\n<li>telecommunications and mobile services<\/li>\n<li>online commerce in goods and services<\/li>\n<li>media and advertising<\/li>\n<li>cybersecurity and essential infrastructure<\/li>\n<li>SaaS, IaaS, PaaS.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The areas on which we provide expert legal advice include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>consumer law matters<\/li>\n<li>regulatory compliance<\/li>\n<li>terms of use, terms of sale and terms of service<\/li>\n<li>competition and merger control<\/li>\n<li>authorisations and licences<\/li>\n<li>B2C and B2B contracts<\/li>\n<li>unfair commercial practices<\/li>\n<li>copyright and licensing matters<\/li>\n<li>GDPR and data protection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Antoniou McCollum &amp; Co. also has extensive hands-on expertise in assisting clients on artificial intelligence, distributed ledger technology and the Internet of Things.<\/p>\n<p>In privacy matters, the firm has a broad track record of advising clients on data protection matters, including on transfers of data; profiling; data breaches; proceedings before regulators and privacy litigation; compliance with the GDPR and Cyprus data protection laws.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Intellectual Property<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We advise on copyright with respect to online platforms, video-sharing platforms, content, artwork, literature, music, film, software and databases, including issues relating to intermediary liability.<\/p>\n<p>The firm\u2019s intellectual property practice is experienced in protecting online brands, software applications and know-how and has a deep understanding of the novel challenges faced in online branding and IP.<\/p>\n<p>We also have a thriving trademarks practice and advise on the registration, renewal, assignment, enforcement and exploitation of trademarks in Cyprus and the EU.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Sanctions and Investigations<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We have a strong track record in successfully handling matters involving sanctions, including the first case in Cyprus relating to the EU Russia sanctions.<\/p>\n<p>We advise clients on transactions affected by sanctions and represent parties that may have breached sanctions before authorities.<\/p>\n<p>We deal with a wide range of regulatory investigations, from tax investigations to market abuse, sanctions breaches and anti-competitive conduct.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-1033678","meet-the-team","type-meet-the-team","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/profiles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/meet-the-team\/1033678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/profiles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/meet-the-team"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/profiles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/meet-the-team"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/profiles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1033678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}