Tonia Antoniou

Practice Areas

• Banking and finance

• Corporate and commercial

• Shipping finance

• Restructuring and insolvency

• Private client

Career

She graduated from the University of Essex in 2000 (LLB) and received her master’s degree from the University of Bristol in 2001 (LLM). She became a member of Cyprus Bar Association in 2002. In 2002 she became an associate at Michael Kyprianou & Co LLC, in 2007 she became a partner at Michael Kyprianou & Co LLC and she heads the Banking & Finance Department and the Corporate Department of the Limassol office. Tonia is also a licensed insolvency practitioner.

Tonia concentrates on corporate, commercial 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, she is frequently involved in ship and aviation finance, corporate and company law including reorganisations and M&A and regulated markets law. Tonia also has an extensive experience on private client law matters.

Professional Memberships

Cyprus Bar Association

Limassol Bar Association

ITPA

IFA

Publications

• Co-author of the Cyprus chapter of the International Comparative Legal Guide to: Private Client, published by Global Legal Group, 2024.

• Co-author of an in-depth overview article on Cyprus: An introduction to General Business Law published by Chambers, 2023

• 2020 Legal 500 Country Comparative Guide on Private Client (January 2020)

• Co-author of the Cyprus chapter of Chambers Global Practice Guides on Private Wealth, 2019.

• Co-author of the Cyprus chapter of the International Comparative Legal Guide to: Mergers and Acquisitions, published by Global Legal Group, since 2019.

• Contributor to various legal publications and newsletters of Michael Kyprianou & Co LLC, covering topics such as banking and finance, corporate and commercial, capital markets, regulatory and compliance, restructuring and insolvency, and litigation and arbitration.

Clients

• Advises local and international banks, financial institutions, investment firms, funds, corporations and high-net-worth individuals on various aspects of banking and finance, corporate and commercial, capital markets, regulatory and compliance, restructuring and insolvency, and litigation and arbitration matters.

• Represents clients in complex cross-border transactions, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, project finance, securitization, debt and equity offerings, and corporate governance issues.

• Acts as a legal counsel for several prominent Cypriot and foreign companies, such as AstroBank, EBRD, RAIFFEISEN BANK S.A., KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH, JP Morgan Chase Bank, SANTANDER BANK POLSKA S.A. and many others.

• Handles high-profile cases involving banking and finance, corporate and commercial, real estate and construction as well as transactions involving private clients. She works closely with high net worth individuals and assists them in structuring and managing their private wealth.

Languages Spoken

Greek, English

Education

Awards