Athos provides advice to multinational and domestic clients specializing in corporate and commercial law, syndicated and non-syndicated bank financing, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital investments, as well as commercial litigation. His practice also pertains to regulatory disputes, particularly involving financial and professional services and has been involved in some of CySEC’s highest profile investigations against both individuals and institutions. Moreover, he advises several leading Financial Services companies on various corporate, transactional, regulatory and compliance matters and has represented a number of them before the Courts and the Regulator.

Athos earned an LLB (Hons) from the University of Leicester, UK on a scholarship from the University. He also studied International Human Rights at Oxford University on a scholarship from the Leventis Foundation.

Athos is listed as a leading individual in Legal 500.

Professional Qualifications

• Member of the Cyprus Bar Association and of the International Bar Association since 1995.
• European Patent Attorney and a member of the Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office.
• Licensed Insolvency Practitioner in Cyprus.

Memberships and Affiliations

• Member of the Sport Supreme Judicial Committee of the Cyprus Sports Organization.
• Member of the Companies and Tax Planning Committee of the Cyprus Bar Association.
• Non-executive chairman of the board of directors of Renaissance Securities (Cyprus) Ltd as well as Safecap Investments Ltd and Magnasale Trading Ltd which are investment firms regulated by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission.
• Examiner of disciplinary complaints against members of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Cyprus.
• Member of the Euro-American Lawyers Group
• Former member of the Advisory Committee to the office of the Commissioner of Electronic Communications and Postal Regulations, appointed by the Council of Ministers.