Mrs Andria Papageorgiou > Andria Papageorgiou Law Firm > Limassol, Cyprus > Lawyer Profile

Mrs. Andria Papageorgiou is a holder of an LLB, LLM, LPC (all from UK universities and professional institutions), CySEC Advance Certificate, and CySEC AML Certificate. She is also an Accredited Mediator for Commercial and Banking Disputes. Recently, she was also elected as a member of the Financial Services Committee of the Cyprus Bar Association. A decade before founding Andria Papageorgiou Law Firm, she held a key position as a Senior Associate Lawyer in top-tier law firms serving high net-worth individuals and corporations, as well as holding key managerial positions reaching the highest position of Chief of Legal and Compliance Department in various Fintech Group of Companies (i.e. forex, crypto and payments industries), leading the legal teams of the relevant Groups, resolving complex legal issues daily.

During her early steps in legal practice, Mrs. Papageorgiou has appeared in Court in all jurisdictions of Cyprus. She has acted on behalf of high-profile sponsors reviewing and composing high net-worth sponsorship contracts for reputable La Liga football teams, as well as for Trading, White Label, IP and Domain License, Technology, Liquidity, and Marketing agreements with online and media giants such as Google, Amazon, Bloomberg, etc.

Furthermore, Mrs. Papageorgiou has demonstrated exemplary leadership in orchestrating a multi-million-dollar merger between two financial conglomerates. Her contributions were integral, overseeing legal and regulatory compliance due diligence while adhering to stringent timelines. She also spearheaded the acquisition of investment firms and Securities Dealer licensed entities across key jurisdictions such as Cyprus, Comoros, Malaysia (Labuan), Seychelles, Mauritius, South Africa, and the United Kingdom, representing various multi-licensed Groups, providing financial services.

Mrs. Papageorgiou’s remarkable achievements extend to her instrumental role in obtaining licenses for Securities Dealer entities in Seychelles and Mauritius, as well as Investment Firms in the United Kingdom, Cyprus, Australia, New Zealand, Dubai, Singapore, and South Africa. Notably, in 2023, she led the successful licensing process for one of the pioneering Crypto Asset Service Providers (CASP) in Cyprus, regulated by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC).

She is a member of the Cyprus Bar Association with more than 10 years of experience. Her main areas of practice are Regulatory Compliance (i.e. AML, MiFID, MiCA, etc.), Licensing (in CY, EU, and offshore countries), Mergers and Acquisitions, Property Law (i.e. Real Estate), Data Protection Law, Business Law, Company and Commercial Law, Corporate Law (i.e. incorporation of a company), Employment Law, Intellectual Property Law, Family Office Services, and Banking Law.