Elena is a licensed Cyprus advocate and a Solicitor of the Supreme Courts of England & Wales. She is qualified to practice both Cyprus and English law.
Elena trained and practised as a solicitor in London firms Schillings and Finers Stephens Innocent (now Howard Kennedy) where she worked on many high-profile media cases and also undertook a secondment at Tiger Aspect Productions.
She has been practising Cyprus law since 2007 and was a Partner in the Corporate and Commercial department of one of the most highly regarded Cyprus law firms prior to establishing E. Ioannides & Associates LLC.
Elena has a wealth of experience and very wide practice, including Banking and Finance, Corporate and M&A, General Commercial, Data Protection, Intellectual Property as well as Media and Entertainment law.
Elena has been rated, listed and recommended in the corporate and M&A as well as the banking and finance sections of many international legal directories over the years. IFLR1000 (Guide to the world’s leading financial and corporate law firms) has ranked Elena Ioannides as a “Rising Star Partner” in the 2023 edition.
E. Ioannides & Associates LLC (ei-law) was established in January 2020 as a boutique practice providing bespoke legal services tailored to the specific needs of each individual client. The firm has been recognised by IFLR 1000 as a Notable Firm in the 2023 edition.
The firm advises clients in relation to a wide range of corporate matters, including establishing Cyprus entities, mergers and acquisitions, legal opinions on the capacity/enforceability of agreements entered into by companies, reorganisations and restructurings, drafting shareholder agreements/advising upon complex joint ventures and drafting constitutional documents to reflect the specific requirements of clients in various sectors.
ei-law also has experience with large cross border transactions and acquisitions. The Founding Partner has undertaken numerous extensive due diligence exercises and effected the ultimate acquisition of businesses, including: the retail operations at the Cyprus airports; a world-renowned group in the automotive parts industry; an international service provider; and various international online businesses. The firm can assist with the implementation of restructurings involving Cyprus companies from small set ups to large scale international groups.
The firm has recently been appointed as Cyprus counsel for the underwriting banks in relation to four separate multimillion euro bond issues by Cyprus companies of bonds listed on the Athens Stock Exchange, two of which were the first and highest such issues in shipping industry history.
ei-law also provides clients with general commercial advice and are skilled in drafting commercial and other contracts in a diverse range of industries including licensing and franchise agreements, data protection and privacy policies, e-commerce and IT agreements, agency and distribution agreements as well as consultancy agreements.
ei-law also provides legal advice in relation to Banking and Finance, Data Protection, Energy Law, Intellectual Property Law, Media & Entertainment. The founding partner is also able to provide English Law advice.
