Special Teaching Staff in Commercial Law

Qualifications

LLM Commercial Law – Master of Law, University of Bristol, UK (2006-2007)

LLB (Hons) – Bachelor of Law, University of Bristol, UK (2003-2006)

Financial Services Regulatory Framework: Advanced (CySEC) (2017)

Certified Mediator (2014) (Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR))

Mediator in Trust and Estates Disputes (2013) (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP))

ACIArb (2013) (Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, UK)

Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP) (2013) (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP))

Advanced Diploma in International Taxation (2012) (Chartered Institute of Taxation, UK)

Advocate (Called to the Cyprus Bar, 2008)  

Certificate in Risk Governance– 1st in Cyprus (DCRO Institute of the USA) DCRO Institute of the USA (2023)

Specialization

Law: Companies Law, Banking and Finance, Trusts, Shipping Law, Tax, Energy Law and Dispute Resolution (specialization: Litigation and Mediation)

Employment Track

Managing Director and Founder of ANT. FAKONTI & ASSOCIATES LLC (March 2023 – today)

Head of Legal Globe Invest Limited (September 2018 – today)

Special Teaching Staff in Commercial Law, Law School, University of Central Lancashire Cyprus (UCLan Cyprus) (2013 – today)

Partner Polakis Sarris & Co LLC (2014 – August 2018)

Senior Associate at Polakis Sarris & Co LLC, Lawyers, Nicosia, Cyprus (2007 – 2013)

Memberships (Academic/Professional)

• Cyprus Bar Association 2008-2018, 2023- today
• Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA)
• International Bar Association (IBA)
• International Tax Planning Association (ITPA)
• Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
• Κυπριακός Σύνδεσμος Οικογενειακού Προγραμματισμού (Cyprus Family Planning Association)
• Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators UK

Research Interests

Tax, corporate law, shipping law, energy/oil & gas law, international trusts, dispute resolution

Roles and Responsibilities (including past roles and responsibilities)

Teaching

• Shipping law
• Commercial law
• Cyprus law

Selective Publications

• Chapter author of Republic of Cyprus related section in Jones, G. and Pexton, P., 2015. ADR and Trusts: An international guide to arbitration and mediation of trust disputes. Spiramus Press Ltd.

Selective Conference and Seminar Presentations

• Speaker at UCLan First Shipping Symposium, topic: “Aspects of Shipping Law Dispute Resolution in Cyprus: Focus on Litigation and Arbitration”, capacity: Associate Lecturer, School of Law, University of Central Lancashire, Cyprus (2017)
• Spoke person and Polakis Sarris & Co LLC representative in relation to the award: Tax Investigations Law Firm of the Year in Cyprus in the 2014, Corporate Intl. Magazine Global Awards
• Speaker at Cyprus Business and Real Estate Forum, Kiev (2013)

Scholarships/Awards

GC Powerlist Greece and Cyprus Award, Legal 500 (22 September 2022)

Outreach Activities

Directorships (executive and non-executive) in international caliber  private companies.

Landmark Transactions As director of Unikmind Holdings Ltd, Antigoni led the 2023 financing from HSBC, public offer and delisting from AIM of Kape Technologies Plc (USD1.6billion public offer and squeeze out, legal and director of offeror responsible for the transaction). In the same year, led the legal process for Best of the Best Plc (of the UK, “BOTB”) (USD57.6million) recommended public offer, legal and respective financing and Eurobank Cyprus. Antigoni has also led the acquisition by Trastor of Labs Tower in Nicosia, Cyprus.