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Chrystalla Karalouka
Associate @Aptus Legal
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Nicoletta Kouvara
Lawyer and Consulting @Aptus Legal
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A highly seasoned lawyer with two decades of diverse legal expertise, specializing in corporate and commercial transactions. Her extensive track record includes successfully leading and concluding complex domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, high-value joint ventures, various financing and fundraising transactions, listing of shares of public companies, takeover bids, and multi-jurisdictional corporate restructurings. Notably, she excels in handling corporate transactions within the financial services sector and the technology industry. In 2021, Nicoletta established her own law firm in Cyprus, paving the way for a modern legal practice that empowers experienced lawyers to innovate and thrive. Prior to founding her firm, she served as a Partner at a top-tier law firm in Cyprus, where she was a leading partner in the Corporate & Commercial department. Additionally, she assumed the role of Global General Counsel at an IT conglomerate operating across EMEA, LATAM, and ASIA, where she skillfully negotiated high-value, complex IT and IP agreements with Fortune 500 companies, concluded various investment projects and oversaw all legal matters during the Group's expansion. Throughout her multifaceted career, Nicoletta has consistently received acclaim and recognition in international legal directories, including Legal 500 EMEA, Chambers & Partners, European Legal Experts, and IFLR1000. Legal 500 hailed her as a "Next Generation Partner," while Chambers & Partners identified her among the 'Up and coming' ranked lawyers in Banking & Finance and Corporate/Commercial Law. IFLR1000 recognized her as a "Leading Lawyer" in M&A, Capital Markets, and Investment Funds. Nicoletta earned her LL.B in European Legal Studies from the University of Canterbury, Kent, UK, in 2002. She also holds a Certificate in International Law from the University of Amsterdam and obtained her LL.M in Corporate and Commercial law from the University of London, Queen Mary, in 2005. She was admitted to the Cyprus Bar Association in 20More...