Maria Antoniou

Maria Antoniou is a leading litigation advocate with over 20 years' experience specialising in Constitutional Law, Public and Administrative Law, Disciplinary Law, Competition and State Aid Law, Employment Law, and Public Procurement Law. She obtained her LL.B. from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in 2005 and was admitted to the Cyprus Bar in 2006.

Maria has built a distinguished practice representing clients in complex and high-profile disputes before the Supreme Constitutional Court, the Administrative Court of Appeal, and the Administrative Court. Her extensive advocacy experience spans constitutional and administrative challenges, regulatory disputes, disciplinary proceedings, and judicial review matters. She regularly appears before regulatory authorities, administrative bodies, and disciplinary tribunals in proceedings involving professional and regulatory misconduct.

In addition to her litigation practice, Maria is a trusted legal adviser to public authorities, semi-governmental organisations, municipalities, regulatory bodies, and private sector clients. She regularly advises on complex regulatory compliance, and policy matters and has significant experience drafting legislation, subsidiary legislation, regulatory frameworks, and legal opinions on matters of public and administrative law.

Maria is widely recognised for her extensive expertise in public procurement law and is regarded as a leading adviser in the field. She advises contracting authorities, municipalities, public bodies, healthcare organisations, and major economic operators on all aspects of procurement procedures and contract management.

Her experience covers the full procurement lifecycle, including procurement strategy, preparation of tender documentation, evaluation processes, contract award procedures, compliance reviews, and dispute resolution. She has successfully represented clients before the Tenders Review Authority, the Disqualification Committee, and the Administrative Court in proceedings involving procurement challenges, exclusion grounds, tender evaluation disputes, transparency obligations, equal treatment principles, and compliance with procurement legislation.

Her ability to combine technical procurement expertise with practical commercial insight enables clients to navigate complex procurement projects efficiently while minimising legal and operational risk.

Maria serves as legal adviser to Cyprus's first collective recycling system, providing strategic and day-to-day legal support across all aspects of its operations.

She advises on the legal and regulatory framework governing waste management and recycling and regularly participates in negotiations with government authorities, local authorities, contractors, economic operators, and other stakeholders. Through this role, she supports the organisation's strategic objectives while ensuring compliance with evolving national and European regulatory requirements.

Maria has extensive experience advising employers across a broad range of employment law matters. Her practice includes employee terminations, redundancies and collective redundancies, disciplinary investigations and proceedings, executive exits, mutual separation arrangements, settlement agreements, and workforce restructuring exercises.

Maria is a highly respected litigator and trusted adviser, recognised for her strategic judgement, advocacy skills, and ability to manage complex legal and regulatory disputes. She has successfully represented clients in numerous high-profile and high-value proceedings, demonstrating exceptional case management, analytical ability, and courtroom advocacy. Her experience spans all stages of litigation, from strategic assessment and risk management to trial advocacy and the enforcement of judgments.

Combining technical excellence with commercial awareness, Maria is valued for her ability to distil complex issues into clear and persuasive arguments, protect her clients' interests, and deliver practical, results-oriented solutions in even the most challenging circumstances.