Zena Spanou
POSITION:
Partner
PROFILE:
Zena was admitted to the Cyprus Bar Association in 2018, having completed her training at the firm. As of September 2025, Zena serves as Partner in the Commercial Department of the Firm, providing strategic advice and support to local and international clients on all types of commercial matters and agreements. Zena also supports the Corporate and Immigration Departments and is the certified MLCO of the Firm.
Prior to her appointment as Partner, Zena spent a number of years as in-house legal counsel in prominent international companies within the tech industry, first in gambling and then in cybersecurity, AI and other tech-related professional services, such as EOR and skilling services. Zena has extensive experience in agreements related to software licensing (including game provider agreements), global-network telecom services, marketing, affiliation, tender evaluations and submissions and employer of record services, among others. Her work in the tech industry spanned across the EMEA, APAC and LATAM regions and the US.
Between 2018 – 2021, Zena served as Associate at the Firm, working primarily within the Litigation Department, dealing with civil, commercial and employment law matters and representing clients in court.
Prior to joining the Firm, Zena worked for Practical Law Corporate, Thomson Reuters in London (2015-2017), where she tracked UK and EU proposals on corporate law reform. She was involved in drafting content and agreements on all company and corporate law matters.
CERTIFICATIONS:
International Compliance Association (ICA) Certification in AML for Cyprus Bar Association (CBA) Members – October 2025
Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) Advanced Certification (ID: CN9232) – April 2025
Sworn Translator of the Republic of Cyprus (ID: 147) – March 2024
EDUCATION:
Legal Practice Course, University of Law Bloomsbury (2015)
LL.B (Honours) with Legal Studies in Europe, University of Reading (2014)
Diplôme d’Etudes Juridiques Françaises, Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense (2013)
LANGUAGES:
Greek and English
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