Andreas Panagiotis Papantoniou

Andreas Papantoniou is a principal and founder of Bashian & Papantoniou, P.C. Andreas heads up the business department. He is engaged in a general legal business and corporate practice that encompasses a broad range of corporate and financial matters covering diverse industries. He has represented companies and individuals in the banking, financial, real estate, venture capital and private equities, entertainment, medical, dentistry, manufacturing, apparel, restaurant, and eSport (electronic gaming) industries in joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, tender offers, intellectual property licensing, and other commercial transactions. Many of these business transactions have had both domestic and international components. Andreas also serves as outside counsel for certain clients and their board of directors. Andreas was selected as a 2014 Rising Star bySuper Lawyers.

Andreas represents clients in the software, automotive, restaurant, medical, security surveillance, logistics, and distribution and warehousing industries in strategic acquisitions and general corporate matters, including drafting and negotiating executive employment agreements. He has represented leading international apparel retailers and wholesalers in multiple strategic acquisitions totaling over $1.5 billion in acquisition purchases, as well as general corporate matters. Andreas also represents many professionals in the medical and dentistry industries, providing sound assistance and guidance with respect to the formation, creation and management of their practices and with the negotiation and drafting of employment related agreements.   Additionally, he represents Not-for-Profit organizations, including advising such clients through the 501(c)(3) application process, car wash owners and prospective car wash buyers, and clients in fashion and entertainment industries in connection with contract negotiations and intellectual property issues.  

Andreas, a Cornell Law graduate and International Law Journal member, has had the opportunity to practice law for 10 years at some of the biggest corporate law firms in the world, leading on mergers and acquisitions of multimillion dollar deals for large companies, and working on complex transactional deals for large firms.  Andreas has chosen to bring his expertise in law into the small business market because seeing small business grow and helping entrepreneurs is what excites him.  Andreas has a competitive edge, he enjoys nothing more than to help a company’s best interest, provide the best counsel and sound business advice to  small businesses and their owners and watch them thrive and grow into prosperous businesses. "Your success is our success" is what we practice by.  Andreas is able to apply his Big Law experience, and pass his knowledge on to smaller businesses and entrepreneurs. Andreas believes that great representation is everything, and has seen first hand what can happen when law matters are not dealt with by a qualified attorney, even if they are well-meaning - if you do not have the knowledge you are powerless to help people the right way.