Emily Yiolitis

Senior Advisory Board Member

Emily Yiolitis is a founding partner of the Cyprus office, global head of Harneys' Tax and Regulatory practice and heads the Cyprus Fiduciary practice. Emily’s work includes international tax structuring and planning and her clients include professional intermediaries around the globe as well as high net worth individuals.

Emily is a founding Committee Member of STEP Cyprus and served as its Chairwoman for three consecutive years. She has been the Cyprus representative of the European Tax Intelligence Group (ETIG) and served on the board of the Cyprus national telecom authority, CYTA. Emily is a regular speaker at international tax conferences and her work is frequently published in Cyprus and international tax periodicals. She was also appointed as the President of the Directory Board of the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) in 2019.

Emily is consistently ranked as one of the leading corporate lawyers in the jurisdiction by Chambers and Partners, Legal 500, IFLR 1000, and Citywealth Leaders List for her expertise in tax planning matters.

Chambers and Partners: Emily is recognised by clients as possessing strong knowledge of the corporate arena, she is praised for being "very precise and straight to the point" in negotiations, and for her adept handling of complex cross-border tax planning matters. Clients appreciate Emily’s “technical knowledge and ability to give clear advice”.

Citywealth Leaders List: Emily is consistently recognised on Citywealth’s IFC Power Women Top 200 List, which recognises the 200 most powerful women in government, private wealth, education, private client advisory and philanthropy across international financial centres.

European University Institute (LLM) 2000
Oxford University, Trinity College (MA) 1999
Oxford University, Trinity College (LLM) 1997

Bar Admissions Cyprus 1998