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About Athanasia
Athanasia Tsene is a Partner at Bernitsas Law in Athens and jointly leads the firm's Banking & Finance department. Her practice covers complex finance and capital-market transactions, financial restructurings, and the secondary market for non-performing receivables. Bernitsas has advised crypto-asset service providers on the Greek HCMC regime and the firm publishes regular financial-services briefings on the legal framework for cryptos in Greece.
Practice fields
Credentials
- Partner, Bernitsas Law Athens — Banking & Finance
- Top Tier ranked, Legal 500 EMEA
- Co-leads the Bernitsas Banking & Finance department
Jurisdictions
Sources
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Relevant guides
Knowledge-base coverage that overlaps with Athanasia's practice (Greece, European Union · MiCA CASP, Crypto AML).
Greece · HCMC · CASP authorisation
Greece HCMC CASP Authorisation 2026 — Practitioner Guide
Greece transposed MiCA via Law 5193/2025 and designated the Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC) as the national competent authority fo…
Romania · ASF · CASP authorisation
Romania ASF CASP Authorisation 2026 — Practitioner Guide
Romania transposed MiCA via Law 122/2024, designating the ASF (Financial Supervisory Authority) as the CASP supervisor. Large Eastern Europe…
Bulgaria · FSC · CASP authorisation
Bulgaria FSC CASP Authorisation 2026 — Practitioner Guide
Bulgaria transposed MiCA via amendments to the Markets in Financial Instruments Act and AML Measures Act. The Financial Supervision Commissi…
Hungary · MNB · CASP authorisation
Hungary MNB CASP Authorisation 2026 — Practitioner Guide
Hungary designated the Magyar Nemzeti Bank (MNB) as the MiCA supervisor via 2024 amendments to the Investment Services Act. MNB applies one …
Latvia · Latvijas Banka · CASP authorisation
Latvia Latvijas Banka CASP Authorisation 2026 — Practitioner Guide
Latvia merged the FCMC into Latvijas Banka in 2023 — a single-supervisor model now covers MiCA CASP authorisation. Small but engaged Baltic …
Austria · FMA · CASP authorisation
Austria FMA CASP Authorisation 2026 — Practitioner Guide
Austria transposed MiCA through amendments to the Banking Act (BWG) and Capital Markets Act (KMG). The FMA supervises CASP authorisation wit…