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Practice Areas
Banking and Finance
Our firm has been involved in a number of Eurobond and other types of security issue transactions acting as Cyprus counsel to the Issuer and the Joint Lead Managers and Arrangers.
We have also acted as Cyprus counsel in numerous international, bilateral and syndicated finance, project finance, corporate reorganizations and other finance transactions, with clients including international banks, financial institutions and international group of investors.
The firm has considerable experience on creation, registration perfection and enforcement of mortgage, debentures, guarantees, legal and equitable charges, performance bonds, pledges and other types of securities.
In addition, our firm offers advice on law, practice and procedure of banking in Cyprus.
Our Banking and Finance Department is highly recommended by the Legal 500 (www.legal500.com).
Corporate Law
The firm's lawyers offer reliable advice on the law, practice and procedure of corporate entities in Cyprus. In addition we provide formation and maintenance services regarding Cyprus companies, partnerships and other entities, as well as corporate administrative services.
Our firm has a reputation for offering high quality legal advice on group reorganisations, mergers, acquisitions and take-overs and has been extensively involved in servicing international corporate structures.
The firm's expertise includes providing legal opinions in a wide range of corporate matters, drafting corporate agreements, offering advice on protection and enforcement of shareholders rights as well as preparing due diligence reports.
In addition our clients may be provided with advice on Cyprus law and practice for the winding up, receivership and administration orders for corporate entities as well as advice on Cyprus law and practice for bankruptcy and voluntary arrangements for individuals.
Our Firm may also act as receiver and liquidator in corporate insolvencies.
Ms. Andriani Mouaimi, Partner of our firm, has become a duly licensed insolvency practitioner having succeeded in an official examination held in December 2018.
Acting as liquidator, provisional liquidator, receiver or examiner under the Cyprus Companies Law or as trustee in bankruptcy of an individual may only be undertaken by duly licensed insolvency practitioners or by the Official Receiver.
Corporate management administration services are Provided, including:
- Company Directors;
- Company secretary;
- Registered offices and other related services;
- Registration of ships under the Cyprus Flag;
Co-operation agreements with reputable legal and accountancy firms throughout the world are available to serve the clients of the firm.
Commercial Law
The firm has a reputation for offering high quality legal advice on commercial transactions and legal opinions in a wide range of commercial matters.
Our team of lawyers has an expertise in drafting commercial agreements, including inter alia, agency and distribution agreements and has acted extensively as counsel on Joint Venture matters.
The firm has a noteworthy experience in enforcing international trade and commercial agreements, foreign judgments and arbitration awards.
Business Law
Our firm has been repeatedly involved in preparing and drafting commercial and corporate agreements, including, sale agreements, hiring and leasing of goods agreements.
Our firm has a reputation for offering high quality legal opinions in all sorts of commercial and corporate transactions.
Our clients may be provided with reliable advice on the laws and practice regulating investments and business activities in Cyprus.
Dispute Resolution-Litigation and Arbitration
The firm's expertise includes acting as counsel in corporate and commercial litigation, enforcing foreign judgments and arbitration awards in Cyprus, pursuing pre-emptive remedies and enforcing arbitration agreements before the Cyprus Courts.
In addition, our litigation department deals with property disputes, matrimonial law matters, administrative law issues, traffic accidents, employers' liability and personal injury claims.
Intellectual Property
The firm offers services of registration and protection of trade and service marks, designs, patents, copyrights, know-how, confidential information and related rights.
In addition, the firm has a considerable experience in drafting licensing, franchising, distribution and secrecy agreements.
Probate, Wills and Trusts
Our Firm has been largely involved in these areas of law and provides the following services:
- Drafting and executing wills
- Administration of the estate-testate and intestate
- Inheritance tax, capital gains tax and income tax
Tax law
The favourable Cyprus tax law regime and double tax treaties network confer strong business incentives for foreign firms to invest in Cyprus or through a Cyprus company and to include Cyprus among the jurisdictions forming part of their international tax planning.
The Cyprus tax regime confers one of the lowest corporate tax rates in Europe.
Our firm is able to provide legal advice and guidance with regard to the Cyprus tax system.
Competition Law
Our Firm offers advice on Cyprus law of unfair competition and anti trust.
Private Client Services
Our firm provides a variety of services such as:
- Drafting Employment contracts;
- Residence and working permits;
- Property conveyancing.
Employment Law
Our law firm provides advice on employment law matters to local and multinational companies operating in Cyprus. In addition, the firm has a considerable experience in drafting employment contracts.
Our law firm is a contributor / serves as a legal expert for Cyprus to the Word Bank Group’s annual survey on Women Business and the Law.
Our law firm is a contributor / serves as a legal expert for Cyprus to the annual Social Institutions and Gender Index tool of the OECD Development Center.
Data Privacy and personal data protection
Our firm provides legal advice on data privacy and personal data protection laws. Our firm has a considerable experience in advising international organizations and local companies on local and European data protection requirements.