Practice Areas

We have considerable experience in M & A transactions and in drafting and reviewing of various documents including investment agreements, shareholders agreements, partnership agreements, sale and purchase agreements, loan and other types of financing documents, as well as trusts.

The following is merely a non-exhaustive list of the practice areas to which our firm is engaged:

Corporate & commercial Litigation
Employment Law
European &
Competition Law
Immigration Law
& Citizenship
Intellectual Property
Litigation and Arbitration
Data Protection
GDPR
Real Estate
Tax Law
Corporate Law/ M&A Transactions
Maritime Law
Trust &
Foundations
Family Law
Inheritance Law

Our Vision

We aspire through our collective efforts to offer certainty and security in the face of legal uncertainty, provide the right solutions and professional advice to our clients who find themselves in front of novel and complex legal challenges.

Our team’s goal is to represent, defend and protect with enthusiasm and a high sense of responsibility our clients’ rights and best interests not only in court of other legal proceedings but also against the legal puzzles and minefields of everyday life.

Our ambition is to continuously develop and evolve our practice, through serving and impressing our clients with our consistently efficient and highly-qualitative work, investing in the growth of, supporting and promoting our team members, meeting new people and associates and fostering with them valuable relationships of cooperation, sharing experience and expertise, and challenging ourselves by moving forward in the vast and ever-changing field of the legal spectrum.

Client Oriented Approach

The center of our focus is servicing the client promptly with efficiency and precision and deliver work of high quality in a timely fashion with zeal and enthusiasm, while being responsive and ready to communicate with our clients so that channels of information are maintained to their full capacity.

We advise based on a commercially-focused, holistic, practical and client-tailored approach, by firstly respectfully, confidentially and with discretion receiving information from our perspective clients, secondly, understanding their individual circumstances, in both commercial and private matters, thirdly, responsibly examining their practical options and legal standing and finally providing comprehensive legal solutions and guiding our clients in making the decisions that are the most suitable and advantageous for them.

We represent and defend our clients with respect and always having in mind their wants and requirements, ready to support their rights and interests and tackle any challenges that the legal system may birth.

Our Team

The Lawyers of our team are client service oriented professionals of high caliber combining profound academic background with deep knowledge of their practice area, dedication and commitment to applying personal and tailored made approach to meet clients’ requirements promptly and with a high degree of accuracy and professionalism.

The Management Team

KYRIAKOS ANTONIOU

Managing Partner

Studied law (LLB Honours) at Queen Mary University London and graduated in 2015, took the Civil and Commercial Mediation Training course with ADR Group in London and took title “ADR Group Accredited Civil & Commercial Mediator” in 2016, and passes successfully the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) and Masters (LLM) in Professional Legal Practice at BPP University of London from which graduated in 2017. He became member of bar association in 2017 and is also a GDPR practitioner.

GEORGIA PAPADOPOULOU

Senior Associate

Studied Social Work (BSc Honours) at Athens, Greece and graduated in 2008. Then she studied Law (LLB Honours) at the University of London and graduated in 2014. She has also obtained an LLM in International Business Law in 2016. She was admitted to the Cyprus Bar Association in 2015 and has a valuable experience of 9 years in corporate cases.

PERSA COSTA

Associate

Studied Law (BSc (Hons)) at University of Cyprus and graduated in 2015. She became a member to the Cyprus Bar Association in 2017.

ELENA PAPANDREOU

Associate

Studied History and Archaeology (BCs Hons) at the University of Cyprus and graduated in 2010.  Then, she studied Law (LLB Hons) at the University of Leicester, United Kingdom and graduated in 2013.  She was admitted to the Cyprus Bar Association in 2015 and has an experience of 5 years in corporate cases, specializing in the liquidation of companies.

ATHANASIOS KAFANTARIS

Associate

Studied law (LLB Honours) at The University of Sheffield and graduated in 2014. He became a member of Cyprus Bar Association in 2016. He is experienced in European law and regulatory compliance matters including sanctions’ compliance, advisory and financial services regulations. Additionally, he is a member of the private client department of our firm, advising corporate and high-net-worth individuals on trust and succession law matters and real estate acquisitions.

ANNA STAVRINOU

Associate

Studied Law at the University of Cyprus and graduated in 2022. She continued her training as a trainee lawyer at the Office of the Attorney General. During this time, she specialized in handling criminal cases. In 2023, she became a member of the Cyprus Bar Association.

Latest News

Cyprus: Naturalization by years of residence of highly skilled professionals under the new legislation

On 19/12/2023 an amendment to the Civil Registry Law was published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Cyprus. The new legislation, among other things, allows highly skilled foreign employees in companies which are set by the Council of Ministers’ decision, in the intervals of attraction of companies for business and/or expansion of their activities in Cyprus, to obtain Cypriot citizenship if they resided in Cyprus for 4 or 5 years, depending on their Greek language knowledge. The Ministry of Interior has announced on 22/03/2024 further clarifications regarding this matter.

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Taxation of Individuals, Cyprus

Brief summary of the Cyprus Tax system for individuals residing from abroad

A physical person’s liability to Cyprus tax is determined by their residence status for taxation purposes. The general rule applying for the tax basis of an individual is that where the individual is considered a tax resident in the Republic, tax is imposed on his/her income accruing or arising from sources all over the world (both within and outside the Republic). On the other hand, where the individual is not a tax resident in the Republic, tax is imposed on his/her income accruing or arising only from sources within the Republic.

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Careers

We value our associates both for what they are and what they may become. We welcome all those who are restless and remain hungry for more experiences and success. The expectations are high and the challenges can be many and at the same time we appreciate and are more than willing to reward hard work and dedication and are glad to offering support, train and invest in our team. After all a firm cannot worth more than the sum of the value of each of its members.

Contact Us





Address:
9 Vasili Michaelides, 3026, Limassol – Cyprus
Po. Box 57019, 3311 Limassol, Cyprus

Main telephone line:
00357 25 206 919

Fax  line:
00357 25 206 920

Email:
[email protected]

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