Areas of Practice

  • • Incorporation of companies as well as setting up of other legal entities and vehicles, including European companies, societies, non-governmental organisations

    • Processing of corporate actions

    • Corporate restructurings, schemes of arrangement, Mergers & Acquisitions (EU and national mergers, demergers)

    • Due diligence reports

    • Re-domiciliation

    • Registration of overseas branches in the Republic of Cyprus

    • Winding up of companies

    • Transactional support

    • Drafting of agreements (Shareholders agreements, share purchase agreements, call options, put options, share pledge agreements, escrow agreements)

    • Legal Opinions pertaining to corporate law issues

  • • Drafting of various agreements (partnership agreements, framework agreements, agency agreements, distribution agreements, software development agreements, agreements for the provision of services)

    • Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Intellectual Property and Digitalisation

    • Advice on trusts settlement and drafting of trust deeds

    • Setting up and dissolution of partnerships

    • Advice on personal data issues (GDPR)

    • Advice on anti-money laundering (AML) obligations

    • Regulatory compliance in relation to various businesses, including businesses in the financial sector, such as credit institutions, insurance firms, investment firms, payment institutions, credit acquiring companies

    • Labelling law and advertising law matters, including in the food and beverage industries

    • Advice on consumer protection issues, including unfair commercial practices

    • Legal support to private individuals and SMEs on commercial matters

    • Drafting and review of legislation (for example, on behalf of public bodies, lobbyists)

    • Air passenger rights: legal advice and claims support

  • • Searching and clearance advice

    • Trade Mark registration (national, EU, international)

    • Defending trade mark rights (opposition, cancellation proceedings)

    • Managing trade mark portfolios - Negotiation and drafting of licensing agreements, assignment agreements, co-existence agreements

    • Advice on protected geographical indications (PGI) and protected designations of origin (PDO)

    • Advice on trade mark protection and brand protection

    • Legal support to SMEs to extract the benefits under the EU IP Scan scheme (guidance and IP Scan report)

    • Trademark watching services

    • Domain names registration and protection

    • Registration and renewal of industrial designs (national and EU)

    • Legal support with customs proceedings (contact person for customs watch purposes, enforcement of IP rights)

    • Advice on IP law questions, including on copyright issues, IP Box Regime issues

    • Validation of EU patents

  • • Advice on setting-up, structuring and licensing of:

    (i) administrative service providers

    (ii) AIFs and RAIFs

    (iii) companies providing investment services

    • Listing of shares and/ or securities on CSE and foreign stock markets

    • Support in acquiring LEI

    • Advice on regulatory matters, including licensing and establishment of branches in the Republic of Cyprus or overseas

  • • Handling Merger clearance filings

    • Filing of competition law complaints

    • Defending antitrust infringement claims

    • Legal Opinions on antitrust and merger control issues

    • Review and drafting of agreements from a competition law perspective

  • • Advice on employment law issues (terms and conditions of employment, termination, unfair dismissal, redundancy, discrimination)

    • Drafting of employment agreements, termination agreements, settlement agreements

    • Representation before the Labor law tribunal

  • • Land registry searches

    • Drafting and review of agreements and relevant documentation (such as, sale and purchase of real estate agreements, lease agreements, rental agreements, powers of attorney)

    • Handling procedures before the competent Land registry (transfers, assignments, registration of easements)