Areas of Practice
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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)