Commitment to Excellence

Andreas Neocleous & Co LLC

Main Office
Neocleous House, PO Box 50613
195 Makarios III Avenue
Limassol 3608
Cyprus

+357 25 110000

+357 25 110001

www.neocleous.com

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Law Firm Overview

Andreas Neocleous & Co LLC is generally recognised as the leading firm in Cyprus. The firm was established in 1965 and has grown steadily to become the largest in Cyprus and one of the largest in south-east Europe and the Middle East. Its head office is in Limassol, the commercial centre of Cyprus and the home of many international companies. Andreas Neocleous & Co LLC deals with all aspects of Cyprus, EU and international law. Most of our clients are leading international law firms or major international companies. All our staff are English-speaking and in addition we can do business in Czech, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Turkish and Ukrainian. We have recently relocated our Limassol head office to new, purpose-built premises, offering state-of-the-art telecommunications, information technology and conference facilities.

Cyprus

The island's geographical location, at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa, makes it easily accessible and foreign participation in its economy is officially encouraged. Tax incentives and a high standard of living have led to the development of Cyprus as an important financial centre with first-class telecommunications and there is a growing awareness among many foreign companies and individuals of the unique advantages of using Cyprus as a business base. All these factors have contributed to the growth and status of Andreas Neocleous & Co as an international law firm.

Commitment to excellence

We pride ourselves on our extensive and expanding client base ranging from private individuals through a variety of corporate entities to multinational organisations, but we recognise that each of our clients is unique with particular business concerns. We exercise a personal commitment to all of them, to understand their objectives rapidly and effectively and to expedite solutions by means of clear and practical business-oriented legal advice and action. Our lawyers are all specialists who call on the expertise of their associates in the firm when the client's interests involve more than one area of the law. The application of professional excellence by all our lawyers and cross-utilisation of specialist skills as and when appropriate result in the production of a comprehensive legal package, tailored to the specific circumstances of each client.

Specialisation

The majority of our 116 lawyers and 6 tax consultants are based in Limassol. The firm operates on a departmental basis, covering all aspects of the law. For convenience, the name of the partner in charge of each department has been included as a focal point for contact with the firm.

Our offices

Apart from the full range of legal services offered by our Limassol office, extensive facilities are provided by our national offices in Nicosia and Paphos and also by our overseas offices in Moscow, Budapest, Kiev, Prague, Sevastopol and Brussels. Each overseas office is fully staffed by local lawyers who advise a wide range of clients engaged in commerce and investment on numerous legal matters, including all aspects of corporate and commercial law, international financial transactions, project financing, banking law, joint ventures, agency arrangements, construction and engineering contracts, energy law, shipping and admiralty law. The offices also conduct all types of litigation using the services of advocates in or associated with the firm.

Around the globe

Furthermore, through our extensive network of corresponding and associate offices around the world, which includes permanent representation arrangements in Athens, London, New York, Paris, Rotterdam and Zurich, we are able to offer legal advice in every part of the world when necessary. Through consistent striving for greater proficiency to meet and service the needs of our clients, we are equipped with the knowledge, dynamism and confidence to face the challenges of today's business environment.

Year this Office was Established: 1965

Languages: Greek, English, Czech, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Turkish and Ukranian.

Practice Areas

Admiralty and shipping law
Handling charter party disputes, collisions, execution of judgments worldwide, registration of vessels under all flags and ship finance.

Banking and finance
Corporate and International trade and project finance, guarantees, indemnities, leasing, documentation for debt, derivatives, loan capital, Master ISDA and netting agreements.

Corporate and commercial
Corporate management and governance, formations, mergers and acquisitions, corporate reconstructions and reorganizations, capital raising, PPPs, tenders, venture capital and private equity work.

E-Business
IT aspects of all practice areas, online business, consumer protection issues, electronic contractual rights and obligations, cryptography, data protection and security.

European Union law
Harmonization of legislation with the EU acquis communautaire. Competition and restrictive trade practice issues in agency and distribution arrangements and joint ventures.

Intellectual property
Acquisition, registration and protection of copyright, designs, patents and trademarks, licensing, franchising and passing off actions.

Litigation and arbitration
Administrative law, admiralty, international trade law, land, matrimonial and traffic accident cases, debt collection, defamation, negligence and other torts, arbitration, mediation and other.

Real estate
Agreements for buyers and sellers, expatriation of funds and residence permits. Estate planning. Grants of probate and letters of administration.

Tax planning
Double taxation treaties, international structures and tax disputes.

Additional Practice Areas: Matrimonial law, Defamation, Negligence, Debt collection, Residence permits

Partners

	Mr. Chrysanthos Christoforou Partner Commercial Litigation, Competition Law, Contracts, International Trade		Ms. Anna Demetriou Co-Partner in Charge of Litigation Banking Law, Divorce, Family Law, Insolvency
	Mr. Kyriakos Georgiades Head of Corporate Team Commercial Litigation, Litigation, EU Law, Shipping Law		Mr. Antonis Glykis Partner, Litigation Department Commercial Law, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Law, Litigation, Civil Litigation
	Mrs. Maria Ioannou Partner Admiralty and Maritime, Contracts, International Trade, Litigation		Mr. Panos Labropoulos Partner Corporate Law, Corporate Taxation, Tax Planning
	Mr. Christos Melides Head of Litigation Department - Team Four Administrative Law, Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation, Public Law		Ms. Olga Mikhailova Legal Consultant, Corporate and Commercial Dept Civil Litigation, Corporate Law, Tax
	Mr. Andreas Neocleous Founder and Chairman Admiralty and Maritime, Arbitration, Banking Law, Corporate Law, Insurance and Reinsurance		Mr. Panayiotis Neocleous Head of litigation and admiralty and shipping dept Admiralty and Maritime, Corporate Law, International Trade, Litigation
	Mr. Elias Neocleous Head of Corporate & Commercial Banking Law, Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Estate Planning, Finance		Mr. Costas Stamatiou Partner Admiralty and Maritime, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appellate Practice, Arbitration, Boating Accident
	Mr. Lefkios Tsikkinis Head of the Real Estate & Property International Investments, Property Law, Will		Mr. Kyriacos Xenophontos Partner Banking and Finance, Banking Law, Business Law, Capital Markets, Commercial Law

Representative Clients

Alshaya Group
Commerzbank AG
Lloyds of London
Vodafone
Estee Lauder
De Beers
Heineken
Six Continents PLC
Dell
OTIS
Imperial Tobacco
Heidelberg Cement.
The Republic of Bulgaria
Thomas Cook AG
Bass Hotels Ltd
Valkyries Petroleum Corp.
BNP Paribas SA
Radisson SAS/Park Inn
Bank of America
Barclays Bank
Devere & Partners,
European Investment Bank
Goldman Sachs
Kommunalkredit International Bank
UBS
ABN Amro

Legal and General
Deutsche Bank
ING
RZB
EBRD
HYPO Bank
Royal Scandia
Commerzbank
Morgan Stanley
Cyprus Popular Bank
Bayerische Hypo-Und Vereinsbank AG
Hellenic Bank Ltd
Raiffeisen Zentralbank Osterreich AG
Investec Bank (Mauritius) Ltd
Itera
Four Seasons Hotel
Alpha Insurance Ltd
Bank of Cyprus Ltd
Alpha Bank Ltd
OTE International
Minerva Insurance
Laiki Insurance
Limassol Municipality