Cyprus Lawyers on Corporate, Competition, Private Funds, Energy, Commercial and Investment Law

Anastasios Antoniou LLC

Grigori Afxentiou 3
Office 102, Gnaftis Court
Limassol 4003
Cyprus

+357 25105038

+357 25104574

www.antoniou.com.cy

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Anastasios Antoniou LLC is a boutique Cyprus Law Firm, committed to the provision of the highest quality of specialized legal service. Our Cyprus Lawyers advise on Competition Law and Merger Control, Energy (Oil and Gas) Law, Financial Services Law, Private Investment Funds, and Corporate Law. Our Litigation practice has also been strategically designed to address and resolve issues of conflict arising in all practice areas we are engaged in, thus enabling our Firm to ensure that our Clients receive the full range of legal services, from legal support, advice and drafting to the handling of complex transactions and dispute resolution.

What sets our Firm apart is its commitment to the provision of comprehensive legal solutions to contemporary legal challenges in a clear, reliable and unequivocable manner. Formulating client relationships founded on trust, reliability and integrity is a pivotal element of how we work.

In alignment with the constantly changing and increasingly competitive global environment, our Firm has developed a focus and specialization towards providing comprehensive legal support to particular industries such as the Energy (Oil and Gas) sector, the Aviation industry, Information Technology, Telecommunications and Life Sciences. Find out about all of the areas we practice the law in as well as the industries we provide legal support to. Our main priority is to provide the full-range of legal services in relation to our particular areas of expertise, from legal drafting, advising and reviewing to full-scale dispute resolution, including litigation before any Cyprus Court.

We are a pioneering law firm founded on solid and uncompromising values that are injected in all aspects and stages of its practice. The Firm strives to formulate and maintain unique lawyer-client relationships that are based on trust, integrity and reliability. It has been designed to operate in full alignment with modern evolvements in the law and the industries it is so engaged in and ensures that it can attract the brightest legal minds that can be thrilled to be part of its team. Find out why we are the Cyprus Law Firm of choice. The quality of our services has led the Firm to join EUROJURIS, the leading network of law firms in Europe, comprising of only the best law firms in more than 40 countries.

Languages: English, Greek, Spanish

Practice Areas

Additional Practice Areas: Private Investment Funds; Internet Law; Internet Libel; Merger Control

Practice Areas Description

Our areas of practice include:

- Competition Law and Merger Control

We are one of the few truly specialized competition practices in Cyprus, that can deal with both domestic and cross-border competition issues, should these arise in the context of mergers, agreements, decisions or other practices. Our services can help your organization make sure that, whichever industry you are operating in, your transactions meet the requirements of all competition rules, that your business policies are compliant and that your interests are well-protected. Our full range of services in competition law also means that we are your definitive provider of legal support in cases where your business is affected by anticompetitive practices on behalf of dominant market players that could be abusing their position. We provide our legal services in relation to the following situations: Cartels, price fixing and other coordinated practices between competitors; Abuses of market dominance as well as refusals to access or supply or other entry barriers; Anticompetitive agreements such as tying and bundling; Advise on your agreements, decisions and practices so that these are compliant with competition rules; Ensure mergers and acquisitions are compliant with competition rules and are duly notified to the competent authorities for clearance; and, Competition Litigation of any kind, including interim measures.

- Commercial Law

Our commercial practice has been designed to provide unequivocal legal solutions to the most challenging legal and business requirements in today’s fiercely competitive environment. The increasingly cross-border nature of transactions and the rising complexity of commercial ventures mean that legal support that can ensure your best interests are safeguarded through clear, practical and viable legal solutions is an imperative aspect of how you do business. Our legal services address the following legal relationships and the legal documentation to create, support and extend these: joint venture agreements and transactions; mergers and acquisitions; shareholders’ agreements; private equity transactions; financing transactions, including venture-capital financing; distribution and agency; franchising; supply of goods or services; outsourcing; manufacturing; transportation and shipping; infrastructure projects finance and transactions; licensing and assignment transactions; advertising and marketing; and, commercial real estate development, purchases and disposals.

- Corporate Law

The business-friendly jurisdiction of Cyprus has become one of the most attractive destinations for investment and corporate presence. We attribute particular emphasis to our corporate practice, providing the full range of services in that regard and featuring an unparalleled understanding of legislation regulating corporate transactions and operations. The Firm pays particular attention to the constant developments in the global business environment, which enables us to provide comprehensive legal solutions that can address the needs of corporate entities operating in an increasingly competitive landscape. Our corporate legal services cover the following fields: incorporation of companies, trading or holding; corporate administration and nominees services; shareholding and joint venture agreements and transactions; mergers and acquisitions; financing transactions, including venture-capital financing; private equity transactions; the incorporation and operation of financial services companies; and, the incorporation of European Companies (Societas Europae).

- Investment Services

The regulation of financial services is becoming increasingly complex and stringent, making the provision of accurate and specialized legal support to participants in the financial services market as an imperative aspect of their operation. Our Firm specializes in providing its legal services and support to providers of financial services, through rendering our services towards the establishment, operation and compliance of Cyprus Investment Firms. Cyprus Investment Firms (CIF) are companies established in Cyprus and licensed by the Cyrus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) to provide one or more investment services to third parties or/and perform one or more investment activities pursuant to the law. Accordingly, an Investment Firm licensed in Cyprus, can be used for the provision of investment services from Cyprus in all EU markets by simply passporting its license, while it can also offer investment services to third countries. The services can be offered on a cross-border basis or by establishing a physical presence in the jurisdiction into which the services will be provided.

UCITS funds are investment products created with the sole purpose of gathering investors’ capital, and investing that capital collectively through a portfolio of financial instruments such as stocks, bonds and other securities. Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS) are investment funds that have been established in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC (“the UCITS Directive”). Once registered in one EU country, a UCITS fund can be freely marketed across the EU.

- Energy and Natural Resources Law

Our legal services for the Energy industry encompass all aspects of transactions entailed in an energy venture. We advise on the full range of issues in Energy and Natural Resources Law, including regulatory compliance, competition, mergers and acquisitions, financing, commercial and trading contracts, commercial and corporate advice and energy taxation issues. Moreover, our litigation practice strategically handles dispute resolution in the energy industry.

Without limitation, the areas in which render our expert legal advice to the Energy industry include:

Oil and Gas exploration, licensing and regulation
Oil and Gas distribution, licensing and regulation
Oil and Gas commercial legal advice and counsel
Oil and Gas commercial transactions drafting and advisory
Electricity production and distribution licensing and regulation
Electricity production and distribution commercial advice, drafting and counsel
Renewable Energy Sources licensing and regulation
Commercial energy matters, distribution and transactions
Corporate energy matters, such as corporate structuring, taxation and governance
Energy M&As, shareholders relationships and corporate transactions
Energy dispute resolution and litigation
Competition issues in energy markets, abuse of dominance
Public Procurement legal issues
Public Procurement disputes and hierarchical recourses

- Private Investment Funds (ICIS)

The economic turmoil of the past couple of years has underlined how fragile investment funds’ regulation is and how important legal support has become for participants in this industry. Participants range from corporates to financial institutions and sovereign wealth funds to partnerships, as well as individuals. Our investment management law practice covers the full spectrum of legal needs of such participants, including fund formation, business establishment, licensing, compliance, tax, transactional and M&A and litigation. A private International Collective Investment Scheme (ICIS) is a private fund that can be formed under the laws of Cyprus. A private ICIS can have up to 100 investors, also known as unit-holders. The purpose of a private ICIS is the collective investment of funds injected in such schemes by the unit-holders. It provides an arrangement that enables a number of investors to add collectively their assets, have these professionally managed and invested by independent managers/entities and, in case of successful investment, extract their profits in a tax efficient manner.

- Infrastructure Law & PPP/PFI

Infrastructure projects of high scale and proportion often entail complex legal issues on stages such as procurement, financing, design and partnerships. The increasing use of Public Private Partnerships (PPP) to carry out large construction or other projects makes specialized legal services an imperative element of delivering a successful end result. We advise on all stages and processes of infrastructure projects, all forms of procurement, including design and build, construction management, supply and other commercial agreements and also address the legal issues.

- Litigation

Although our Firm prides itself in approaching the legal issues brought before it with the avoidance of potential disputes in mind, we recognize the inevitability of disputes arising in any context, domestically or internationally. Ensuring that our Clients can pursue and safeguard their interests in whatever manner possible means we have fully committed dispute resolution and litigation practice. Our Firm gives particular emphasis to the negotiation stage and alternative dispute resolution, in which fields we strive to implement pioneering techniques. Nonetheless, our Litigation services cover the full range of party disputes and our Advocates appear before all courts and tribunals of Cyprus.

- Trusts and Estates

The Cyprus International Trust is an ideal structure for estate planning and asset protection at the maximum tax effectiveness. Our Firm ensures that our Clients can take advantage of the Cyprus International Trust and harness the full benefits it offers with respect to their assets or inheritance in the case of individuals, employee benefit schemes in the case of employers or for any other purpose the flexibility of the Cyprus International Trust can be implemented.

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EUROJURIS
International Referral

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Dr. Anastasios Antoniou
Managing Advocate
Agency and Distributorship, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Appellate Practice, Arbitration, Aviation Law