Michael Kyprianou & Co. LLC

Managing Partner: Menelaos Kyprianou

Number of partners: 12

Number of lawyers: 62

Languages: Greek, English, German, Russian, Ukrainian, Maltese, French, Spanish, Chinese, Hebrew

Firm Overview: 

The firm has grown to become one of the largest law firms in Cyprus with offices in Nicosia, Limassol and Paphos. The firm also has a strong international presence with fully fledged offices in Greece (Athens), Malta (Birkirkara), Germany (Frankfurt), Israel (Tel Aviv), in the Ukraine (Kiev), in the United Arab Emirates (Dubai) and in the United Kingdom (London). It is a member of exclusive international networks such as the International Fraud Group, Multilaw and World Link for Law.

Main Areas Of Practice:  

Banking & Finance:  

2 partners and 20 fee earners

The firm is recognised as a leading adviser of banks, financial institutions, borrowers and security providers in multi-jurisdictional as well as domestic financing transactions. Among others, the team specialises in international leveraged finance, asset and project finance, financial restructurings, security enforcement and distressed debt.

Contact: Tonia Antoniou

Tel: +357 2536 3685

Email: [email protected]

Corporate & Commercial:  

3 partners and 24 fee earners

The corporate and commercial team has extensive experience across the broad spectrum of corporate and M&A law including incorporation and acquisition of Cyprus and offshore companies, corporate reorganisations and restructurings, cross-border and domestic mergers, corporate governance issues, joint ventures and redomiciliation.

Contact: Lambros Soteriou

Tel: +357 2536 3685

Email: [email protected]

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration: 

4 partners and 20 fee earners

The firm advises clients in all aspects of corporate and commercial disputes and has extensive experience in cross border litigation. It is constantly instructed by leading London and Moscow law firms and has been involved in the most important cross border court cases before the Cyprus courts.

Contacts: Menelaos Kyprianou and Marina Hadjisoteriou

Tel: +357 2244 7777 / +357 25363685

Emails: [email protected] / [email protected]European & Competition Law:

2 partners and 2 fee earners

The firm provides advice to clients in relation to various aspects of Cyprus and European competition law and policy relevant to, inter alia, infringements of competition concerning mergers and concentrations, restrictive agreements or further issues relevant to limitation of competition.

Contact: Menelaos Kyprianou

Tel: +357 2244 7777

Email: [email protected]

Intellectual Property: 

The firm specialises in all aspects of the area including the filing of national applications for Cyprus trademarks and patents as well as European and International applications.

Contact: Agis Charalambous

Tel: +357 2244 7777

Email: [email protected]

Shipping, Transport & Offshore: 

2 partners and 7 fee earners

The firm advises ship owners, charterers, insurers, management companies, banks, service providers, oil companies and offshore contractors worldwide, with a particular focus on the Cypriot, Greek, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Middle East & Asian markets. It assists clients with a wide spectrum of services, ranging from commercial contractual matters and disputes, ship finance and innovative shipping to maritime regulation and compliance policies. The firm’s international presence, additionally allows it to serve its clients beyond borders, providing them with vessel registration services in all flag jurisdictions, execution of judgments worldwide, sanctions as well as international energy, oil and gas matters.

Contact: Andreas Lytras

Tel: +357 22444 7777

Email: [email protected]

Immovable Property:  

3 partners and 10 fee earners

The firm assists clients in all matters regarding Cyprus immovable property law and represents clients before the land registry, the tax authorities and the stamp duty authority. It renders legal advice in all aspects of a Cyprus property purchase up until the closing of the transaction.

Contact: Savvas Savvides

Tel: +357 2639 0800

Email: [email protected]

International Tax Planning: 

3 partners and 10 fee earners

The firm’s tax experts provide advice on tax structures, holding companies, trust settlements and tax planning in Cyprus and abroad. They also represent clients before the tax authorities and negotiate tax disputes on their behalf.

Contact: Lambros Soteriou

Tel: +357 2536 3685

Email: [email protected]

Immigration Law: 

3 partners and 10 fee earners

The firm assists clients in all aspects of Cyprus immigration law and in particular in Cyprus citizenship applications (including citizenship by investment), Cyprus permanent residence (immigration permits), employment permits, visitor permits, Cyprus visas, registration of companies with foreign activities with the migration department to employ third-country nationals and other relevant permits.

Contact: Savvas Savvides

Tel: +357 2693 0800

Email: [email protected]