Athos Demetriou Associates LLC

The firm: Athos Demetriou Associates LLC is a full-service commercial law firm which provides professional advice of the highest standards to international and local clients. The team of lawyers have extensive experience in handling complex cases and transactions and can deliver efficient, effective and highly diversified advice in a number of areas.

The firm has strengthened its footprint in the Cypriot financial services market with the legal representation and counselling of a number of Cyprus investment firms and alternative investment funds and it is considered as being among the market leaders in the field. It has also strengthened its network of professionals with regards to commercial, corporate and M&A issues.

The firm takes pride in its strong reputation in the banking and finance, and commercial areas of practice with consecutive commendations in the fields while also offering an expanding litigation and dispute resolution practice.

In the years since its founding the firm has continuously grown, bringing together the expertise of highly experienced, motivated, ambitious and innovative lawyers and consultants and the skill of competent administrative personnel, reflecting the firm’s overall growth and expansion owed to the support and trust of its clients.

Areas of practice: Banking and finance: the firm provides advice to multinational and domestic clients on complex assignments specialising in syndicated and non-syndicated bank financing as well as lending, restructuring and reorganisation. The firm regularly receives instructions and co-operation mandates from international law firms.

Financial services: the firm’s practice in the Cypriot financial services market is one of the largest, with many leading Cyprus investment firms and alternative investment funds trusting the firm for the deep market knowledge and experience of its team. The firm advises such investment firms on various corporate, transactional, regulatory and compliance matters. In addition, Athos Demetriou has represented a number of those clients before the courts and the regulator.

Commercial, corporate and M&A: the firm provides advice to multinational and domestic clients in all matters relating to corporate and commercial law, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital investments as well as commercial litigation. Anna Skouuri represents clients on matters relating to shareholders’ disputes, liquidation proceedings, cross-border transactions and derivative actions with an experience in cross-border mergers and acquisitions, asset financing transactions, debt restructuring and international trusts.

Litigation and dispute resolution: the firm has an expanding litigation and dispute resolution practice offering representation and advice in matters concerning disputes, litigation and arbitration processes in Cyprus at all stages and for a wide range of areas, including inter alia corporate, banking, construction and general civil and criminal litigation. George Ktorides represents and advises network investment firms in the resolution of disputes arising from client complaints and other regulatory matters.

Tax and international tax planning: the firm provides a wide range of domestic and international tax advice to companies and individuals including advice on the structuring and execution of transactions and strategic tax planning and advises domestic and international clients on using Cyprus companies and/or in doing business in or via Cyprus.

Trusts and estate planning: the firm advises high-net-worth individuals, families, private banks and trust companies on all aspects of Cyprus trust law, offering advice on taxation, estate planning needs, trust formation, and administration and offers trustee services and drafting of wills.

Real estate and immigration law: the firm offers services in all matters relating to real estate, immigration law, citizenship applications, immigration permits, permanent residence permits and employment permits including drafting and negotiating sale agreements and acquisition of property by non-EU citizens.