The well-established team at Alexandros Economou LLC receives a steady stream of instructions from banks and other financial institutions, large international groups and foreign law firms. Under the leadership of Alexandros Economou, the group is adept at advising on local and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, joint ventures, re-domiciliations and transactions in the real estate sector, as well as assisting with insolvencies. Senior associate Maria Katsikidou and associate Electra Theodorou are singled out for their contributions.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team's experience and commercial understanding makes the most difficult project look easy and straight forward. The team consists of great professionals who can promptly handle even the most complex tasks. Always proactive with a high level of professionalism and in-depth knowledge of the sector.’

  • ‘Maria Katsikidou and Electra Theodorou are extremely responsive and proactive on transactions with strong corporate and commercial law expertise. Alexandros Economou- excellent coordination of his team and generally very present and hands-on.'

  • ‘The firm has a great competence in Corporate governance. They are also very competent in Mergers and Acquisitions. They know very well the legal processes to merge or liquidate companies.'

  • ‘The team is very competent. They work fast and very efficiently. You can really rely on their recommendations and actions. They are very nice to work with, always willing to help.'

  • 'Maria Katsikidou and Alexandros Economou- I strongly recommend working with them. Maria and Alexandros are business oriented.’

  • ‘The team is unique in terms of dedication, reliability and knowledge in their practice. Their resolve to bring about the successful conclusion of the tasks at hand is admirable. The team is unique in this respect.’

  • ‘All the people of the firm have such a bond that they are like a family. They make a formidable team on the negotiating table.’

  • ‘Alexandros Economou and Electra Theodorou are both excellent.'

Key clients

  • Kinross Gold Corporation
  • Penta Group
  • Theova UHS Enterprise Solutions Ltd
  • A major real estate and hospitality group in Greece
  • A major European trading company based in the Czech Republic
  • Orange
  • Dufry Group
  • A Cyprus start-up with foreign investors
  • An indoor farming start-up
  • A major real estate group in Romania

Work highlights

  • Advised a major international bank in connection with the corporate restructuring of a major real estate group in Cyprus.
  • Advising a major international group of companies on the restructuring of the group.
  • Advised a major European group of companies on several cross-border mergers and a corporate restructuring of the group involving various jurisdictions.

Lawyers

Leading associates
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Leading partners
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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Alexandros Economou

Other key lawyers

Maria Katsikidou, Electra Theodorou