George Z. Georgiou & Associates LLC' 'extremely efficient' practice is led by George Georgiou, who garners praise as ‘a fabulous team leader, great advocate and strategist'. The team excels in civil and commercial disputes, with particular expertise in advising on complex commercial and corporate litigation matters. Urgent interim injunctions and discovery/disclosure orders are also prominent in the group's workload, as well as shareholder disputes, commercial fraud issues and liquidation proceedings. Andri Mitsigga leads the local litigation team, and Romanos Loizides spearheads the international litigation group.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

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  • ‘George Georgiou is a very canny litigator who mulls over the next move and senses where to apply pressure.’

  • ‘George Georgiou is bright, wise, well-connected and energetic in his pursuit of client goals in litigation.’

  • ‘They provide a friendly personal re-assuring service to clients. Agathi and Romanos interacted well with each other and as such produced a powerful approach when dealing with the other side's lawyers as well as giving the clients a sense of confidence about the eventual good outcome of the case.’

  • ‘GZG provides a great combination of niche technical expertise and strategic judgment. They are assiduous in keeping up to date not just with the latest legal developments in their own jurisdiction but also in numerous other jurisdictions relevant to the cases they commonly work on.'

  • ‘The whole team at George Z. Georgiou is fantastic. They are highly responsive, produce excellent drafting, and are very user-friendly. George Georgiou, Natasa Zervou and Maya Athanatou are first-class. They are good strategic thinkers, draft well, and are the people you would want on your side in any complex multi-jurisdictional dispute.’

  • ‘The team, led by George Georgiou, is fiercely intelligent and on top of all detail. They are team players who, while authoritative in their field, understand when to step back in support of an overall objective in international litigation.’

  • ‘George Georgiou uses his extensive experience to provide confident and well considered strategic advice. He is open to and works to devise creative ideas in litigation which is of significant benefit to clients and those working alongside him. Romanos Loizides is passionate and tenacious.’

  • ‘Natasa Zervou and Andri Mitsigga respond in an extremely timely matter, they are very knowledgeable, effective and trustworthy but what impressed me the most is their ability to absorb lots of information and highlight the key issues in a short time. They explained the law and they outlined very clearly the process needed to be done.'

Key clients

  • State Health Services Organization

Work highlights

  • Acting on behalf of a HNWI in Cyprus in a highly contested case relating to the succession of an estate.

Lawyers

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

George Z. Georgiou, Andri Mitsigga, Romanos Loizides

Other key lawyers

Agathi Zervou, Natasa Zervou, Maya Athanatou