The Legal 500

The firm

Andreas Neocleous & Co LLC is one of the leading firms in the Eastern Mediterranean, with 126 lawyers and tax consultants who are all specialists in their fields. Internationally focused, with a broad practice offering a full range of services, its expanding client base ranges from private individuals to market-leading multinational organisations.

The firm has offices in six countries, including the main destinations for investment into the dynamic economies of central and eastern Europe. Following recent expansion in Nicosia, Moscow and Sevastopol, 2008 saw the relocation of the firm’s headquarters into new purpose-built, state-of-the-art premises in Limassol. Andreas Neocleous & Co LLC has particular expertise in eastern European and CIS cross-border corporate finance transactions and joint venture projects, with clients including international banks and financial institutions, insurance, energy, telecommunications and broadcasting companies and US and UK ‘Magic Circle’ firms. In 2008 it became the only Cyprus law firm to be rated in the top tier by The Legal 500 EMEA in all practice areas.

Areas of practice

Admiralty and maritime: handles collisions, charterparty disputes and executions of judgments against shipping companies worldwide. It also deals with all aspects of ship finance and registration under the Cypriot and other flags.

Banking and finance: advises major financial institutions on all aspects of financial services and banking. The firm has strong links with commercial and investment banks, trust companies and underwriters.

Corporate and commercial/mergers and acquisitions: advises on corporate management and governance, formation, merger and acquisition of companies in Cyprus and abroad, corporate reconstruction and reorganisation, capital raising and private equity work.

Competition and European Union law: advises multinational enterprises investing or considering an investment in Cyprus on competition and merger control issues and opportunities arising from the incorporation of EU directives into Cyprus legislation.

Intellectual property: advises on the acquisition, registration and protection of all types of intellectual property. The firm specialises in high-level advice to international clients on the protection and exploitation of intellectual property using Cyprus-based structures.

Litigation and arbitration: as well as handling all types of litigation, this department conducts domestic and international arbitration, mediation and other forms of ADR.

Infrastructure and project finance: the firm assists clients on landmark developments, global PFI and PPP projects. Advice is specifically tailored to dovetail with the corresponding commercial, banking and finance and tax aspects.

Tax law and international tax planning: the department advises on tax law and treaties, plans structures for multinational companies and handles tax disputes. The Cyprus tax regime provides attractive tax planning opportunities for cross-border investment and company reorganisations.

Languages
Arabic
Czech
English
French
German
Greek
Hungarian
Italian
Russian
Spanish
Turkish
Ukrainian

Other offices
Brussels
Budapest
Kiev
Moscow
Nicosia
Paphos
Prague
Sevastopol

Member
International Attorneys’ Club
International Bar Association
International Business Law Consortium
International Tax Planning Association

Number of lawyers 126
at this office 83