The Legal 500 > Europe, Middle East & Africa > Cyprus > Banking and finance

‘Technically very strong in a jurisdiction where this is not always the case. Also, have the wherewithal to assist on substantial financing transactions and comply with necessary timeframes.’

‘The stand-outs from our perspective are Marios Hadjigavriel, Christiana Vassilou Miliou and Olga Adamidou.’

‘They have acquired good experience in this area of the law and are in a position to give good practical advice and solutions.’

‘Marios Hadjigavriel is a key player with banking background. This is very helpful as he knows not only the theory but also the practice. A good practical approach.’

‘Very responsive and capable team. Provide efficient and pragmatic advice.’ 

‘James West is extremely responsive and on top of all issues.’

‘Stand-out partners and associates are Dr. Demetris Roti and Mr. Konstantinos Michail, whose main features are: Attention to detail; flagging issues arising in the context of the proposed course of action and addressing them; good communication between them and with collaborating attorney; and inter-changeable availability at all times and on short notice.’ 

‘Strong capabilities in banking, finance and corporate structures – very responsive and always hands-on to complete smoothly.’

‘Demosthenes Mavrelis has great insight to the Cyprus market and business environment, his input was consistently relied upon by the client to support the transaction.’ 

‘The George Y. Yiangou team is quick, efficient, responsive, knowledgeable, experienced and very helpful. They are a pleasure to work with.’

‘The team has a great deal of experience with cross-border transactions and structuring through Cyprus. They are very commercial with their advice and give practical solutions to problems. They are responsive and easy to reach when needed.’ 

‘Lory Cirstea is a standout lawyer within the team. She has a good overview of transactions and clearly communicates issues and solutions to them.’ 

‘Lory Cirstea is the reason we keep returning to Yiangou. She is very competent, well organised and delivers.’ 

‘The lawyers provide prompt and competent responses and show good understanding of the market, industry and legal trends.’ 

‘Lory Cirstea is an astute legal manager who demonstrates an eagerness to meet the client’s needs while making sure all risks are highlighted and covered.’ 

‘The practice is very experienced in cross-border transactions with a Cyprus component and they are very familiar with the usual requirements – legal and commercial – of such transactions. They are also very friendly and a pleasure to work with.’ 

‘Chris Yiangou is an intelligent and experienced lawyer, and provides valuable and bespoke advice.’ 

‘Ioannides Demetriou LLC is an exceptional firm; its quality of people, together with the high level of expertise and the quick turnarounds, are more than mere factors of its professionalism.’

‘The partners and associates at Ioannides Demetriou LLC deliver tailor-made solutions to legal issues whilst taking into consideration the needs and profile of their clients.’

‘Christina Ioannidou and Savvas Yiordamlis are always readily available to assist in urgent matters and provide high level of expertise and legal services.’

‘The team is always available and very helpful. They demonstrate great commitment to our projects.’ 

‘Lorena Charalambous is an outstanding performer and is able to deal with multiple projects at the same time.’ 

‘They stay one step ahead of other local counsel firms working on the same deal. We know that Cyprus matters will be successfully dealt with on any deal where MK work on the Cypriot front.’ 

‘Tonia Antoniou and Lorena Charalambous are our key contacts at MK. They are very hands-on and super-quick and think outside the box.’ 

‘Very fast and efficient team, with a good knowledge of business.’

‘They are among the most pre-eminent practices in the region and we regularly seek out their assistance on the most complex cross-border finance transactions.’ 

‘Lia Iordanou Theodoulou is super-responsive, professional and deeply committed to her client base, and she keenly understands the commercial needs and dynamics of her clients. Fellow partner Stella Strati is an exceptional talent and a superstar lawyer who we enjoy working with.’

‘A close knit team that often goes above and beyond what is needed. Quality and professionalism are never compromised despite a very reasonable approach to fees.’ 

‘Panayotis Mouaimis and Michalis Mouaimis both provide a meticulous and effective service.’

‘The Banking & Finance team of Stelios Americanos & Co LLC is extremely professional and efficient in all engagements and dealings. They are hard working and have very good industry knowledge. Within project development, the firm is highly specialised in real estate financing projects and we regularly engage their services for these matters.’

‘Olga Petrova provides timely and clear advice and understands our business objectives well.’ 

‘The team is very responsive and client-oriented.’ 

‘Stelios Americanos and Despina Americanou are very sensitive to the client’s needs and always try to provide as much practical advice as possible.’ 

‘Stelios Americanos is a great lawyer with excellent capabilities, expertise, a lot of experience, and is very practical and efficient.’ 

‘Strong understanding of regulatory landscape and ability to work well with banks and regulators.’ 

‘Stelios Americanos has exceptional knowledge of local laws, as well as strong personal relationships with all major banks. He can think outside of the box and displays exceptional attention to detail.’

‘Stavros Clerides is a polyvalent lawyer, with up-to-date awareness of trends and dynamics in law and business. Effie Anastasiou is well-versed in finance matters, with strong expertise in cross border transactions.’

‘Our primary contact was Natalie Sepou, who was helpful and extremely responsive and provided excellent insight into Cypriot specific issues.’ 

‘The team followed instruction clearly, delivered clear value in the time specified and were able to provide a commercial assessment of the legal risk associated with the cases that allowed us to make a clear quantification of the value at risk.’ 

‘I have never come across anyone like Kypros Ioannides, the perfect blend between the technical expert you expect from a Cambridge University graduate and the commercial savvy lawyer who is into technology and new trends you expect from a partner at a consulting firm.’ 

‘I work a lot with Kypros Ioannides and Natalie Sepou. Their readiness to go the extra mile, their solution oriented approach, as well as their personal qualities, make these professionals different from other lawyers in Cyprus.’ 

‘This practice provides a comprehensive service, approaches issues in a practical manner and assists the client in the process.’ 

‘Kypros Ioannides is like no other lawyer! Truly exceptional!‘

‘Kinanis LLC team provides the best legal support in Cyprus in the field of Banking and Finance. They demonstrate a client-centered approach and a highest level of competency, along with an innovative look at the financial sector.’ 

‘Kinanis team members are distinguished by their loyalty and ability to find the best possible solutions for their clients. The stand-out partners are Christos P. Kinanis, Charalambos Meivatzis and Natalie Petrides.’

‘Pyrgou Vakis LLC is distinguished from other firms, through the fact that they listen, analyse and come forward with solutions. Their service is personalized and sincere.’ 

‘Pyrgou Vakis LLC’s ethics are of the highest standards. Their friendship, courtesy, knowledge and honesty have become very important to us during our day to day cooperation. Pyrgou Vakis LLC is a Law Firm with a rare combination: they consistently exhibits great skill and knowledge with a friendly, direct approach. Their staff are always personable and of high integrity.’ 

‘All lawyers are distinguished by professionalism, hard work, high integrity, efficiency, skills with a friendly direct approach. Pyrgou Vakis LLC partners, Pyrgou Melina, Vakis Demetris and Andreou Despo, as well as their associates Papa Georgia and Charalambous Stavros always strive to provide us with their services in a timely manner, with professionalism on any legal matter depending on their field of specialisation/expertise.’ 

‘We are very satisfied with the responsiveness, patience and general professionalism of the Erotocritou team.’ 

‘Partner Alexis Erotocritou is very responsive, and a person easy to work with. Elena Papangelodemou is very helpful, diligent and attentive.’ 

‘This team is very versatile in their banking and finance expertise. They provide not only a high quality service but also they work closely with their clients which allows them to provide a service that is adapted to each client’s particular business needs.’ 

‘Alexis Erotocritou stands out for being an exceptional strategic thinker that has an incredible ability to identify any possible shortcoming at an early stage of a matter. Alexis has an extensive track record in working with financial institutions internationally.’ 

‘Alexis Erotocritou and Andreas Erotocritou are both leading lawyers in Cyprus.’

‘A.G Erotoxritou LLC consists of hard working lawyers who operate as a team to deal with every legal matter. Their professionalism goes beyond their clients’ expectations and they always aim to achieve the finest results.’

‘Andreas Erotocritou and Alexis Erotocritou’s professionalism, organisation and ways of thinking are unique, making their firm one of the most exciting and promising for future clients.’

‘Throughout our cooperation with AGP, we have been in contact with Angelos Paphitis as well as Elena Kanarini who have both been very helpful and diligent. They are well aware of the regulatory industry and they manage to sort things out as promised.’ 

‘I choose to work mostly with Elena Kanarini because she is a smart, fast, experienced and diligent person.’ 

‘Angelos Paphitis is a strong character, with incredibly high knowledge when it comes to banking and finance laws.’ 

‘Highly professional and qualified banking and finance team. It is worth noting that AGP is truly a client-oriented firm that provided us with pragmatic legal advice and responded extremely quickly.’ 

‘Michael Damianos is very efficient, solution-oriented, reasonable and pragmatic, efficient, easy accessible, with excellent cost-quality balance approach.’ 

‘The team dealt with the requests with ease and in a timely manner, without trying to over complicate things. A number of practical advices were given, but in the same time protecting interests of the lender, as our joint client.’

‘Both Michael Damianos and Loukia Herodotou offered high level of service.’ 

‘Attentive to clients’ needs, polite and professional.’

‘They have an in depth knowledge of the peculiarities of clients, which simplifies things a lot. Their team is efficient and responds immediately to all queries and requests for action.’ 

‘Mr Alexandros Alexandrou, Mr. Criton Tornaritis, Mr. Kleopas Stylianou and Mr. Marios Panayiotou reply immediately on a number of the company’s queries which may be attributed to their comprehensive and extensive knowledge of the law and local regulations.’