Mr George Mountis > Chrysostomides Advocates & Legal Consultants > Nicosia, Cyprus > Lawyer Profile
Chrysostomides Advocates & Legal Consultants Offices
1 LAMPOUSAS STREET
1095 NICOSIA
Cyprus
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Mr George Mountis
Work Department
Litigation, Abritration and Mediation
Position
Co-Managing Partner
Career
George Mountis is a Partner and head of the firm’s litigation and dispute resolution department. He has a leading role in the handling of the major high-profile commercial and corporate litigation cases undertaken by the firm such as major shareholders disputes, multi-million commercial and corporate fraud, injunctions and insolvency proceedings. His experience in these areas is extensive and varied. He represents clients in all types of multi-jurisdictional cases, and his many years of courtroom experience render him one of the leading litigators in Cyprus.
George has a central role in the firm’s arbitration and mediation practice. Being a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators FCiArb, he has acquired significant experience in this area, both as a legal advisor and counsel, as well as an arbitrator. Furthermore, he is a CEDR Accredited Mediator and, as such, has helped many clients of the firm resolve individual, corporate and other types of claims and disputes amicably.
George further specialises in Competition Law. He is responsible for some of the firm’s most important, high-profile cases in this area. He holds a Diploma in Economics of Competition Law from King’s College London.
George is currently member of the Board of Directors of the Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, a leading non-profit medical centre in Cyprus and has also been appointed member of the Board of Directors of the Nicosia Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Languages
English, Greek
Memberships
Cyprus Bar Association
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators FCiArb
CEDR Accredited Mediator
Education
- Diploma, Economics of Competition Law, King’s College London
- LLM (Corporate & Commercial Law), London School of Economics & Political Science
- LLB (Hons), University of Kent
Lawyer Rankings
Cyprus > Dispute resolution
(Leading partners)George Mountis – Chrysostomides Advocates & Legal Consultants
The team at Chrysostomides Advocates & Legal Consultants is praised for its ‘excellent performance at all levels’, under the first-class leadership of George Mountis. It is adept at dealing with the most complex and high-value cases before the local courts, various international arbitration courts and tribunals. The department has significant experience in commercial and corporate litigation, as well as in banking cases. Another area of expertise is handling administrative law litigation, and advising on applications for judicial review. The wide-ranging experience of the firm extends to many other areas spanning employment law, family and EU law, as well as issues relating to the games industry and IP litigation. It garners praise for its international capabilities too. Victoria-Zoi Papagiannis and Dimitris Papapolyviou are among the other highly recommended members of the department.
Cyprus > EU and competition
Chrysostomides Advocates & Legal Consultants has dedicated EU and competition law departments to handle both national and transnational projects. Clients include national government departments, European Commission Directorates, and multinational companies from a wide range of sectors. The group is well-equipped to handle a diverse range of matters, from advising on European business grant schemes to advising on regulatory issues for regulated industries. Other core areas of focus include advising on merger control, cartels, abuses of dominant positions and other anti-competitive agreements. George Mountis, Anna Rossides and Victoria-Zoi Papagiannis are the heads of the department. Alexandros Efstathiou left the firm in May 2024 to set up his own firm.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- EU and competition
- Intellectual property
- Tax