The Legal 500

Cyprus

Banking and finance

Banking and finance - ranked: tier 1

Patrikios Pavlou & Associates LLC

The team at Patrikios Pavlou & Associates LLC is adept at handling multi-jurisdictional projects. It is acting for a major Russian bank on the refinancing of a large international oilfield services group. Bank of America Merrill Lynch and UniCredit Bank are also clients. Stella Strati and Lia Iordanou Theodoulou are recommended along with Stavros Pavlou.

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Commercial, corporate and M&A

Commercial, corporate and M&A - ranked: tier 1

Patrikios Pavlou & Associates LLC

Patrikios Pavlou & Associates LLC has been active advising on many international mergers and acquisitions as well as reorganisations and liquidations. It counts Eriell Group and UniCredit Bank as clients. The team ‘acts as one and is very reliable, efficient and accessible’. Lia Iordanou Theodoulou  is ‘very professional’; Stavros Pavlou has 'a very deep knowledge of the law’; and Stella Strati is another primary contact.

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Dispute resolution

Dispute resolution - ranked: tier 1

Patrikios Pavlou & Associates LLC

Patrikios Pavlou & Associates LLC's ‘professional and attentive’ team handles a wide range of banking litigation. Clients include Commerzbank and Delo Group. Stavros Pavlou ‘achieves great results on complex matters quickly’. Chrysostomos Nicolaou is also an experienced litigator.

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Real estate and construction

Real estate and construction - ranked: tier 3

Patrikios Pavlou & Associates LLC

Patrikios Pavlou & Associates LLC regularly advises domestic and foreign individuals and corporate clients on property-related matters. Stavros Pavlou is a primary contact.

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Tax

Tax - ranked: tier 1

Patrikios Pavlou & Associates LLC

Patrikios Pavlou & Associates LLC is praised for its ‘solution-driven’ approach. It routinely handles the setting up of tax planning structures on complex cross-border deals and tax disputes. Clients include Alpha Bank (Cyprus) as well as several high-net-worth individuals and entrepreneurs. The ‘outstanding’ Stavros Pavlou is ‘passionate about what he does and how he does it’. Stella Strati ‘will always go the extra mile’.

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