Christos Frakalas > Ioannides Demetriou LLC > Nicosia, Cyprus > Lawyer Profile
Ioannides Demetriou LLC Offices
THE CITY HOUSE, 17-19 THEMISTOCLI DERVI STREET
NICOSIA 1066
Cyprus
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Christos Frakalas
Position
Partner
Career
Christos is part of the firm’s litigation department. His main areas of focus are Arbitration, Corporate Law, Commercial Law, Dispute Resolution, Energy Law, EU and Competition Law, Litigation and Real Estate and Construction.
His clients range from some of the largest semi-public bodies in Cyprus, to multinational conglomerates and high net worth businessmen from around the world. Christos has also litigated on behalf of foreign governments and companies with most of his clientele originating from Russia and the Ukraine.
Renowned as an immensely effective, unphasable and captivating courtroom advocate who has intimate knowledge of the legal intricacies of courtroom litigation. Although he has litigated on a wide array of legal fields, he has made his name by litigating some of the most legally and factually complex and arduous corporate disputes ever heard before the Cypriot Courts, always presenting the case passionately and creating precedent on a number of novel issues along the way. The sort of cases he takes on can be characterised as fiercely contested affairs which play out on a multijurisdictional battleground. Strategy and timing are often of the essence in this sort of disputes. The same goes for being able to effectively command a team of lawyers and having the ability to work in seamless unison with the client’s counsel in the other jurisdictions.
His fields of expertise include Arbitration, Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Dispute Resolution, Energy, EU and Competition, Litigation, Real Estate and Construction.
Languages
English, Greek
Memberships
Cyprus Bar Association
Education
University of Leicester, Master’s degree, Law
Lancaster University, Bachelor’s degree, Law
Lawyer Rankings
Cyprus > Dispute resolution
The team at Ioannides Demetriou LLC garners praise for its ‘unwavering commitment to putting the client first and the ability to navigate complex legal challenges efficiently and creatively‘. The group handles the full range of civil, public and administrative law litigation for major local and international clients; the practice has established expertise in international and local commercial litigation, banking, financial and other corporate disputes. Pambos Ioannides
and Andrew Demetriou are ‘strategic thinkers, able to look ten steps ahead and plan to ensure the best results for the client.’ At a senior level, Christos Frakalas, Theo Demetriou and Demetris Kronides, along with Savvas Yiordamlis and Anna C. Christou, stand out as ‘very strong professionals‘.
Cyprus > Real estate and construction
The ‘client-centric’ team at Ioannides Demetriou LLC has an excellent reputation for acting on a wide spectrum of construction and project financing matters. Under the collective leadership of Pambos Ioannides, Andrew Demetriou, Christos Frakalas and Demetris Kronides, the practice has an excellent reputation for advising on both contentious and non-contentious mandates in the sector. Ioannides and Demetriou are both highly regarded for their expertise in arbitration. The client roster includes international and local banks, public bodies, hotels/tourism companies, semi-governmental organisations, public and private foundations, universities, international and local contractors, as well as major international and local commercial enterprises.