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 agile team at Ioannides Demetriou LLC provides the full range of civil, public and administrative law litigation services to major local and international clients. The litigation team is renowned for its expertise in the fields of both international and local commercial litigation, including advising on shareholder disputes, commercial law cases, and banking, financial and corporate disputes. The firm regularly represents foreign governments and private clients before the courts of Cyprus. Additionally, it often appears before various administrative organs on the island, such as the Tender Review Authority and the Committee for the Protection of Competition. The practice is adept at advising on arbitration and ADR litigation matters, particularly where there are disputes relating to private and public-sector projects. Pambos Ioannides
, Andrew Demetriou and Christos Frakalas are highly regarded. Theo Demetriou, Demetris Kronides, Savvas Yiordamlis and Anna C. Christou are all recommended, as well.
Cyprus > Real estate and construction
The first-rate team at Ioannides Demetriou LLC has an excellent reputation in the property sector. It has notable experience in construction and property finance. This expertise helps clients in large-scale PPP, development and infrastructure projects. It continues to play a pivotal role in many of the major construction projects on the island with substantial experience in real estate transactions and construction law. Its clients include international and local banks, public bodies and semi-governmental organisations, as well as universities, and national and international contractors. It acts for numerous hotel and tourism companies, concession holders and businesses. Pambos Ioannides and Andrew Demetriou both receive plaudits for their experience in construction and property-related claims and arbitrations. Christos Frakalas is another highly skilled practitioner, alongside Demetris Kronides.