The ‘excellent’ Kyriakos Karatsis leads N. Pirilides & Associates LLC’s dispute resolution team, which offers clients specialist advice on commercial and cross-border litigation and arbitration. The team is most active on fraud cases, obtaining injunctions, shareholders’ disputes, insolvency proceedings, enforcement of foreign judgments, contractual disputes and construction and infrastructure disputes. Savvas Theofanous supports the team’s ability on shareholder matters, winding-up petitions, fraud cases and registration and enforcement of foreign judgments.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Kyriakos Karatsis is an excellent lawyer - knowledgeable, analytical, commercially minded and strong with clients, and Neofytos Pirilides is a highly respected figure with unparalleled experience in complex international disputes.’
- ‘An outstanding disputes team with an international reputation as one of Cyprus’s best for cross-border matters.’
- ‘The team exemplifies professionalism, responsiveness and a client-first mindset. Neofytos Pirilides brings energy and insight, while Kyriakos Karatsis ensures consistently high standards across the practice.’
- ‘Pirilides combines deep local legal knowledge with strong international expertise, delivering high-quality, globally informed advice.’
- ‘Kyriakos Karatsis is pragmatic, approachable and adaptable, delivering results even under tight deadlines.’
- ‘N. Pirilides & Associates LLC stands out for its mix of technical excellence, strategic vision and genuine client care. The team’s professionalism, transparency and collaborative culture create a first-class client experience.’
Key clients
- GDEV INC. (formely known as NEXTERS INC.)
- Monjasa
- Finstella
- EDT Offshore
- Silver Leaf Developments
- Mattheos Ioannou Etoimo Mpeton
- D. Zavos Group
- Interpath
- K. KYTHREOTIS HOLDINGS
- Symphony Ventures
Work highlights
Representing an international law firm, acting on behalf of a sovereign state, in connection with the initiation of enforcement proceedings in Cyprus to enforce a foreign judgment for costs, awarded in arbitration proceedings abroad and subsequently reaffirmed by a European court.
Provided a Cypriot law legal opinion for use in foreign proceedings concerning a €15m recovery claim, clarifying the interpretation and enforceability of Cypriot law security agreements linked to a foreign law loan.
Representing four of the fifteen defendants in a multi-party claim involving allegations of fraud, deceit, conspiracy to defraud, and breach of trust, with a claimed value of £5m.
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Practice head
Kyriakos Karatsis
Other key lawyers
Neofytos Pirilides; Savvas Theofanous; Titos Pirilides