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Athos Demetriou Associates LLC

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Athos Demetriou and George Ktorides co-head the department at Athos Demetriou Associates LLC, which advises on a range of complex local and cross-border disputes for various corporates and financial institutions. It is also trusted by many leading Cyprus investment firms and alternative investment funds to handle a range of contentious matters. Ktorides is skilled at handling mediation and also provides specialist advice on a whole host of regulatory issues.
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  •  Good knowledge of regulatory issues in Cyprus. Also well connected with agencies, Government and other professionals. Younger employees with stamina and good training by the Managing Partner.’

  • ‘Amazing attention to detail and solutions by Athos Demetriou.’

  • 'What makes the practice unique is the people and their personal touch with each client and each separate case.’

  • ‘Their understanding of each case from a business/commercial perspective and the ability to address commercial matters via legal arguments and connect the two effectively.’

  • ‘I worked with Mr. Athos Demetriou on a cross-border case that required intricate analysis of evidence. Mr. Demetriou is an excellent and experienced lawyer who was able to quickly grasp the essence of the case and the legal challenges. '

  • 'I was impressed with the firm's professionalism, the quality and efficiency of the legal analysis and work products and with the reliability and accessibility.’

Key clients

  • 7TSS Ltd
  • Alter Domus (cyprus) ltd
  • Arvis Capital ltd
  • Astrobank ltd
  • Autotechnica (cyprus) ltd
  • Banc de Binary ltd
  • Bitconvert ltd
  • Blossem Services limited
  • ES Processing International LTD
  • eToro Group ltd
  • F1markets ltd
  • Fiduserve Management Ltd

Work highlights

Acted for Banc de Binary Ltd to successfully overturn in the Court of Appeal a first-instance court decision rejecting an application to set aside judgment against Banc de Binary Ltd.
Acted for NLB d.d. (ex-Sberbank banka d.d.) to successfully challenge a petition seeking injunctive, freezing and (Norwich) disclosure orders against the bank due to a dispute between the plaintiffs and some of the bank’s clients.
Acted for Mann Made Cyprus Ltd to successfully challenge a petition seeking injunctive and freezing orders in a shareholders’ dispute.

Practice head

Athos Demetriou; George Ktorides