The competition department at Chrysses Demetriades & Co Law Office is headed by Polyvios Panayides. The practice handles a sizeable amount of merger control and antitrust work before the Cyprus Commission for the Protection of Competition. It provides specialist EU and competition law advice to leading international law firms, large local companies, and international corporations. The practice receives a steady flow of work on large deals with a Cypriot dimension. It has developed competition law expertise in both merger control and antitrust matters covering niche areas, such as in the consumer goods, shipping and ports, hotels, real estate, insurance and energy sectors. Ioanna Kyriakidou is another name to note.
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‘Polyvios Panayidis is a real expert with unique local and international experience. He is a calm force of excellence. He is well connected with local stakeholders and regulators and he has built a team of lawyers who deliver all the time.’
‘Polyvios is an excellent litigator and at the same time the advisor you need on merger control and antitrust issues. His advice is always balanced and result-oriented.’
'The team demonstrated a comprehensive understanding of the competition filing requirements. Consistently providing prompt responses, actions and support, fostering trust and reliability. Whilst illustrating commercial awareness of the subject industry, important for such filings.’
‘They have great cross-market knowledge and clearly work on a significant proportion of the leading matters. They are fully responsive and able to deliver within short timescales.’
‘The team at CD are highly responsive and able to deliver good product to short timescales.’
Work highlights
- Successfully defended a local company active in the import and wholesale trading of fresh fruits and vegetables in an antitrust ex-officio investigation by the CPC.
- Acted for a shipping company and a tech provider in a Phase I merger control clearance.
- Acting for a supermarket group in a recent merger filing relating to the acquisition of a competitor.
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Practice head
Polyvios Panayides
Other key lawyers
Ioanna Kyriakidou