National government departments, European Commission directorates, multinational and domestic companies and international law firms choose Chrysostomides Advocates & Legal Consultants‘ EU and competition team for its expert ability in EU law and antitrust investigations and merger control matters. The team has deep experience with European business grant schemes, regularly advises investment institutions and has a sector focus on tech, energy, automotive and banking and finance. George Mountis, a disputes and competition law expert, Anna Rossides, a corporate lawyer experienced working before the Commission for the Protection of Competition Law and Victoria-Zoi Papagiannis, a key disputes practitioner, lead the team.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The firm has experience in diverse areas of law covering both the domestic law of Cyprus and international arbitration, ECHR and EU-related aspects.'
- Victoria-Zoi Papagiannis is a first-class lawyer - extremely efficient, very responsive to client needs and has the ability to identify the key issues in complex legal disputes. She has excellent judgment.'
- ‘They are super efficient and commercially focused, which is of importance to any company. ’
- ‘Victoria is absolutely brilliant and not afraid to challenge us on difficult questions and resolve some very complex cases.’
Key clients
- Venus by Maria Tash
- European Commission
- Wolt Cyprus
- SAP SE
- Cinven Limited
- World Bank
- Entain Operations
- Mercedes-Benz AG
Work highlights
Represented Mercedes-Benz AG in an antitrust investigation of the national competition authority against the company and its Cyprus distributor.
Advising digital commerce platform Wolt and its affiliated online supermarket Wolt Market on all aspects of Cyprus and implemented EU law, including issues of product safety, food safety, hygiene regulation and all other regulatory matters.
Advised the European Commission on Cyprus compliance with EU directives promoting renewable energy through legislative conformity checks.
Practice head
George Mountis; Anna Rossides; Victoria-Zoi Papagiannis