Areas of Practice
antitrust and competition
We advise and assist both local and international clients on all aspects of national and EU Competition Law, including the following:
Merger Control, which comprises of the preparation, drafting and filing of notifications of proposed concentrations of major importance with the Cyprus Commission for the Protection of Competition as regards mergers and acquisitions for Phase I and Phase II transactions and representing clients in order to secure the requisite approvals.
Dealing with complaints regarding anti-competitive behavior and representing clients before the Cyprus Commission for the Protection of Competition and any other relevant bodies, including the Administrative Court of Cyprus.
Abuse of dominance and other restrictive practices.
Cartel investigations.
Competition Compliance.
State Aid.
Horizontal and vertical commercial agreements.
Dawn raids.
Leniency applications.
Drafting and review of distribution agreements and supply agreements so as to be in line with competition law principles.
corporate and commercial law
We provide advice on all kinds of legal issues to our clients across a broad range of commercial matters. Our services include, amongst others, the following:
Drafting and review of joint-venture agreements and share purchase agreements as well as other standard types of commercial contracts such as shareholders agreements and non-disclosure agreements.
Provision of legal opinions with respect to capacity, enforceability and proper execution.
Advising companies on share pledge and guarantee agreements with respect to loan facilities; preparing all relevant resolutions and handling of execution process.
Undertaking legal due diligence exercises.
Interpretation and implementation of corporate governance sources in Cyprus.
Assisting and consulting shareholders of Cyprus companies on their rights in the operation and management of a Cyprus company.
Providing opinions on internal corporate rules and regulations.
Review and drafting of general corporate documents (Memorandum and Articles of Association), financing and security documentation.
Provision of legal advice with regard to, use, registrability, exploitation and protection of trademarks and trade names.
Data protection
Our firm can provide the following legal assistance with respect to data privacy and protection:
Drafting of or reviewing existing privacy policies.
Addressing of any issues or questions of law relating to your organization.
Issuing of legal opinions on any related matters.
Drafting and filing with the Data Protection Commissioner of various forms required for notification purposes or for the transfer of personal data to third countries.
Regulatory and financial services advice
Our firm provides advisory services and support to achieve compliance with respect to the following:
the Cyprus Banking Law, the Payment Services Law, the Prevention of Money Laundering Law;
the directives, regulations and guidelines issued by the Central Bank of Cyprus;
the directives, regulations and guidelines issued by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission;