Our team is well placed to provide complete advice across all practice areas of business and commerce, and advise both its national and international clients on all legal, regulatory and tax aspects of investing and establishing operations in Cyprus.
Our team has a migration, corporate, tax and commercial department. It deals with a full range of complex company and corporate matters and provides integrated solutions for its clients.
Our team has been providing comprehensive tax advice both to local and foreign clients, and its tax experts are unique in this field. Our team is consisted from qualified accountants who assist and provide quality tax advice and planning solutions. Additionally, we have substantial experience in the creation and implementation of complex and efficient tax structures, and trusts as well as we offer top quality migration services to both national and international clients according to their needs.
The department prides itself on its ability to provide high-quality services to its clients in order to meet their business needs.
Corporate, Tax and Commercial department whose principal areas of work are the following:
COMPANY FORMATION & ADMINISTRATION
Our firm registers companies in Cyprus and foreign jurisdictions. Via our group of experts, we offer corporate management and administration services in respect of such companies.
Additionally, Our team provides advice and complete and integrated solutions to its entire client base (in Cyprus and abroad) on a wide range of complex corporate and commercial matters..
MIGRATION & IMMIGRATION
Our firm has extensive experience to provide quality advice and deal with all matters relating to Cyprus migration and immigration law. Our dedicated team deals with high net-worth individuals and their family dependents who are eligible in applying for citizenship or permanent residence under the special criteria of the Council of Ministers that waived the minimum stay in Cyprus providing a top-notch and efficient service, immigration permits, permanent residence permits, as well as employment permits and visas.
Our team is dedicated to advising you, and plan your immigration applications in the most efficient way, having great experience.
Our areas of practice are among others:
- Cyprus Residency by investment
- Companies of foreign interest & employment permits
- Cyprus Citizenship under special criteria
- Pink Slip (Temporary Residence Permit)
- Yellow Slip (Registration Certificate)
- Immigration visas
Our team of experts undertake the whole procedure until your application is finished, to make sure everything is processed smoothly.
BANKING & FINANCE
Our firm has substantial experience in assisting clients in all aspects of finance work and guiding them through the industry’s ever-changing legal landscape. Our lawyers are able to advise on the structuring, documentation and negotiation of all aspects of transactional work (including the taking and enforcement of security and the regulation of financial services).
The work undertaken by our Banking & Finance practice includes among others:
- Acquisition Finance
- Asset Finance
- Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency
- General Banking
- Project Finance
- Property Finance
- Trade Finance
ENERGY
The offshore industry’s presence is growing in Cyprus since the significant gas finds off Cyprus’ southern coast. Although the industry is still in its infancy as well as the regulation of the same, our team is monitoring developments and is ready to provide advice to the offshore industry in respect of projects taking place in Cyprus’ EEZ and continental shelf.
SHIPPING AND MARITIME LAW
Cyprus is a signatory to all major international maritime conventions and has bilateral cooperation agreements with 27 countries, among them leading suppliers of labour. In 2020, Cyprus’ merchant fleet had 1,735 ships with 24.6 million gross tonnage.
Our law firm has a specialty in the field of ahipping and maritime law and offer a professional and efficient service monitoring and advising its clients for all issue and/or advantages available.
We give clear and comprehensive advice on the following matters:
- Maritime commerce
- Choice of flag
- Vessel registration
- Employment issues specific to shipping companies
- Salvage and Collision
- Loss of or damage to cargo
- Ship sales and purchases
- Freight disputes and/or other dispute which can lead to litigation
AVIATION
Our team advises on a broad range of regulatory, commercial and competition matters for licensed airlines (domestic and international), and for owners of aircraft in respect of purchase, registration, financing and leasing arrangements. The unit also provides advice to and acts for financiers in matters of leasing and financing of aircraft.
IT & INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
We provide professional advice on all matters of information technology, and intellectual property law in respect of:
- E-commerce;
- Acquisitions and licensing of rights;
- Development of compliance and protection programs;
- Data protection and privacy;
- IP & IT due diligence and audits;
- Broadcasting rights and regulations;
- Internet law
Additionally, we also advise on all areas of intellectual property law including:
- Acquisition and licensing;
- Trademarks and trade names;
- Patents and technology;
- Copyright and design rights;
- Copyright and design rights;
- Internet and domain names;
- General IP rights
REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION
Our team represents developers, engineers, general contractors, financial institutions and investors providing an integrated portfolio of legal services which includes disputes arising from construction projects, drafting and negotiating contracts, bid protests regarding awards of public works contracts, lending and commercial real estate financing.
The firm also deals with a significant number of complex probate cases involving probate cases and our services range from commencing probate proceedings before the Cyprus Courts to the distribution of assets to the legal beneficiaries.
Additionally, we have substantial experience and expertise in dealing with all areas of construction law practice, both contentious and non-contentious and advises a large number of construction companies both national and international, which engage in construction activity in Cyprus. At the same time the firm acts and/or advises employers in connection with the engagement of and the completion of projects.
TRUSTS & INTERNATIONAL TRUSTS
Our firm deals with the establishment, management and administration of estates and trusts. The Cyprus International Trust can be personalized to provide specific solutions to the client’s needs especially in the area of tax planning, estate management and asset protection. We provide innovative and relevant solutions for clients through the preparation of wills, trust deeds and agreements, international tax planning, incorporation of trusts within a corporate structure and family partnerships.
TAX
Our firm provides specialized tax advice through our Tax Associates, and in association with them we form corporate entities and trusts to produce efficient tax structures on a stand-alone basis.
INVESTMENT FUNDS – CAPITAL MARKETS & FINANCIAL SERVICES
Our firm advises various national and international organizations on the establishment, licensing, operation and continuing compliance for funds in Cyprus.
Additionally, our team offers advice on the regulatory and compliance requirements for credit institutions, investment firms and intermediaries operating in and through Cyprus, including advice on the formation and licensing of Cyprus Investments Firms (CIF’s), Alternative Investment Funds (AIF) and any other type of licensing under Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission.
INSURANCE
Our firm can provide advice and services on the formation and licensing of insurance companies and, subsequent to licensing, offers advice on a continuous basis.
CRYPTO
We pride ourselves to be one of the few that offer assistance on the Crypto assets service provider license which has been approved recently from Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission, which gives a new breath of life in the Fintech world and the decentralization being finally met in Cyprus.