Ioannides Demetriou LLC: Cyprus

We are a top-ranked, full-services commercial law firm at the forefront of the Cypriot legal services market. In our ranks we have lawyers recognised as leading individuals in their chosen fields.

Our corporate law team has unrivaled experience and has advised on some of Cyprus' largest business deals to date. Our litigators are purebred litigators who advocate some of the most complex, multi-jurisdictional disputes heard before the Cypriot courts.

We act as counsel to the largest private and public entities in Cyprus, including the government of the Republic of Cyprus.

Ioannides Demetriou LLC's domestic client base includes some of the island's largest corporations which operate and conduct business in all areas of the commercial spectrum, public and semi - public bodies, local banks, trade unions, public and private foundations, universities, the largest building contractors on the island, government concessionary holders and a host of local commercial enterprises considered leaders in their fields. The government of the Republic of Cyprus entrusts the firm's lawyers to advise on international contracts, sit as arbitrators in disputes involving local government contracts and to head public enquiries.

The foreign client base is equally enviable. Many of the largest and most reputable international law firms choose Ioannides Demetriou LLC as their preferred firm to work with in Cyprus. Our foreign client base includes foreign governments, multinationals, large corporations and private individuals conducting business in multiple jurisdictions. We routinely handle high value international corporate disputes that contain a Cypriot element as well as enforcement proceedings in relation to foreign arbitral awards.

Due to the demands of our client base, which conducts business both domestically and internationally, we understand and place great emphasis on the need to foster strong and longstanding links with the world's leading law firms. These range from the largest international law firms to independent law firms. These firms may differ in size but they share our commitment to quality, client care and the need to act in accordance to the highest ethical standards of the legal profession at all times.

Our lawyers are members of the International Bar Association, the Cyprus Bar Association, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus, The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and the Institute of Directors. A number of our lawyers are qualified arbitrators, mediators and insolvency practitioners.

For us quality is a habit. We are the longest standing ISO-certified law firm in Cyprus. We are ISO 9001:2015 certified with the scope of legal advisors and legal consultancy in all fields of the legal profession.

We work in established teams containing lawyers of all ranks, from Directors to Associates. This allows us to work in an effective and cost-efficient manner for our client's benefit.

Our approach to billing is flexible and totally transparent. Time spent on a case is meticulously recorded and clients have access to our time records upon demand. In many instances these accompany our invoices.

Our DNA

Our "DNA" is a set of principles that form the basis of what we do and explain why we do it.

They go deeper than providing the highest quality of legal services for we already take this as a given.

These principles are what we stand for, not only as Ioannides Demetriou LLC but also as individuals. Our DNA is made up of the following principles:

To work with tenacity in getting results and to add value to our client's business

To be for our clients a sword as well as a shield and to afford them the confidence that comes with correct legal advice

To amass knowledge and know-how and share it with our clients

To act with integrity in all our dealings and to steer away from situations that might lead us to compromise our sense of morality and fairness

To maintain a business model that is profitable, sustainable and that is capable of providing an exciting and fulfilling career

To find and develop talent and to create a working environment in which talent is rewarded

To use technology to increase efficiency

To avoid remaining static

Areas of Practice Descriptions

The firm provides legal and advisory services to both public and private sector clients in the fields of litigation, dispute resolution, corporate law, banking, insurance, financing, mergers/acquisitions, taxation, energy, construction, competition, shipping, aviation law, litigation, ADR, BOT/PFI. Additionally, the firm's prominent position and high level of contacts built through the excellent reputation and expertise of its partners enables it to provide invaluable assistance in the fields of public and government affairs and government relations.

Litigation/ADR

The firm's civil and administrative law litigation lawyers provide the full range of civil and public/administrative law litigation services. The litigation team is renowned for its expertise in the fields of both international and local commercial litigation, including banking, financial disputes and public and administrative law recourses before the courts of Cyprus and administrative organs such as tender review authorities and competition tribunals and the full range of arbitration and ADR services. The firm has been involved in many of the largest civil litigation suits heard in Cyprus and regularly represents foreign governments and private clients before the courts of Cyprus.

Commercial and Corporate Law

The firm provides the full range of commercial law services to local and international businesses in all aspects of their activities ranging from establishment, structuring and advice on a daily basis in commercial transactions. The firm's corporate lawyers handle, among other, corporate acquisitions, mergers, corporate finance agreements, corporate reorganisations and restructuring, corporate investigations, international corporate transactions, stock exchange listings and public offers.

Private Client Services

IOANNIDES DEMETRIOU LLC also offer private client services for high net worth individuals that add both security and value to the private client to a fully legitimate international legal environment.

Tax Advisory

The firm's tax professionals provide tax advisory services to both local and international clients in the areas of corporate and personal taxation, asset and wealth management, international tax and estate planning and Value Added Tax. In addition, they can assist with the provision of tax opinions, tax rulings, representations at the tax office as well as tax disputes and litigation in co-operation with our litigation department.

Fiduciary Services

The firm offers fully fledged fiduciary services, which include corporate administration, accounting, tax/VAT compliance services and other related management services via its specialised wholly owned subsidiary Nobel Trust Ltd.

• Arbitration
• Banking and Finance
• Commercial Law
• Corporate Administrative Services
• Corporate Law
• Data Protection
• Dispute Resolution
• Employment
• Energy
• EU and Competition
• Insurance
• Intellectual Property
• Litigation
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Private Client
• Public and Administrative Law
• Real Estate and Construction
• Restructuring / Insolvency
• Stock Exchange Listings and Public Offerings
• Tax Advisory
• Transport - Maritime and Admiralty