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The firm: The law firm of Antis Triantafyllides & Sons LLC was founded in 1955. It is one of the oldest and best established law firms in Cyprus providing high-quality legal services in all areas of law to corporations, institutions, government entities and high-net-worth individuals. Its main practice focuses on domestic and international corporate and banking and finance law, it also boasts one of the strongest litigation teams in the country and a leading tax department. The firm currently employs 72 staff, including 35 lawyers and legal consultants. Antis Triantafyllides, the founder of the firm, was the Cyprus member of the Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce throughout the greater part of his legal career. The firm offers an optimum service to clients in terms of high-quality transactional work combined with practical advice, demonstrating a depth of knowledge and technical expertise in a number of fields including financial services and regulation, structured finance and debt capital markets, and public and administrative law. The highly trained team successfully provide a blend of local expertise with an international outlook to provide exact and comprehensive advice to both domestic and international clients. ### Areas of practice Banking and finance: the highly experienced banking and finance team handles secured and unsecured lending, international high-value financing and refinancing transactions, including project financing, syndicated, subordinated and mezzanine financing, and related securities such as share pledges, floating charges and financial collateral. The firm regularly advises on compliance and banking regulatory and licensing requirements, asset preservation and security enforcement and procedures. The highly experienced members of the team bring the wealth of their experience to the department, making it one of the strongest in the country. Capital markets: the capital markets practice specialises in debt and equity capital markets, derivatives and structured finance, securitisation, corporate trust and agency. The team regularly acts on public offerings for regulated and non-regulated markets internationally and locally, as well as private placements, Eurobond issues, reverse takeovers etc, acting for issuers, underwriters and lenders. Corporate and commercial: the corporate department constitutes the cornerstone of the firm's practice. The experience of the highly reputable and exceptionally specialised team is second to none in Cyprus. The department’s practice covers the formation, acquisition and sale of Cyprus companies, shareholder agreements and corporate governance issues, capital raising transactions, local and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, management buy-outs and earn-outs, corporate management, and redomiciliation of companies in and out of Cyprus. The firm also possesses great experience, inter alia, in legal drafting and reviewing and providing legal advice in a range of areas such as intellectual property, data protection and GDPR, regulatory issues and anti-money laundering matters. Financial services regulation: the firm has unprecedented expertise in this area of Cyprus law, and can advise on set-up and structure, licensing requirements, as well as provide legal advice and support with respect to the licencing application, taxation, M&A transactions, regulatory development and cross-border regulatory issues and on any other regulatory, compliance, employment, consumer protection, data protection, anti-money laundering regulation and contentious matters concerning investment services, payment services, e-money, digital currencies and funds. Litigation, arbitration and mediation: the litigation team is considered one of the best in Cyprus and covers all areas of general and commercial law. The firm offers a wide range of dispute resolution and mediation, representation of clients before all national courts and tribunals as well as domestic and international arbitration under internationally recognised arbitration bodies. The team also specialises, non-exhaustively, in interim order applications, Norwich Pharmacal orders and other types of disclosure orders, as well as freezing orders. Tax: the tax department has a reputation for developing effective solutions that are both tax-efficient and practical. The firm’s tax practitioners are integrated into transactional teams and advise corporations and individuals on a wide range of Cypriot tax issues arising in the context of international and local transactions, including court disputes. ### Languages - English - French - German - Greek - Russian ### Memberships - Cyprus Bar Association ### Staffing Figures - 28 Number of lawyers

Office locations

Nicosia

Nicosia

Antis Triantafyllides & Sons LLC Capital Center, 9th Floor 2-4 Arch. Makarios Iii Avenue 1065 Nicosia Nicosia Cyprus

Practice areas

Banking and FinanceCapital MarketsCorporate and CommercialLitigationTaxFinancial Services RegulationStructured FinanceProject FinancePublic and Administrative LawIntellectual PropertyData ProtectionAnti-Money Laundering

Lawyers in this office

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Christiana Vassiliou Miliou

Banking & Finance

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Dina Kanga

Dina Kanga joined the law firm Antis Triantafyllides & Sons LLC in 2022 practising as a member of the corporate department of the firm. Prior to this, she worked for several years in the corporate and corporate dispute resolution department of Prountzos & Prountzos LLC, a regulated Cyprus law firm and an EY member firm. Dina specialises in Corporate and Commercial law, possessing a vast experience in transactions relating to corporate restructurings and financing, mergers and acquisitions, local and cross-border reorganisations, inbound and outbound re-domiciliations, setting up of internal corporate governance systems and incorporation of legal entities. She is also often involved with the drafting of constitutional documents which regulate the relationship of shareholders (shareholders agreements), as well as the drafting and review of other corporate documents and agreements, the preparation of legal opinions and the overall provision of legal advice on and assistance to matters related to areas of law of corporate and commercial sector. PRACTICE AREAS: General Corporate and Commercial, Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Joint Ventures and Restructuring · Corporate / Commercial

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George Loizou

George G. Loizou completed his vocational training with the law office of Chrysostomos Tsitios in the year 2001 and practiced there as an associate in litigation for a period of 2 years. Before joining Antis Triantafyllides & Sons LLC in 2010, he was an associate in the law firm of Messrs Alecos Evangelou & Co. He joined the law firm of Antis Triantafyllides & Sons in 2010, where he specialises in cases relevant to Corporate Litigation, Banking and Finance Law, Employment Law, Real Estate and Construction Law, Contract Law, Company Law, Administrative Receivership and generally Insolvency Law. During the years of his practice, he has successfully argued many cases before the Supreme Court of Cyprus, the District Court and the Employment Tribunal. He is particularly known for his strong expertise in the above areas and over the years has represented many prestigious clients in diverse industries, such as the Central Bank of Cyprus, PWC Cyprus, Deloitte Cyprus, Abacus Ltd, Alpha Bank Cyprus Ltd, Cyprus Popular Bank, National Bank of Greece, Commercial Bank of Greece, B.A.T. (Cyprus) Ltd, Thrassou Bros and Associates, Atlaspantou Co Limited, Cyprus Ratiotelevision Authority, Shell Chemicals Europe B.V., Depfa Bank Public Limited Company, Hypo Real Estate Holding, Namins Limited, Ponyer Limited, D.K. Windsupply Limited, K.E. Aerodynamics Ltd and Platina Finance Limited. PRACTICE AREAS: Litigation, Arbitration and Mediation, Constitutional, Public and Administrative Law, Banking and Finance Law, Employment Law, Real Estate and Construction, Contract Law, General Corporate and Commercial, Company Law, Insolvency Law, Immigration Law. · Litigation

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George Triantafyllides

George Triantafyllides is a partner in Antis Triantafyllides & Sons LLC and heads the litigation, arbitration and mediation practice of the firm, specialising in high-stakes financial, commercial, bankruptcy and restructuring litigation, as well as litigation entailing the issuance of interim or freezing measures.He is renowned for his unmatched professionalism and expertise, achieving an unprecedented level of success in the most landmark cases in Cyprus legal history. He is also one of the few extremely experienced arbitrators in Cyprus and in 2021 he was admitted as the member from Cyprus to the ICC International Court of Arbitration. He is also one of the few extremely experienced arbitrators in Cyprus and in 2021 he was admitted as the member from Cyprus to the ICC International Court of Arbitration. George acts on significant high profile international and domestic cases and has gained extensive experience in relation to interim injunction applications in multi-jurisdictional disputes and has handled cases before the all the national Courts, both at first instance and at appeal level, as well as before the Tenders Review Authority, the Commission for the Protection of Competition, the Employment Tribunal and the Family Court. George is often called upon to provide opinions on novel and untested areas of Cyprus law, as well as to draft or assist in drafting or review Cypriot legislation and court procedure rules. PRACTICE AREAS: Litigation, Arbitration and Mediation, Constitutional, Public and Administrative Law, Banking and Finance Law, Employment Law, Contract Law, General Corporate and Commercial Law, Company Law, Insolvency Law, Tax Law, Competition Law, Real Estate and Construction Law, Family Law and Commercial Dispute Resolution · Litigation

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James West

James West has worked in the corporate and banking and finance department of the firm since 2007. He focuses primarily on advising and representing major international financing institutions on multi million secured financing and/or refinancing transactions mainly involving property and infrastructure development. He has also experience in transactions involving the raising of finance on Capital Markets where he has most recently been involved in a billion dollar bond issuance to secure finance for a major shipping client. Other areas of expertise include the raising of finance for M&A transactions and Repo transactions PRACTICE AREAS: Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Mergers and Acquisitions, Joint Ventures and Corporate Restructuring, General Corporate and Company Law, Tax. · Banking & Finance

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Marios Hadjigavriel

As a senior managing associate in our Banking and Finance Team, Marios brings the wealth of his experience to the department from his various in house roles. Before joining Antis Triantafyllides & Sons LLC in 2006, Marios Hadjigavriel was sub-head of the Legal Department and Legal Secretary of the Cyprus Popular Bank Limited and Head of Legal Services of Alpha Bank Cyprus Limited. He has been extensively involved in large scale international banking and corporate matters acting as a regular advisor for major financial institutions such as EBRD, IFC and Deutsche Bank and for large corporate groups. As part of the legal committee of the Cyprus Banks’ Association, he was actively involved in the drafting of various legislative bills including the Banking Business Law of 1997. Recently he was involved in the drafting of secondary legislation relating to securities regulations. He also served as Vice President of the Association of Public Companies of Cyprus for a number of years. PRACTICE AREAS: Banking and Finance, Capital markets, M&A and Joint Venture, General Corporate and Commercial, Corporate Restructuring, Tax, Financial Services and Securities Regulation · Banking & Finance

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Marlen Triantafyllides

Litigation

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Olga Adamidou

Olga Adamidou completed her vocational training with the law firm of Antis Triantafyllides & Sons LLC in the year 2005 and, since qualifying, has been practicing in corporate, banking and finance law at the firm. Her focus is on corporate, banking and finance transactions as well as financial services matters. PRACTICE AREAS: Finance, Capital markets, Mergers and Acquisitions, Joint Ventures and Corporate Restructuring, General Corporate and Company Law, Tax, Financial Services and Securities Regulation · Banking & Finance

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Olga-Maria Zenon

Mergers & Acquisitions

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Panayiota Mavromoustakou

Corporate / M&A

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Spyros Hadjinicolaou

Spyros Hadjinicolaou completed his vocational training with the law firm of L. Papaphilippou & Co, Nicosia in 1997 and in the year 1999 he joined the law firm of Antis Triantafyllides & Sons LLC and has since been practicing in depth in corporate, shipping, tax and banking/finance law at the firm. His strong experience consists of working in: • Incorporating and managing Cyprus limited liability companies of various types (SPVs, Joint Ventures etc.); • Securing finance and registering charges over corporate assets; • Re-domiciliation of companies in and out of Cyprus; • Incorporating S.E. in Cyprus; • Negotiating and managing mergers and acquisitions; • Thoroughly advising clients on the Cyprus tax aspects of their business ventures; • Communicating with high-rank officers at crucial departments of the Cyprus government on matters related to the promotion of the interest of various international prestigious clients; • Carrying out due diligence over Cyprus companies for acquisition purposes; and • Registering of vessels under the Cyprus flag and arranging legal formalities for their mortgaging for financing purposes. PRACTICE AREAS: M&A and Joint Ventures, General Corporate and Commercial and Corporate Restructuring · Corporate / M&A

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Stelios Triantafyllides

Stelios Triantafyllides has been a partner of the law firm Antis Triantafyllides & Sons LLC since 1983 and has built up the firm’s corporate practice into one of the strongest and most reputable in the country. As head of the corporate team, he has assisted the most respectable and recognised international companies acting either for the underwriters or the issuers in public offerings and/or private placements and listing of shares on various international exchanges. He advises an array of clients on re-organisations and corporate restructurings, rights issues, mergers and equity raising transactions. His experience in international secured financing transactions combined with deep product expertise and close links with regulatory authorities in Cyprus has helped him and his team develop innovative solutions for clients, often incorporating complex financing techniques. Stelios is constantly involved in novel and untested areas of law in the Cyprus legal market and is often called upon to draft or assist in drafting or review legislation. Due to his expertise in Cyprus legal and regulatory matters, he provided continuous legal advice to the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission during the drafting and consultation stages of the Investment Services and Activities and Regulated Markets Law, having also provided such similar support in relation to the Takeover Bids Law of 2007. He has further drafted amendments to the Cyprus Companies Law Cap. 113, which is the main legislation governing corporate matters in Cyprus. He was called upon by the Ministry of Finance to draft the first amendment to the Law Regulating Companies Providing Administrative Services and Related Matters of 2012. PRACTICE AREAS: Banking and Finance, Capital markets, Mergers and Acquisitions, Joint Ventures and Corporate Restructuring, General Corporate and Company Law, Tax, Financial Services and Securities Regulation · Banking & Finance

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Vasiliki Triantafyllides

Banking & Finance