Michael Damianos & Co LLC — Cyprus

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The firm: Michael Damianos & Co LLC is a Cyprus law firm based in Nicosia. The firm’s founder graduated from the University of Southampton with the degree of Bachelor of Laws (LLB) with First Class Honours and from Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge with a degree of Master of Law (LLM). Before practising in Cyprus he qualified as a solicitor at the London office of Simmons & Simmons and then moved to the London office of Lovells LLP (now Hogan Lovells), where he was mainly involved in mergers and acquisitions (general), energy-related mergers and acquisitions and energy-related commercial and regulatory work. The firm has grown in size considerably since its formation in 2010. It now employs seven lawyers and four paralegals. The firm’s objective and commitment is to provide best-quality, practical and cost-effective advice/services to its clients and to rapidly respond to their instructions and needs. It has an expanding client base ranging from financial institutions, to high-net-worth individuals, a variety of corporate entities and multinational organisations (private/public company and funds), but despite the diversity of its clients, it recognises that each client is unique with particular business concerns and needs and, therefore, it exercises a personal commitment to all of its clients. Areas of practice: The firm’s practice is highly international with a strong commercial, corporate, M&A, banking and finance, and energy focus. Although a full-service Cyprus law firm, our main areas of practice are: (a) banking and finance (such as asset finance, refinancing and debt restructuring, real estate financing, acquisition financing and corporate financing), (b) international and local mergers and acquisitions, (c) corporate (such as joint ventures, takeovers and restructurings), (d) private equity, (e) energy related projects (including the drafting of acquisition documents and commercial agreements), (f) general commercial work (such as preparing all types of commercial contracts, such as agency, distribution, franchising, supply of goods/services, outsourcing, manufacturing and licensing contracts), (g) real estate (including advice and negotiation on the terms of sale-purchase agreements and drafting of lease agreements), (h) shipping, and (i) privacy and data protection. The majority of the firm’s work comes from referrals from international law firms in relation to the Cypriot element of international transactions that are usually run by overseas counsel, or by clients of such international law firms in relation to transactions that the firm will run itself for them directly from Cyprus. The firm, therefore, specialises in this type of transactions. Local corporate and banking work comes from Cypriot groups of companies (in various sectors) in relation to their legal work in Cyprus (and sometimes abroad) and also with respect to their advisory role with Cypriot banks as outsourced consultants. In addition to the firm’s purely legal work, it also practices in the area of company formation and administration/corporate services. The firm incorporates Cyprus companies (along with companies in various other jurisdictions, mainly offshore) to suit its clients’ needs and provides a complete range of fiduciary/corporate services to such companies (such as the provision of company secretarial services, registered office address, company directors, company nominee shareholders and bank account opening). The firm is also able to assist its clients to establish representative offices in Cyprus and, through its associated companies, provide them with all relevant services for such purpose. ### Languages - English - Greek - French - Armenian - German ### Memberships - Cyprus Bar Association - Nextlaw Global Referral Network ### Staffing Figures - 4 Paralegals

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Andreas Papachristodoulou

Andreas is an associate at Michael Damianos & Co LLC. His practice focuses on commercial, corporate, dispute resolution and real estate matters. Since joining the firm, Andreas has been involved in various transactions that involve complex regulatory matters, corporate as well as financing matters. Andreas has also been assisting in real estate and employment matters as well as dispute resolutions. · Corporate

Christina Aloupa

Christina Aloupa is an associate at Michael Damianos & Co LLC. Her practice focuses on commercial, banking and finance, energy, private client, insolvency, dispute resolution, immigration law, employment law, intellectual property and data protection law and real estate. Christina has been involved in large scale international banking and corporate transactions. In particular, she has advised major international financing institutions in financing and refinancing transactions through the carrying out of due diligence reviews of Cyprus companies, as well as the provision of advice on the perfection and enforcement of security documents. Other than corporate and banking, Christina focuses on privacy and data protection and has been involved in numerous compliance projects. She is also actively involved various types of real estate transactions. · Banking & Finance

Christina Charalambidou

Christina Charalambidou is an associate at Michael Damianos & Co LLC. Her practice focuses on corporate and M&A, banking and finance and commercial matters. Since qualifying, Christina has handled high-level cross-border corporate and M&A transactions on both the buyer and the seller sides. Christina has also worked on international banking and finance deals, representing major European banking institutions. Apart from corporate and banking, Christina is also advising clients on commercial projects as well as financial services related matters. · Corporate / M&A

Eliza Nicolaou

Eliza Nicolaou is associate at Michael Damianos & Co LLC. Her practice focuses on corporate and commercial matters. Since qualifying, Eliza has been involved in corporate transactions as well as various regulatory matters in the context of commercial transactions. · Corporate / M&A

Maria Papaefstathiou Damianos

Maria Papaefstathiou Damianos is a partner at Michael Damianos & Co LLC since January 2024. Her main areas of practice are dispute resolution, commercial, and employment. · Dispute Resolution

Michael Damianos

Michael Damianos is the founder of Michael Damianos & Co LLC. · Corporate / M&A