Chrysostomides Advocates & Legal Consultants

Co-Managing Partners: Chryso Pitsilli-Dekatris, George Mountis

Senior Partners: Eleni Chrysostomides, Georgia Chrysostomides-Mountis

Number of partners: 15

Number of lawyers: 21

Languages: English, French, German, Greek, Russian

Firm Overview:

Chrysostomides is a leading independent Cyprus law firm, with a team of over 80 legal experts and paralegals, serving both local and international clients from its Nicosia and Limassol offices. For almost 40 years, the firm’s private wealth team has been building trusted, long-term relationships with HNW clients, looking after the legal needs of both their business and families and covering areas such as succession planning, trusts, restructures and diversification projects, intellectual property, real estate, reputation protection, family, insurance, corporate and tax. The practice has grown alongside Cyprus’ development as an international financial and business centre, and its team delivers pro-active and tailored services, to clients who are typically entrepreneurial, international and with multiple, frequently cross-jurisdictional interests.

Main Areas of Practice:

Banking & Secured Financing:

10 partners, 9 senior associates/associates

The firm’ advises on complex international high-value financing or refinancing transactions in relation to private wealth, including project financing, luxury asset or property financing and related securities.

Contact: Chryso Pitsilli Dekatris

Email: [email protected]

Corporate:

11 partners, 14 senior associates/associates

The highly specialised team of corporate lawyers counts years of experience and is acknowledged for its in-depth legal expertise, drawn from a comprehensive understanding of the local and international business environment. The department acts for businesses and wealth owners, advising on their private capital and ventures, and the growth and protection of their assets, and has worked on some of the most significant and high-profile transactions involving Cyprus structures, valued at several tens of million to billions of EUR.

Contact: Chryso Pitsilli-Dekatris

Email: [email protected]

Litigation, Arbitration & Mediation:

6 partners, 12 senior associates/associates The team provides specialist advice and representation on litigation, arbitration and mediation, and its lawyers have extensive experience before the Cyprus Courts, international and local arbitration courts and tribunals. Most areas of dispute resolution are covered, including business crime; tax, competition and anti-trust; international arbitration; intellectual property; as well as family law matters. In addition to advising on the full range of issues clients face during separation or divorce, the family law team is able to advise clients on wider personal or business issues.

Contact: George Mountis

Email: [email protected]

Property & Immigration:

3 partners, 3 senior associates/associates

Chrysostomides has years of unrivalled knowledge and insight into how clients get the best out of their property, and offers a one stop shop for services that include residential or investment properties; commercial properties (owner-managed businesses); real estate planning; property dispute resolution; property finance; and probate cases involving the adjudication of any claims and the eventual distribution of the assets to the legal heirs or, where this is required, assistance for the further sale of the property. The firm’s immigration team advises on all aspects of immigration and citizenship, and provides a personalised, efficient and pragmatic approach to the requirements of a wide range of clients, including UHNW and HNW individuals and their families, wishing to relocate to Cyprus.

Contact: George Mountis

Email: [email protected]

Tax & Wealth Structuring:

2 partners, 2 associates

With an extensive knowledge and understanding of the intricacies of the Cyprus and international taxation system, the tax practice team at Chrysostomides works with clients in a comprehensive manner to maximise tax benefits, according to their overall objectives. Advice is given on international tax planning and efficiency, structuring investments, the creation and administration of trusts, and owner-managed businesses.

Contact: George Ioannou

Email: [email protected]

Trusts, Wills & Succession:

4 partners, 2 senior associates/associates

The firm offers comprehensive succession planning legal services to serve clients’ personal requirements, whether in transitioning or maintaining and maximizing the value of their assets. All matters at hand are addressed when structuring succession planning solutions, taking into account all-important tax considerations, ownership, future targets and challenges and continuity. In terms of family succession planning, the team advises on, and drafts wills, trusts and asset protection structures that take into account the individual needs and circumstances of each client.

Contact: Chryso Pitsilli-Dekatris

Email: [email protected]