We are pleased to announce that our firm has retained its Band 1 ranking in the Private Wealth Law category by Chambers & Partners for the ninth consecutive year, reaffirming our position among the top law firms in Cyprus.
Our multi-awarded, top-tier department delivers a comprehensive range of services to high-net-worth individuals, advising on a wide spectrum of contentious and non-contentious matters that often require expertise across multiple legal disciplines.
Alexis Erotocritou has once again been recognised as one of Cyprus' leading Private Client lawyers, retaining his Band 1 ranking for yet another year. Likewise, Georgia Demou has once again been recognised as the only Star Associate in Cyprus, and Dafni Loizou has been recognised as an Associate to Watch by the Guide.
View the full Chambers High Net Worth Guide rankings at this link.
Recent work
Recent representative matters handled by our team in this area include the following:
- Advising a client in one of the highest-value divorce proceedings globally.
- Acting for a client in a high-profile cross-border probate dispute involving an estate estimated at US$4 billion.
- Advising ultra-high-net-worth individuals on multi-million-dollar investments into Cyprus, including the establishment of trust structures holding assets exceeding US$3 billion.
- Representing an ultra-high-net-worth individual in relation to the development of a five-star luxury hotel.
- Advising on complex corporate and tax issues concerning high-value art collections worth many millions of dollars.
- Advising one of the UAE's wealthiest former rulers on sophisticated trust and tax matters.
- Advising a client on complex, high-value probate issues.
Testimonials
As part of its independent research into the Cyprus legal market, Chambers & Partners obtained feedback from clients and market commentators, who praised the firm's expertise, commercial approach and commitment to delivering exceptional service. Selected excerpts are set out below.
- "Erotocritou is the place to go for legal advice. They love what they do, and they go the extra mile for clients and support them until the end on any matter, transaction or case."
- "All of Erotocritou's team members are of high calibre and bring knowledge from their different backgrounds. The team thinks outside of the box, always thinking of who the stakeholders are and what their sensitivities are."
- "They consistently demonstrate strong expertise across real estate, corporate and regulatory matters, allowing them to handle both routine and complex issues with confidence."
- "They are very commercial. They come up with solutions."
- "Alexis is the lawyer to go to for any private client or transactional matter. He is a master of problem-solving."
- "Alexis is fantastic. He is responsive, practical and offers efficient solutions and advice to our clients."
- "Alexis is my trusted adviser for high-value, complex, transactional, tax and private client affairs. He is the best lawyer I have ever worked with."
- "Georgia has been an excellent adviser, consistently demonstrating professionalism, strong industry knowledge and a truly client-focused approach."
- "Georgia is a very good lawyer with the deepest knowledge in real estate matters but also inheritance, estate planning and probate matters."
- "Georgia is a very reliable lawyer who goes the extra mile to help her clients."
- "Dafni is very reliable and efficient, while at the same time she delivers excellent legal advice, always taking into account the commercial aspects of the advice requested."
- "Dafni Loizou is always very efficient, responsible and very fast. She knows how to manage all the stakeholders."
The Chambers High Net Worth Guide provides independent rankings of the world's leading professionals and organisations serving high-net-worth individuals. It recognises excellence across private wealth law, including trusts, taxation, estate planning, wealth structuring and cross-border advisory work, while also ranking leading accountancy firms, private banks, tax advisers, wealth managers and multi-family offices.
Published by Chambers & Partners, whose research is internationally recognised for its rigour, editorial independence and authoritative rankings, the Guide covers leading advisers across key private wealth jurisdictions worldwide.
