George Economides

Partner

George Economides

Partner

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George is a partner at E & G Economides LLC. He is also the Vice-Chairman of Totalserve Management Limited, an award-winning international corporate services provider which is headquartered in Cyprus.

George obtained his Bachelor of Laws from the University of Westminster. Further to his studies, George has gained extensive experience in accounting, auditing and tax matters with a leading Cyprus accountancy firm.

His area of focus is private client work, immigration and real-estate and he is also involved in the group’s business development, marketing and operational activities. George is a member of the Cyprus Bar Association, a member of the Private Client Committee of the International Bar Association (IBA) and a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and International Tax Planning Association (ITPA). He also currently serves as Treasurer to the Board of Directors of STEP Cyprus as well as vice-president to the Cyprus Bar Associations’ committee for Business Relocation.

He frequently works with HNWIs and international law firms and associates providing advice in restructurings, investments, acquisitions and disposals of either assets, intangible assets or real estate. He also represents and generally advises international companies and group of companies that have relocated and headquartered to Cyprus such as ship-owning, ship-management, e-commerce, investment, financial services and real-estate companies.

George has also been recognized by the Legal500, a leading legal directory and over the years, has co-authored various publications on consecutive occasions as regards to M&A, tax, lending & finance and technology/digital business.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Laws, University of Westminster

MEMBERSHIPS

Cyprus Bar Association
International Bar Association
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners

Eleana Economides

Partner

Eleana Economides

Partner

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Eleana is a partner at E & G Economides LLC. She is also the Chairwoman of Totalserve Management Limited, an international corporate services provider which is headquartered in Cyprus.

Eleana obtained her Bachelor of Laws from King's College in London. She then continued her post-graduate studies at the City University of London where she obtained her MSc in Shipping, Trade and Finance.

She handles all matters relating to the management, marketing, development and operational activities of the firm. She also deals with private client matters and corporate affairs and advises on real estate matters and trusts.

Eleana has been practicing law for more than 20 years and in 2006 she was appointed as partner in E & G Economides LLC where she has been extensively dealing with the development and all operational activities of the firm ever since. As of 2017, she has also been appointed as the Chairwoman of Totalserve.

Eleana is a member of the Cyprus Bar Association and a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Laws, Kings College, London
Master of Science, Shipping, Trade and Finance, City University

MEMBERSHIPS

Cyprus Bar Association
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners

Virginia Adamidou

Partner

Virginia Adamidou

Partner

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Virginia holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Leicester in the UK and a Masters on Business Administration (MBA) from the CIIM. She is a member of the Cyprus Bar Association since 2004. 

She specialises in corporate and commercial matters on issues such as acquisitions and mergers, shareholders agreements, disputes and generally all kinds of corporate transactions. She provides legal representation, support and substantial assistance to clients relating to the acquisition of a real estate in Cyprus by handling the entire property acquisition procedure from the negotiating stage, development, leasing through to the completion. 

Before joining E & G Economides LLC, Virginia was also dealing with litigation cases focusing mostly on banking, tort, real estate and administration proceedings. 

In her current position, Virginia is focusing on corporate & commercial and banking & finance matters, as well as drafting and reviewing corporate agreements of various sorts and legal transactions. 

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Laws (LLB), University of Leicester, UK
Masters in Business Administration (MBA) (CIIM)

MEMBERSHIPS

Cyprus Bar Association

Melina Dionysiou

Director

Melina Dionysiou

Director

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Melina is a Director in E & G Economides LLC, and is also the leading corporate lawyer. She is particularly experienced in company acquisitions and in the sales of private and public companies, joint ventures, M&A transactions and corporate reorganisations. She also advises on corporate finance transactions and she specialises in drafting and advising on corporate documents.

Melina has been practicing law for more than 20 years. She started her career as a lawyer with a large law firm in Cyprus where she trained in a general spectrum of law for 6 years. She then moved on to Totalserve Management Ltd where she gained experience as a corporate lawyer and headed the corporate department. In 2006 she was appointed as a Director in E & G Economides LLC where she has been working as a corporate lawyer ever since.

She has written several articles on topics pertaining to her areas of practice, is a regular speaker at international conferences & forums and currently sits on the Board of the Cyprus University of Technology.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Laws, University of Manchester
Diploma, University of Leicester

MEMBERSHIPS

Cyprus Bar Association
International Bar Association
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners

Cathy Georgiou

Senior Advocate

Cathy Georgiou

Senior Advocate

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Cathy holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Nicosia in 2012 and she was admitted to the Cyprus Bar Association in 2013.

During her career, she excelled in a wide spectrum of areas. At the same time, Cathy was trained and then specialized as a litigation and dispute resolution lawyer where she acquired significant experience at areas such as Family, Tort, Contracts, Immigration, Civil and Criminal Law.

Cathy also possesses excellent contract drafting skills and is up-to-date with relevant legislation.

In her current position, Cathy is focusing on projects and transactions relating to real estate law, the drafting of wills and probates, immigration/employment issues and other relevant matters related to litigation and dispute resolution.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Laws, University of Nicosia

MEMBERSHIPS

Cyprus Bar Association

Xenia Kasapi Kyriacou

Senior Advocate

Xenia Kasapi Kyriacou

Senior Advocate

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Xenia holds a Bachelor of Laws from The University of Sheffield and a Master of Commercial Law from University of Bristol and has successfully completed a professional course in Arbitration Law at the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Cyprus Branch). She is a member of the Cyprus Bar Association and a member of Arbitrators in the Charted Institute of Arbitrators.

She is also a PhD candidate in the University of Cyprus and her research topic examines the area of Intellectual Property.

Xenia is the Head of the Intellectual Property & Data Protection Department, specialising in Information technology (including e-commerce), data protection, intellectual property and commercial law. Xenia gained international expertise whilst dealing with multiple legal issues in various jurisdictions worldwide and currently has extensive experience in corporate finance transactions, corporate and commercial law, intellectual property, liquidation proceedings and data protection matters. She advises on privacy related issues across all industries in the likes of communication companies, pharmaceutical and health care organizations, IT and software licensing and development and cloud computing. Xenia is also assisting companies with establishing and maintaining data privacy and security compliance matters and is drafting and reviewing commercial transaction documents.

Xenia regularly contributes on articles publications. She was the author of Cyprus Investments Funds Association (CIFA) (Articles 2018, 2019) and she also contributed to other publications published in Mondaq, one of which was awarded and ranked as very popular in the topic of Data Protection Law.

Xenia has also participated in lecture programs on data protection, commercial law and intellectual property. She is a lecturer on Business Law and lectures to undergraduates at Cyprus College supported by the European University Cyprus.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Laws, The University of Sheffield
Master of Laws, University of Bristol
MCIArb

MEMBERSHIPS

Cyprus Bar Association
Charted Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)

Marilyn Theodotou

Senior Advocate

Marilyn Theodotou

Senior Advocate

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Marilyn holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Master of International Commercial Law, both from the University of Surrey. She further holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Intellectual Property Law and Practice with specialisation in patent drafting from Bournemouth University. She was admitted to the Cyprus Bar Association in 2014.

At the beginning of her legal career, Marilyn worked as a trainee lawyer at a prestigious law firm, where she trained in a general spectrum of litigation, corporate and employment law matters by preparing pleadings and presenting cases before the District Court.

Marilyn specialises in the field of corporate and commercial law by advising clients on formation of Cyprus and foreign corporate entities, corporate governance matters, corporate re-structurings and by drafting and reviewing of various legal agreements, contracts and corporate documents.

She also assists corporate clients with the coordination and completion of multi-million acquisition deals in cross-border transactions by drafting, negotiating and reviewing corporate transaction documents and ensuring compliance with notification obligations to the relevant authorities. Further, she advises clients on the various aspects of the granting of charges, pledges and other securities over the assets of corporate entities.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Laws, University of Surrey
Master of Laws in International Commercial Law, University of Surrey
Postgraduate Certificate in Intellectual Property Law and Practice, Bournemouth University

MEMBERSHIPS

Cyprus Bar Association

Eirini Christodoulou

Senior Advocate

Eirini Christodoulou

Senior Advocate

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Eirini graduated in law from the University of Surrey and further holds an L.L.M in International Commercial Law from the University of Reading. She was admitted to the Cyprus Bar Association in 2015.

Eirini has worked in the corporate & commercial, as well as banking, departments of reputable law firms and corporate service providers in Cyprus where she acquired significant experience in areas including, inter alia, corporate governance, compliance, corporate re-organisations and restructurings, administrative matters, drafting and reviewing of all types of legal documents, opinions, real-estate agreements and contracts etc.

In her current position Eirini manages a portfolio of corporate clients. She specialises in the field of corporate and commercial law by advising clients on formation of Cyprus and foreign corporate entities, corporate governance matters, corporate re-structurings, by drafting and reviewing of various legal agreements, contracts and corporate documents as well as advising on corporate transaction documents.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Laws, University of Surrey

Master in International Commercial Law, University of Reading

MEMBERSHIPS

Cyprus Bar Association

Simoni Pilatsi

Advocate

Simoni Pilatsi

Advocate

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Simoni graduated in law from Lancaster University, and further holds an LL.M in Commercial Law from the University of Bristol. She was later admitted to the Cyprus Bar Association in 2013.

Prior to joining the firm, Simoni has worked in the corporate and commercial department of a reputable law firm in Limassol where she acquired significant experience in areas including, inter alia, corporate governance, compliance, corporate re-organisations and restructurings, administrative matters, drafting and reviewing of all types of legal documents, opinions, agreements and contracts etc.

Simoni also worked as a senior legal consultant in the legal department of a large debt servicing company, dealing with all legalities on corporate and retail debt recovery to all real-estate transactions of any kind.

In her current position, Simoni is involved in corporate matters and deals with the administrative and legal elements of Cyprus and foreign companies. She is also responsible for reviewing and drafting legal agreements and documents.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Laws, University of Lancaster
Master of Laws in International Commercial Law, University of Bristol

MEMBERSHIPS

Cyprus Bar Association

Panos Zevlaris

Advocate

Panos Zevlaris

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Panos graduated in law from the University of Bradford (UK) and holds a certificate in Business Studies from the University of Salford (UK). He further holds a Master in Human Resource Management and Corporate Strategy from the Cyprus Institute of Marketing (CIMA). Also, he was admitted to the Cyprus Bar Association in 2014 while working with a highly respectable law firm in Limassol, Cyprus.

Panos has previously worked in the corporate and commercial departments of reputable law firms in Limassol, Cyprus where he acquired significant experience in areas including, inter alia, corporate governance, corporate re-organisations, set-up of investment holding companies with multiple-level owners, consultation of clients on a wide range of corporate transactions and administrative matters, drafting of legal documents, agreements and contracts.

In his current position, Panos mainly deals with drafting and reviewing of legal agreements as well as advising on corporate transactions documents.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Laws, University of Bradford
Business Studies, University of Salford

MEMBERSHIPS

Cyprus Bar Association

Maria Theocharous

Advocate

Maria Theocharous

Advocate

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Maria graduated in Law from the University of Cyprus in 2016 and pursued her Master’s degree in International Shipping Law at the Queen Mary University of London in 2018. She successfully completed her legal training and she was admitted to the Cyprus Bar Association in 2017. Maria is currently undertaking her Ph.D. in International Shipping Law.

Prior to joining E & G Economides LLC, Maria has acquired significant experience working as an advocate in corporate, commercial and shipping law matters of a reputable law firm in Limassol.

In her current position, Maria is focusing on corporate & commercial and banking & finance matters, as well as drafting and reviewing corporate agreements of various sorts and legal transactions. Furthermore, she also undertakes shipping related matters of either an administrative or legal nature.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Laws, University of Cyprus

Master of Laws in International Shipping Law, Queen Mary University of London

MEMBERSHIPS

Cyprus Bar Association

Rafaella Christou

Advocate

Rafaella Christou

Advocate

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Rafaella holds a Bachelor of Laws from the De Montfort University and a Master of Commercial Law from the University of Leicester.

In 2017, Rafaella successfully passed the Cyprus Bar exams and was admitted to the Cyprus Bar Association while working within the corporate and commercial department of E & G Economides LLC.

In her current position, Rafaella is acting as an Anti-Money Laundering Legal Consultant and Compliance Officer and is responsible for overseeing and managing regulatory compliance issues within the firm.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Laws, (L.L.B.) De Montfort University 
Master of Laws in International Commercial Law, University of Leicester

MEMBERSHIPS

Cyprus Bar Association

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Michalis Nikolaou

Advocate

Michalis Nikolaou

Advocate

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Michalis holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) from the University of Sunderland in the UK, and a Master’s degree (LL.M) in Commercial and Company Law from Erasmus University in the Netherlands.

He successfully passed the Cyprus Bar exams in 2022 and upon the successful completion of his legal training in a reputable law firm in Limassol, where he was involved in various litigation and corporate matters, he was admitted to the Cyprus Bar Association in 2022.

In his current position in our firm, Michalis focuses on corporate and commercial matters as well as drafting and reviewing corporate agreements of various sorts and legal transactions. In addition, Michalis provides assistance on cases and matters relating to real-estate transactions.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Laws, Sunderland University, UK

Master of Laws in Commercial and Company Law, Erasmus University, the Netherlands

MEMBERSHIPS

Cyprus Bar Association

Lisa Garner

Of Counsel

Lisa Garner

Of Counsel

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Lisa is the managing director of Totalserve Trustees Limited with more than 15 years of experience in the legal domain.

Lisa is an LLB graduate from Keele University, England. She relocated to Cyprus in 2008 and began her legal career in a large local law firm, during which time she gained a wealth of experience in Cyprus contract, corporate and commercial law, reorganizations, JV’s, M&A, and banking finance transactions.

Lisa gained valuable experience as in-house legal consultant to a global digital media company listed on AIM, obtaining valuable business acumen, and later as a director/head of the trust department to a boutique ASP company providing legal support to ultra/high net worth individuals and family offices on various transactions, trust management, corporate restructuring, reorganizations and other various family office/private client matters.

Lisa acts as an of counsel advisor in matters such as trust and trustee structures, managing trust assets, family wealth and providing guidance about estate & succession planning.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Laws, University of Keele

MEMBERSHIPS

Cyprus Bar Association

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