Our Competition and EU team is probably the market leading practice in Cyprus covering all aspects of European Union (EU) Law and Cyprus & EU Competition Law. The team includes expert lawyers, some of whom have previously worked as advisors and officials for both the Cyprus Commission for the Protection of Competition and DG Competition and other EU Commission departments.

We advise and assist both local and international clients on all aspects of national and EU Competition Law, including the following:

• preparing and handling Merger Control notifications before the Cypriot Commission for the Protection of Competition ( CPC ) and the European Commission
• advising and defending businesses on all aspects of anti-competitive behavior investigations by Cypriot and European regulators, such as restrictive agreements, cartel investigations and abuse of dominance
• providing advice in order to ensure effective compliance with national and European Competition rules or other sectorial regulations
• preparation and follow up of complaints before the EU and national authorities for potential violations of EU and Competition Law
• representations before the competition authorities in Cyprus
• advice and assistance with state aid matters and complaints
• representation before the competition authorities in Cyprus (for both complainants and investigated entities)
• competition litigation before the Cypriot or European Courts

Our team also advises in selected aspects of EU law including:

• advice and briefing of clients on EU law developments
• advice on EU and national public procurement matters and recourse
• Internal market issues
• Consumer protections laws
• Protection and exploitation of trade marks
• Representation before the EU institutions (including in relation to infringement proceedings)