We pride ourselves on providing comprehensive and specialised legal advice and services in all aspects of domestic and international business
from small business start-ups to merger and acquisition work involving major international companies
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)