At Elias Neocleous & Co LLC all our staff are committed to our core values of professional excellence, innovative thought and service to Cyprus and our community. Here is a taste of how we have tried to live these values in 2022.
Professional Excellence
As a firm we seek excellence at both a team and an individual level. We aim to recruit and retain the best individuals in all aspects of our operations and with the aid of our Human Resources team, ensure that they perform to their maximum capability. This is how we performed in 2022.
Independent rating houses
The year started and ended on a high note. The year opened with Elias Neocleous & Co LLC being named the Citywealth IFC Awards ‘Firm of the Year – Cyprus and Malta’. It closed with our Tax Team winning the ITR EMEA Cyprus Tax Firm of the Year Award and a powerful performance by our Restructuring Practice cementing the inclusion of Elias Neocleous & Co LLC in the GRR100 elite for the fourth consecutive year. We were particularly proud of the Tax Team since this is the first time that the title has not been awarded to a Big 4 accounting firm. However, it was not alone in reaching impressive heights. Other awards and ratings achieved in the year included:
Business Reorganisation Assessment project of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Cyprus National Report contributed by Ioannis Sidiropoulos
Elias Neocleous & Co LLC is proud to have contributed to the Business Reorganisation Assessment project of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). In particular, our associate Ioannis Sidiropoulos has contributed to the Cyprus national report.
READ MOREWebinar Presentation ‘Europe Year in Review’ by Demetris Gregoriou on behalf of the Employment Law Alliance
On 9 February 2022, Associate and employment law specialist, Demetris Gregoriou, will be joining forces with the Employment Law Alliance and employment specialists from across Europe to present a live, interactive webinar.
READ MORECongratulations to associate, Alexis Christodoulou, who has successfully completed all stages of the Advanced Diploma in International Taxation (ADIT) examinations.
ADIT examinations lead to a professional qualification offered globally by the highly respected UK-based Chartered Institute of Taxation. Investing in further education such as the ADIT qualification ensures that the Elias Neoclous & Co LLC tax team continues to be well resourced to meet the demands and needs of modern international tax advisory work. The
READ MORE‘Extremely knowledgeable, strategic and effective’ – Perfection achieved in 2022 Legal 500 EMEA rankings!
The 2022 Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa rankings have been released and for the second consecutive year we are delighted to report that Elias Neocleous & Co LLC has received a Tier 1 rating in all nine categories reviewed. We are the only law firm in Cyprus to achieve this.
READ MOREFinalists for EMEA Women in Business Law Europe Awards 2022 revealed
The Women in Business Law Europe Awards recognise leading women for their contributions to the practice of business law and also firms that have developed the most progressive initiatives towards diversity and inclusion from throughout the continent.
READ MOREAddress by Kriton Dionysiou to the Annual Common Law Conference, co-organized by the Cyprus Bar Association and the Bar Council of England and Wales
The future of the common law in Europe, as well as recent developments regarding the new Cypriot Commercial Court and international arbitration, were amongst the topics addressed during this year’s Common Law Conference, which was co-organized by the Cyprus Bar Association and the Bar Council of England and Wales last week in Limassol.
READ MOREIoannis Sidiropoulos published in the 2021/22 International Insolvency and Restructuring Report
An article of our associate Ioannis Sidiropoulos has been included in the recently released 2021/22 edition of the reputable International Insolvency and Restructuring Report.
READ MOREChambers HNWI Rankings – Band 1
The Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2022 (‘HNW’) has been published and we are delighted to report that for the fourth consecutive year both the Elias Neocleous & Co LLC Private Client Department, and Head of Department, Elias Neocleous, have been listed in the ‘Band 1’ category
READ MORECyprus Bar Exam Success for our trainees!
We are extremely pleased and proud to announce that all members of our 2021-2022 Lawyer Trainee Program have been successful in their first attempt at the Cyprus Bar Exams.
READ MOREElias Neocleous & Co LLC shortlisted for 2022 ITR EMEA Tax Awards!
The shortlist for the annual ITR EMEA Tax Awards has been released and we are delighted to announce that our firm has once again been included in two categories. Specifically, Elias Neocleous and Co LLC is shortlisted in the categories “Cyprus Tax Firm of the Year” and “Cyprus Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year”.
READ MOREElias Neocleous & Co LLC stands tall in India!
We are delighted to inform you that Elias Neocleous & Co LLC has again been identified by leading publication, India Business Law Journal (IBLJ), as a leading non-Indian law firm for India-related work. It is the only firm in Cyprus to be singled out for this distinction.
READ MORE2022 IFLR100 Financial and Corporate Rankings – ‘Tier 1’ for Elias Neocleous & Co LLC
The 2022 IFLR 1000 Financial and Corporate ratings for Cyprus have now been released and may be viewed here. We are delighted to note that Elias Neocleous & Co LLC has once again received a ‘Tier 1” ranking
READ MOREWorld Leaders in Tax!
Details of the ITR World Tax Leaders 2023 have now been announced and we are proud to inform you that three members of our Tax Planning and Advanced Business Structuring Department have been listed as Leaders in their field. No other Cyprus law firm can match this achievement.
READ MOREStrength in Depth! Elias Neocleous & Co LLC heads Gold Magazine Lawyer list.
Complex personal or business transactions often require the input of more than one legal professional. No matter how brilliant an individual lawyer may be, they have a finite capacity for work and are vulnerable to the human frailties that beset us all.
READ MORECongratulations to our Summer Internees.
At Elias Neocleous & Co LLC we believe that we can only remain at the top of our game and serve our clients well if we continue to learn new things throughout our professional careers.
READ MOREAddress by Elias Neocleous to the HSG Alumni Association of St Gallen
he 25th Annual Meeting of the E.M.B.L – HSG Alumni Association of the University of St.Gallen, Switzerland took place in Cyprus from 22nd to 25th of September 2022. The University of St. Gallen is an elite public research university that specialises in business administration, economics, law, and international affairs.
READ MOREAddress by Costas Stamatiou to the 11th C5 Fraud, Asset Tracing and Recovery Conference, Miami, Address by Elias Neocleous to the 7th Cyprus Professional Services Conference
Costas Stamatiou was a speaker at the C5 Conference that took place in Miami between the 27th and 28th of October 2022. Costas was on a panel discussing kleptocracy and, generally, asset tracing and recovery.
READ MORELawyers of our firm in the Mondaq Autumn 2022 Thought Leadership Awards
Elias Neocleous & Co LLC is happy to announce that four of our Lawyers have received distinctions in the Mondaq Autumn 2022 Thought Leadership Awards.
READ MOREInspiring others – Associate, Marina Vassiliou
We are delighted to inform you that Elias Neocleous & Co LLC has again been identified by leading publication, India Business Law Journal (IBLJ), as a leading non-Indian law firm for India-related work. It is the only firm in Cyprus to be singled out for this distinction.
READ MOREFor us, however, qualification as a lawyer is only the first step on the ladder of a lifetime of learning. The law and the skills needed to practise it do not stand still. The Cyprus Bar mandates that all lawyers undertake a minimum number of professional development training hours each year. Elias Neocleous & Co LLC is an accredited provided of such training and this year Associate, Ioannis Sidiropoulos delivered a Cyprus Bar approved seminar on corporate distress and recovery.
Ultimately, the most important judges of our quality as a legal firm are you, our clients and we would like to thank you for your continued faith in us throughout the year.
