Our services

Through our team we provide high quality services perfectly matched to the needs of every Client, individual or corporate. No matter the service required, we primarily focus on our Client’s interests and on how to protect those interest against all risks. Our understanding of Law and Economics, our experience, the multiple language speaking team, the various jurisdiction we operate in, our love and passion for our work, allows us to understand your needs better and to provide you the services you deserve.

We provide all kinds of legal advice on civil law with expertise on corporate law, banking and finance, intellectual property and trusts. The firm also accommodates litigation needs on judicial disputes with legal representation in the courts of Cyprus. Representation in other legal systems world-wide is also possible through associated law firms abroad.

INDIVIDUAL DECISIONS

Legal and tax advice
Tax services:
- Tax residence of individuals
- Taxation of company’s beneficial owner
- Inheritance Taxation
- Personal Tax Planning
Legal services:
- Assistance in Real Estate Transactions
- Inheritance: searching of assets, assistance in the inheritance process, maintenance of inherited assets
- Property disputes
- Legal representation in Сourt
- Drafting of legal documents
- Establishment of trusts and foundations
- Family office services


Personal bank account opening
Personal account
- Assistance in finding the most appropriate bank
- Preliminary negotiations with the bank regarding bank account opening
- Assistance in preparation set of the documents and bank forms filling
- Organization of personal meeting with bank officers
- Accompanying client to the bank (provision of entrepreneur if necessary)

Citizenship and Immigration Services
INDIVIDUAL

Cyprus:
- Permanent residence for third country nationals (Visitors)
- Residence permit for EU citizens (“Yellow slip”)
- Cyprus citizenship through investment
- Cyprus Citizenship through naturalization
- Long Term Residence Permits (Category F)


Family Office Services
Effective business and family management are closely connected. This combination is very important for achieving economic stability of family and long-term business success.
We will help you to develop a strategy combining family unity with business success.
The following matters can be assisted by our company:
- Legal assistance in Real Estate deals.
- Maintenance of family assets and property.
- Legal, tax and finance consulting (corporate and personal)
- Opening bank accounts
- Inheritance (consulting and assistance in the procedure of inheritance)
- Migration services
- Assistance in implementation of your plans: from business projects up to organizational, educational and everyday issues of your family

Private foundations and trusts
Private foundations and trusts Private foundations and trusts
Inheritance in various jurisdictions
Inheritance in various jurisdictions Inheritance in various jurisdictions
Representation in Courts of various jurisdictions
Representation in Courts of various jurisdictions Representation in Courts of various jurisdictions
Assistance in Real Estate transactions
Assistance in Real Estate transactionsAssistance in Real Estate transactions

CORPORATE DECISIONS

Legal consulting for companies
- Incorporation and reorganization of companies, optimization of companies’ structures
- Companies’ liquidation
- Legal consulting
- Legal assistance in contracts
- Legal representation in court
- Trademarks and patents registration

Tax planning
- International Tax Strategy development
- Double Tax Treaties
- Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI)
- IP box regime

Registration and Administration of Companies in various jurisdictions
Registration and Administration of Companies in various jurisdictions
Provision of Nominee Services
Nominee service in companies is dedicated to provide confidentiality to UBO. It makes possible to avoid public access to the information about company’s Beneficial owner. In common practice, details of UBO are provided to service provider and bank, where company has bank account. Recently, some countries announced the introduction of a public registers of beneficial owners.

Nominee shareholder – person, who owns the company’s shares only on behalf of Beneficial owner and has no right to dispose or sell them. Nominee shareholder and BO are bound by trust and nominee shareholder is acting according to the instructions of BO.

Redomicilation of Companies
Redomicilation of CompaniesRedomicilation of Companies
Corporate bank accounts opening
Corporate account
- Assistance in choosing the appropriate bank, depending on company’s activity, turnover and jurisdiction
- Preliminary negotiations with the bank regarding bank account opening
- Assistance in preparation set of the documents and bank forms filling
- Organization of personal meeting with bank officers
- Accompanying client to the bank (provision of entrepreneur if necessary)
- Further communication with the bank in case of bank account maintenance

Setting up a Company office in Cyprus (substance)
Company substance in Cyprus
Substance - actual presence of the company in the country of registration (or other jurisdiction)

What makes company resident of particular country?

In case, company’s management and control are situated and performed in the country of incorporation, company is considered as resident of this country. Test for management and control is one of the main factors for Tax Authorities in many countries. If the mentioned test recognizes that management of the company is performed from particular country, the company is considered to be tax resident of this country.

Representation in the Courts
Representation in the Courts Representation in the Courts
Registration of Trademarks and Patents
Trademark registration
Trademark registration is carried out in accordance with the Madrid Agreement (1891) and the Madrid Protocol (1989). The system is administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), which is located in Geneva.

There are two ways to protect trademark in foreign countries:
1. To submit applications for trademark registration separately to the relevant authority of each country.
2. To submit international application (in English or French) under the Madrid Agreement and/or Madrid Protocol, indicating countries, where the trademark should be protected.

It is more efficient to use international application if trademark protection is required in many countries.
Trademark will be protected for 10 years from the date of registration. In 10 years trademark can be renewed on payment relevant levy.

Foundations and Trusts
Foundations and Trusts Foundations and Trusts
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