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Yiannis has a law degree with Merit from the University of Athens. He also obtained an LL.M in Commercial and Corporate Law from Queen Mary College, University of London, with Distinction.

He has been practising law since 2009 and he is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a Mediator.

Before establishing his own firm he served as a Partner in the Dispute Resolution Department of one of the most prominent law firms in Cyprus.

Yiannis has significant experience in a wide range of corporate and commercial matters and disputes and his practice focuses on:

• complex commercial agreements and disputes
• management and corporate control disputes
• shareholders agreements
• share and asset purchase agreements
• joint venture agreements
• construction and development projects
• distribution, franchising and licensing agreements
• intellectual property
• breach of fiduciary duties
• M&A litigation
• trusts disputes
• cross-border asset recovery and commercial fraud.

He has also particular interest in information and technology sector and provides specialised advice to entrepreneurs, investors and innovative companies.

He also regularly represents clients in multijurisdictional cases which require the issuance of interim freezing injunctions, disclosure orders, search orders, and orders for the appointment of liquidators and receivers.

Yiannis also has extensive experience on employment law and he regularly advises both individuals and the Human Resources departments of domestic and multinational companies, on disciplinary and grievance procedures, employment data protection issues, employment aspects of company restructuring, transfer of undertakings, redundancy, provident and pension funds issues, equality and diversity issues and any other labour law implications connected with dismissals, voluntary severance schemes and significant internal restructurings. He also regularly deals with negotiating and drafting contracts of employment, restrictive covenants, confidentiality agreements, restraints of trade, as well as compromise and release agreements and employer’s manuals.

Yiannis works closely and proactively with entrepreneurs, corporate law firms and corporate service providers in many transactions and corporate projects and provides clients with strategies and advice on pre-litigation stages.

Kyprianos Matheou is our firm's consultant in Administrative, Real Estate/Immovable Property, Construction, Town Planning and Brexit matters.   

Kyprianos has an undergraduate degree in Commerce and Economics from the University of Cairo and two postgraduate degrees, a Postgraduate Diploma in Development Administration from the  Institute of Social Studies in the Hague, Netherlands, and a Masters degree in Public Administration from the State University of New York at Albany.

He has vast work experience in public administration obtained from various positions through which he had extensive input in the formulation of the Land registry laws, implementation of policies and projects, formulation, promotion and implementation of local plans, area schemes and town planning legislation. 

From 1980 – 1987, he served as the Administrative Secretary of the Planning Board of the Republic of Cyprus. 

From 1996-2005, Kypros was the District Officer of Larnaca. His duties involved enforcement of local administration regulations and legislation on a daily basis such as the Municipalities Law, the Immovable Property Laws, Town and Country Planning law and the Streets and Buildings Law. 

From 1996-2005 he served as Chairman of the Waterboard of Larnaca.

From 2005-2019 he served as the Area Officer of the Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area (SBA). His main duties involved enforcement of the SBA legislation and regulations, control of development within the SBA and consultation on the introduction of planning legislation in the SBA, consultation and liaison with the local authorities within the SBA and the authorities of the Republic of Cyprus on all administrative matters of their respective compentence including the Limassol New Port Extension, the Limassol Desalination Project and Brexit.       

He speaks Greek and English fluently, has a good command of French and basic knowledge of Turkish and Arabic.