Public Procurement Law Firm of the Year - Cyprus

Firm Profile

Tassos Papadopoulos & Associates LLC is one of the leading law firms in Cyprus providing a full range of legal services. Tassos Papadopoulos & Associates was established by the majority of partners and associates of the former Tassos Papadopoulos law firm (one of the oldest and largest law firms in Cyprus, founded in 1971 by the former President of Cyprus Tassos Papadopoulos). The firm’s objective and commitment is to provide high quality, speedy response and cost-effective legal services and to meet the demands of the modern specialized legal practice with special emphasis on confidentiality.

The firm maintains its principal practice base in Nicosia and is associated with local firms in all towns of Cyprus. It is also a member of major international networks of independent law firms such as Taglaw and the Association of European Lawyers with several thousand well-connected lawyers in over 90 countries.

In transactional and non- contentious business, the focus of the firm's work is in banking and finance, corporate law, financial services, acquisitions of companies and property, public tenders, mergers and joint ventures, the financing of major capital projects, IPOs and public listings.

In the area of litigation, the firm has a very strong team of highly experienced litigation lawyers in every major field of civil litigation and arbitration including banking

and finance, competition, corporate and commercial, construction, insurance, and contracts. The firm also has a substantial practice in the field of company formation, administration and tax planning (not only in respect to companies registered in Cyprus but also in foreign jurisdictions), as well as in international transactions involving Cyprus entities.

Alexia Kountouri Papaefstathiou

Alexia Kountouri Papaefstathiou, Partner

Education:

Rheinische Friedrich – Wilhelms University, Bonn, Germany

Member: Cyprus Bar Association (1999), PLA (UK Procurement Lawyers Association) (2010)

Languages:

Greek, English and German. Practice:

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Drafting legislation especially for semi-governmental organizations and acting as legal adviser to such organizations, public procurements, competition law, constitutional and administrative law, and litigation before the Supreme Court and before administrative bodies including the Tenders Review Authority.

Alexia Kountouri Papaefstathiou Partner tassos papadopoulos & associates LLC 2 Sofouli street, Chanteclair Building, 1096 Nicosia, Cyprus

Tel: +357 22 88 99 99 Fax: +357 22 88 99 88 Email: akountouri@tplaw.com.cy Website: www.tplaw.com.cy

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Lawyer Monthly Legal Awards 2011

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