Nicos G. Papaefstathiou is the Managing Partner of the firm and has a wide scope of expertise across numerous legal practice area. According to Chambers and Partners “Clients, impressed with his experience in dispute resolution matters, say "he gives us confidence that the cases will be resolved with the best possible outcome." He was president of the Union of Balkan Bar Associations between 2004 and 2006, and since 2015, he has been the president of the Accountants’ Disciplinary Board. He also remains a member of the Tassos Papadopoulos Centre for Studies (since 2010), and the Co-ordinating Body against Corruption. In…
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Alexia Kountouri is a Partner at the Firm focusing on public law, administrative law, data protection law, constitutional law and legislation drafting. Alexia has extensive experience before the Supreme Court of Cyprus both at first and second instance. Alexia has grown her expertise in the field of public procurement and was the first Cyprus lawyer to bring a case before the Tenders Review Authority (TRA) which was established in 2004. Since then, Alexia has brought several other cases to the TRA, acting on behalf of some of the largest construction companies of the island, international and local pharmaceutical/medical equipment companies,…
James has been advising numbers of US, European, Australian and Asian companies investing in China by way of setting up RO (Representative Office), JV (Joint Venture), WOFE (Wholly Owned Foreign Enterprise) or merger and acquisition with Chinese companies. With 20 years of legal experience, James is expertise in advising clients on commercial and corporate matters, James currently is the legal counsel to numbers of foreign-invested companies, including Nestle Guangzhou, Swire Guangdong Coca-Cola，Tyco International, Tupperware China, Coface China, Candy China, Taly China, etc. James has been involved in a number of large-scale assignments involving cross-border liquidation and restructuring, include GITIC and…
Lenka is an expert in comprehensive legal assistance to both EU and non-EU citizens. She has a broad experience in the issues associated with foreign nationals‘ residence in the Czech Republic. This includes in particular the assistance in the entire visa and Czech citizenship application process and also in obtaining the residence and employment permits. Part of her agenda also involves the representation of foreigners before local administrative authorities and courts. As of August 1, 2018, Lenka will start practicing as a registered mediator focusing particularly on commercial, civil, labor and consumer disputes and disputes with a public element. Specialisation…
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Prior to private practice, Dr. Steven Yu served at Shanghai WTO Affairs Consultation Centre, the first Chinese World Trade Organization (WTO) service body, where he advised government agencies, enterprises and industry associations on trade compliance upon China’s WTO access. Dr. Yu started his private practice in 2003, focusing on trade law, foreign investment law (including Chinese enterprises’ foreign investments and foreign investments in China), corporate and commercial. He leads the Firm’s team representing Chinese clients to safeguard their trade and investment interest in various jurisdictions; on the other hand, he assists foreign chambers and many international companies for their interest…