Member Profile

The firm – AGP Law Firm was established in 2006 and has become a highly reputable, dynamic, award winning and excellence driven Law Firm based in Cyprus with a strong international presence. Throughout the years in the legal domain, the firm has developed widely recognised expertise and gained an excellent reputation in the various fields focusing on dedication to perfectionism and fresh thinking. Clients can expect high quality services with a focus on business development for professional counterparties. A committed team – We aim for success for our clients; yet what really distinguishes AGP & Co is our dedicated team of people. We are proud of our highly skilled team of lawyers and various other professionals that have the background, skills, energy, and know-how, to represent our clients in the best possible way and supporting all differing needs. Our values – Hard work, attention to detail, skills, transparency, dedication and discretion, is what sets us apart from other firms. We aim at being client focused and every client receives the same high-quality services, dedication and support. We were founded on these values and change, away from these, is not an option. One large team – Combining individual expertise while working collectively as one team, we bring our clients a wide range of skills, from litigation, corporate/commercial advisory and tax to FS regulatory practices. The firm’s team of lawyers and advisors provide a package of innovative and pragmatic solutions in all areas of specialisation: banking and finance, commercial, corporate and M&A, dispute resolution, employment, intellectual property, real estate and construction, and tax. Though operating independently, all departments are interlinked, giving our clients the ability to receive well rounded services beyond the ordinary boundaries. The AGP Chambers – Attention to an advanced infrastructure is of utmost importance to our firm, we have constructed our privately-owned building to give AGP group an advantage over the competition. It has been designed and installed to utilize cutting-edge technology systems which allow a modern and efficient means of communication. AGP Chambers have been awarded by the European Property Awards 2013-2014 for Best Office Architecture Cyprus.

Legal services and dispute resolution - Our legal services and dispute resolution team is the cornerstone of the firm. AGP & Co has a high success rate in all sort of disputes, from daily matters to high-profile dispute resolution cases corporate / commercial / shipping disputes. Angelos Paphitis and Eve Karaviotou are well known for their participation in many high-profile cross-border dispute resolutions and for their success rates in Cyprus (including interim injunctions, legal action and international arbitration). Corporate, Commercial and M&A - Our corporate / commercial teams have excessive experience and an enviable reputation in representing international clients and groups on a variety of corporate and commercial matters. Focused on providing tailored-made and clear advice, clients rely on AGP for matters of day-to-day commercial and corporate governance, including formation, acquisition and dissolution of companies in Cyprus and abroad, to high-value cross-border projects, M&As, capital markets, IP, as well as management and domiciliation services. Financial services regulatory and advisory team - We are a leading law firm in Cyprus and global leader in Financial Services Regulatory practice. We represent market makers, investment brokers, payment institutions, banks, investment funds and investment managers from all over the world on all sort of regulatory advisory and compliance matters. Proudly, the firm won Best FX Regulatory & Compliance Support at the 2017 Forex Awards, hosted by AtoZForex.com, at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas.

Angelos Paphitis is an Advocate and Legal Consultant, approved member of the Cyprus Bar Association, a Barrister at Law in London (Gray’s Inn). Also, he is an awarded and recommended attorney from various reputable organizations around the globe and he is regularly appointed on corporate and commercial areas of the law, both in consulting and in representing clients in complex and high profile disputes in District and Supreme Courts, as well as on International Arbitration centres. He is a registered trust and estate practitioner, member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), holder of the title TEP, and an authorised Insolvency Practitioner member of the Association of Insolvency Practitioners of Cyprus since 2015. Additionally to the above, Angelos is also a lead member of the AGP Financial Regulation & Advisory Practice, representing local and international Investment Firms and Payment Institutions. Angelos further handles matters involving local and international tax, trusts & trustee matters, corporate structuring, finance & banking law, real estate and foreign investments in Cyprus. He advises on a wide range of tax and estate matters, including creating structures to hold assets, minimise tax and maximise protection of such assets. He frequently acts for high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, entrepreneurs and companies. Mr. Angelos Paphitis created his own Law Firm, A.G Paphitis & Co. LLC in 2006, moving forward created AGP Group for fiduciary services.

• LL.B (Hons) Law, London South Bank University;

• LL.M (Commercial & Corporate Law), UCL, University of London;

• BVC (Barrister), Bar Vocational Course, City University, London – Inns of Court School of Law;

• PgD (International Tax Law), Robert Kennedy College, Zurich.

• Cyprus Bar Association;

• Limassol Bar Association;

• Honorable Society of Gray’s Inn, London;

• Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP);

• Cyprus Insolvency Practitioners Association;

• International Bar Association;

• International Tax Planning Association;

• International Law Office;

• International Trademarks Association;

• Cyprus – Russia Business Association;

• Cyprus – China Business Association;

• Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry;

• Limassol Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

• IFLR1000 Highly Regarded in the practice areas of Corporate and M&A

• Chambers & Partners Cyprus 2018 for Dispute Resolution

• Legal 500 EMEA 2019 for Corporate and M&A, Banking & Finance Law

• Cyprus Law Firm of the year in Litigation & Dispute Resolution at the European Legal Awards 2019 in Paris.