Member Profiles

Marina Zevedeou is an experienced professional with a demonstrated long history of more than 20 years working in the financial services sector. Her wealth of experience includes International Corporate Structuring Strategy & Planning, Personal and Corporate Taxes, VAT, Financial and Management Reporting, Group Re-structuring, Family Offices and Citizenship Programs. Her appointments included being the Chief Operations Officer and one of the Founders of the Cyprus-arm of Equity Trust, an International Corporate Service Provider. Marina graduated with a BSc in Economics, Accounting and Finance from the LSE of the University of London, U.K. She qualified as a Chartered Accountant of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales with PWC, London. She has worked with PWC in Athens and Arthur Andersen and Deloitte in Nicosia. As one of the founders and the CEO, she has taken the Group through a series of successful restructuring and rebranding phases and she continues to commit to thrive in transparency, compliance and good practice standards. Marina Zevedeou is included in the ‘IFC Power Women Top 200’ most powerful women in government, private wealth, education, private client advisory and philanthropy across the International Financial Centres (IFCs) by Citywealth and received the Gold Award as the Woman of the Year in the category of Leadership/Financial Organisation (CEO/Board Member) during the Citywealth 2022 Powerwomen Awards. She has also been included several times in the Powerful Women List of InBusiness Magazine in Cyprus noting her contribution in the business world. She is a member of I.C.A.E.W., I.C.P.A.C., S.T.E.P., I.F.A., I.T.P.A.

The Chambers have a history of more than 60 years. Set up in 1950 by Mr. Phoebus N. Clerides, Barrister-at-law of Lincoln’s Inn. The Clerides family is well known in Cyprus as a family of teachers, lawyers and politicians. Mr. Phoebus himself served as Minister of Justice and a Member of the House of Parliament. He unfortunately passed away in 2011. Dr. Christos Clerides, son of Mr. Phoebus is currently the Managing Partner of Phoebus, Christos Clerides & Associates LLC. Joined the firm in 1982. He acquired the LL.B (Hons) from Brunel University, the LLM from the University College of London specializing in Maritime Law, Carriage of Goods by Sea, Marine Insurance and General Insurance. He then continued his studies obtaining his Ph.D at King’s College, University of London, specializing in EEC Law. He was also elected as a Member of the House of Parliament in 2001. He is currently Head of the Law Department at Frederick University, where he teaches law students

Suxess Management Ltd is a rapidly expanding organisation that has developed a particular expertise in the formation of international business companies in Cyprus and other major jurisdictions. Administration of those companies and advising on international tax structures. Suxess provides a comprehensive portfolio of services individually tailored to accommodate clients’ needs including provision of registered agents services, registered office facilities, corporate secretarial services, general administration services and nominee directors, trustee shareholders, citizenship for foreign investors, real estate and banking facilities in Cyprus.

Karolina graduated from the University of East Anglia with first class honours (LL.B.) and obtained her Master’s in Law (LL.M.) from the London School of Economics and Political Sciences with distinction (Banking and Financial Regulation). Prior to setting up the firm, Karolina had spent several working as internal legal counsel to credit and financial institutions including Renaissance Capital, where she specialised in providing advice on banking law matters, financing structures, trading of claims of distressed assets and distressed debt, committed and uncommitted risk participations, investment and financial services legislation, capital markets, regulatory advice and advice on general corporate matters. Karolina has worked with government authorities on numerous projects for the drafting and transposition of major banking and financial services laws, and has advised on matters related to the NLP legal framework. Karolina also provides training to professionals on banking and financial services matters. Karolina is a member of the Cyprus Bar Association.