Yiannis Fanides is an associate attorney at the law firm Michael Kyprianou & Co. LLC. He specializes in corporate and financial law, dispute resolution and arbitration, and immovable property law. Fanides works out of the firm’s Paphos, Cyprus office. The firm also has offices in Nicosia and Limassol in Cyprus; Athens and Thessaloniki in Greece; Birkirkara, Malta; and Kiev, Ukraine.
Founded by Michael Kyprianou, Michael Kyprianou & Co. LLC has been listed in directories such as the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners. In the area of corporate and commercial law, the firm handles matters related to acquiring and incorporating Cyprus companies and offshore companies, corporate restructurings and reorganizations, joint ventures, cross-border and domestic mergers, and more. In the area of dispute resolution and arbitration, the firm has experience in litigating cross-border matters, and advises on commercial and corporate disputes.
In the area of immovable property, the firm handles matters regarding Cyprus Immovable Property Law and also represents clients before the stamp duty authority, the land registry, and the tax authorities. The firm’s full practice areas cover: corporate and financial law, dispute resolution and arbitration, immovable property law, international tax planning, European and competition law, investment firm regulation, debt collection, immigration law, admiralty and shipping, intellectual property, information technology and electronic commerce, and banking and finance. Michael Kyprianou & Co. LLC also provides corporate, accounting, and taxation services.
Fanides earned his Bachelor of Laws (L.L.B.) from the University of Leicester in England. He then went on to earn his Master of Laws (L.L.M.) in international commercial law, also from the University of Leicester. He has been actively admitted to the Cyprus Bar since 2011, and is an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in London – a professional international network for arbitrators, mediators and adjudicators. Fanides is bilingual in English and Greek.
Answers to EB-5 22 Questions Answered
- What is the best method for purchasing government bonds for the purposes of the Cypriot Citizenship by Investment?
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