Established in 1963, Patrikios Pavlou & Associates
is a full-service firm based in Limassol that employs 32 legal professionals.
Focusses / specialisms
The firm is active across the areas of financial and corporate work but is known for advising lenders on banking and financing work.
Research period review: 33rd edition (2023/2024)
During the research period, in financial and corporate matters, the firm acted on the lender side in many corporate, project and acquisition financings and refinancings. Apart from transactional financing matters, the team also regularly advises clients on financial regulatory services matters. It also worked on joint ventures, re-domiciliations, acquisitions and merger transactions.
Client feedback: 33rd edition (2023/2024)
Banking
“Highly professional in various legal fields of expertise.”
“Professional and proactive approach. Real problem-solvers, focused on finding practical solutions to out-of-the-box problems.”
“Patrikios Pavlou & Associates is our preferred 'go to' firm in Cyprus and we also see them regularly called upon by leading financial institutions and the global elite law firms (including US, UK and Europe headquartered law firms) when their clients need market-leading Cypriot law support. The Patrikios Pavlou team consistently deliver pragmatic, on point, commercial and responsive Cyprus law support and they are solutions-orientated. We consider Patrikios Pavlou to be at the very top of the legal market in Cyprus and they enjoy the necessary depth of resource to deliver sophisticated cross-border projects in a timely manner."
“Patrikios Pavlou is a clear market front-runner in the Cyprus legal market and brings extensive experience and unparalleled market knowledge to bear on the complex cross-border transactions and other mandates that they work on, and they have the unique ability to provide tailor-made solutions to the most challenging of mandates. The Patrikios Pavlou team are characterised by their hands-on approach and the practical advice they provide. The attention that Patrikios Pavlou gives to each client is unique, as they see each case as being important to that client and not just 'another case'.”
“Patrikios Pavlou is business and solution-orientated and places emphasis on the value it creates for its clients. We have a long-standing experience of working with the leading banks, financial institutions, corporates, investment funds and law firms in Cyprus and our experience (over many years now) is that Patrikios Pavlou enjoys a privileged position at the very top of the Cypriot legal market across finance, corporate and dispute resolution/litigation.”
M&A
“Competent, perfectly qualified, punctual, reliable.”
"Patrikios Pavlou & Associates excels in mergers and acquisitions by adeptly navigating complex transactions and maximising client value. Their expertise in regulatory compliance, due diligence and deal structuring, coupled with proactive negotiation and risk mitigation, positions them as a leading M&A law firm with a results-orientated approach.”
Restructuring
“Professionalism, integrity, in-depth knowledge, ethics.”
"Perfect.”
Lia Iordanou
“Perfect.”
“Experience, ethics, approachable, integrity, years of knowledge."
“Competent, perfectly qualified, punctual, reliable."
“Lia is a proactive and commercially minded problem-solver. She has deep expertise in banking and corporate matters."
“Lia Iordanou is a force of nature and a standout star in the Cyprus finance and corporate legal market; and she should rightly be ranked as a top-tier lawyer. Lia has been instrumental in propelling the Patrikios Pavlou team to the very top of the finance and corporate legal market in Cyprus. Lia has built up a formidable client following and she rightly holds her place among the leading tier of lawyers in the Cyprus finance and corporate legal community.”
“Lia (and her team) act for the biggest names in the market and consistently provide highly attuned legal support and timely deliver projects in accordance with their clients' key objectives. Lia is a market maker and a trusted client adviser and (being ever innovative, commercial and super-responsive) Lia is a preferred counsel of choice for the most sophisticated and demanding cross-border projects. When a project is important and carries time pressure, we know that we can safely rely on Lia to timely get the project across the finish line. Lia is a dealmaker; and a person who clients call upon when a transaction is of the upmost importance.”
Angeliki Epaminonda
“Fast reaction to the tasks, constructive feedback regarding clients' requests.”
Angelos Onisiforou
“Angelos Onisiforou's positive attributes include his exceptional legal expertise, strategic thinking, and excellent communication skills. He excels at identifying and mitigating risks while providing tailored, innovative solutions to complex legal challenges."
Stavros Pavlo
“Perfect.”
“He is a seasoned expert, extremely knowledgeable, trusted, ethical.”
“Competent, perfectly qualified, punctual, reliable.”
Stella Strati
“Stella is a safe pair of hands for any finance work.”
“Stella Strati is another super talent and should rightly be ranked as a top-tier lawyer. Stella is commercially focused, technically brilliant and highly responsive – everything that a client wants. On top of that, Stella is an absolute delight to work with and has a proven record of successfully delivering on the most complex cross-border transactions. Stella is phenomenally talented and committed to achieving the best for her clients across a broad range of corporate and financing transactions.”
