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Kyriacos Kourtellos
Advocate, Director

With close to 15 years of experience in high-value business structuring, project development and transactional work, Kyriacos is a well-rounded legal professional with a broad and deep understanding of various industries and sectors. His clientele includes affluent individuals and family offices, startups, SMEs and multinational corporations. He brings a client-first approach, a strategic mindset and the ability to integrate legal and business needs seamlessly.

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"A truly dedicated lawyer with the know-how to clarify every detail needed. I wish I'd found him sooner." C. Nicolaou

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Expertise

Prior to founding Kourtellos & Co, Kyriacos trained at a leading Litigation practice and held key roles in the Corporate, Commercial and Energy departments of top-tier and Big 4 law firms. Throughout his career Kyriacos has collaborated with the top global law firms, Big 4, international financial institutions and conglomerates, in high-profile and high-value Cyprus related cross-border matters. This diverse background has equipped him with extensive legal and operational expertise, enabling him to serve in executive and non-executive roles in multinational groups and SMEs, and to offer his strategic guidance to start-ups. Kyriacos has published widely in leading journals on the areas of Corporate Governance, Financial Regulation, Energy and Environment.

Education

  • ​LLM in Environmental Law, Queen Mary University of London (2012)

  • BVC, The University of Law (2010)

  • LLB, University of Leicester (2009)

Memberships

  • Member, The Honourable Society of Lincolns Inn

  • ​Advocate, Cyprus Bar Association and Limassol Bar Association

  • Member, Energy & Environment Committee of the CBA

Publications

  • ​​Cyprus Chapter of IENE’s SE Europe Energy Outlook, 2017

  • Alternative Investment Funds in Cyprus, Journal of International Banking Law and Regulation, 2015

  • Environmental Impact Assessments in Cyprus, International Company & Commercial Law Review, Thomson Reuters, 2015

  • The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Corporate Governance (Cyprus), Global Legal Group, 2015

  • The legal regime of exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbons in Cyprus waters, International Company & Commercial Law Review, Thomson Reuters, 2015

Experience

  • Legal advice on various aspects of Cyprus law relevant to multi-million domestic and cross-border transactions by leading international groups in various industries and sectors

  • Legal due diligence of the legal aspects and risks associated with Cyprus related cross-border transactions, including acquisitions of Cyprus private companies

  • ​Legal advice and support to Buyers and Sellers in high-end residential and commercial real estate transactions

  • Executive and non-executive roles in multinational groups, startups and joint ventures offering strategic guidance throughout their lifecycle

  • Strategic guidance on the day-to-day operations of holding and trading companies, including multinational groups established in Cyprus

  • Assistance to HNWIs according to their wealth management and asset protection goals, including the establishment, structuring and administration of Cyprus trust structures holding high-value asset portfolios

Kourtellos House

29 Panagi Lapa

3075 Limassol

Cyprus

K. A. Kourtellos & Co LLC is a Lawyers' Limited Company incorporated in the Republic of Cyprus with Registration No. HE398678, authorised and regulated by the Cyprus Bar Association with Registration No. 779

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