Cyprus Litigation

Gregoris Leontiou Managing Partner

G. Leontiou LLC

Tel: +357 22441722 leontiou@leontioulaw.com

Commercial Litigation / Administrative Law; Trusts; Shipping

Gregoris Leontiou is an advocate practicing in the fields of Commercial law, Administrative law, Shipping law and the law of Trusts and Succession, with specific emphasis in contract law, corporate law and shareholders’ disputes, start-ups and corporate financing, joint ventures agreements, bankruptcy, liquidation and re-organisation of companies, wills and trusts/foundation disputes, as well as administrative claims acting both for and against public organisations.

He has been involved in non-dispute litigation, including crossborder structuring, restructuring, re-organisation, amalgamation and merger of companies, has provided extensive legal advice in all the above fields of law and has consistently acted for companies and high net worth individuals. Examples of notable clients and transactions include advising on an acquisition transaction with the PINTEREST Group, acting for and advising the notable ship management REEDEREI-NORD Group, internet start-ups such as the UK-registered MASHROOM LTD and the prominent software development ZEPTOLAB Group and ALLRIGHT (VIRTUAL MENTOR) Group, and the KITE VENTURES Investments Group.

He has been involved extensively in international litigation and arbitration both as part of a team, and as a leader/manager in various jurisdictions including England, Guernsey, BVI, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, the Netherlands and the USA, and has appeared before international arbitrational tribunals, including the Permanent Court of Arbitration at the Hague.

Notable case law includes: international shareholders disputes in respect of a company quoted in the AIM Market, London UK, with litigation taking place in England, Guernsey and Russia; a claim against the Ukrainian Government, acting on behalf of a US Hedge Fund, taking place before the Permanent Court of Arbitration at the Hague; a contractual dispute involving interim measures before the Civil Court at the Hague, Netherlands; Chapter 11 proceedings in respect of a multibillion shipping company before the Court of New York, USA; litigation in respect of trust and foundation disputes between beneficiaries in Liechtenstein and Zurich; international arbitration in respect of ownership dispute between beneficiaries and administrators of a foundation; administration action in respect of unlawful actions taken by a personal administrator in the BVI; and protracted litigation before the Supreme Court of Cyprus in respect of a tax dispute between Public Organisations.

Since 2003, he has been the managing partner of G. Leontiou LLC, based in Nicosia, Cyprus.

He is a holder of a B.A. (Joint Honours) degree in Law and Accounting from the University of Manchester, UK and he has been called to the degree of an Utter Barrister-at-Law as a member of the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn, UK.

Since 1994 he is a registered advocate with the Supreme Court of Cyprus.