Antonis Andreou, Barrister-at-Law

Antonis Andreou is the founder of the firm which was initially registered in 1974 as a partnership under the name of Nicolaou, Andreou & Co. Mr. Andreou has been a member of the Cyprus Bar Association since 1973.  Being an active member of the Cyprus Bar Council since 1994, he is now the President of the Committee responsible for the recognition by the Cyprus Bar Council of law degrees.

He is the Legal Adviser of various major corporations in the area of construction, land development, manufacturing, energy, oil companies and is a member of the Board of Directors in one of the largest public companies in the hotel sector, listed on the Cyprus Stock Exchange.

His success in landmark road traffic accident cases, land dispute cases, criminal law, corporate law and extradition cases, is one of the main reasons of his recognition as one of the leading advocates in Cyprus.  It is often that Mr. Andreou acts as leading counsel of legal teams representing major Cyprus and foreign corporations.

As an elected member of the House of Representatives for the period 1985 -1991 and acting as Vice – President of the Committee of Legal Affairs of the House, he was involved in the drafting and enactment of a number of legislations.  Amongst others, Mr. Andreou was actively involved in the amendment of the Cyprus Constitution, as a consequence of which was the creation of Family Courts and the Cyprus Family Law in general.

Furthermore, in 1994 he was appointed by the Council of Ministers as a member of an ad hoc Committee to investigate complains against the police for ill treatment of detainees.

Mr. Antonis Andreou has qualified as a Barrister–at–Law at the Lincoln’s Inn School of Law and he was called to the Bar in 1970.

Main areas of practice: Civil litigation especially in the areas of corporate & commercial law, tort, land law, banking and insurance, extraditions and has also been appointed in several international arbitrations as arbitrator and Umpire.

Contact Antonis Andreou at antonis@antonisandreou.com