A.G. Erotocritou LLC is a specialised Cyprus law firm recognised for delivering high‑calibre legal services across both advisory and contentious matters. Over the years, the firm has established itself as a leading “top‑tier” practice, earning a reputation for excellence, commercial acumen and an ability to handle complex, high‑stakes work with precision.
The firm’s standing in the market is consistently endorsed by major international legal directories, including Chambers and Partners (Tier 1), Legal 500 (Band 1), LexologyIndex / WWL (1st Tier), IFLR1000, Best Lawyers and Client Choice / International Law Office. The firm has been described as “an exception in the Cyprus market where everyone does everything”, “always there for the client”, and offering “the professionalism you would expect from a large international firm”.
A.G. Erotocritou LLC provides specialist legal services across a wide range of disciplines. The firm’s approach is defined by meticulous execution, transparency, and a personalised service model that prioritises coordination, efficiency, and responsiveness. This ensures timely delivery, cost‑effective strategies and direct accessibility—qualities that underpin the firm’s operational excellence.
The firm operates under a business model aligned with leading U.S. and U.K. international law firms. Significant investment is made in recruiting and retaining exceptional legal talent. All lawyers undergo a rigorous multi‑stage selection process focused on merit and ethos. The team’s strong academic backgrounds and outstanding research, communication, negotiation and organisational skills complement their deep knowledge of Cyprus law and their ability to manage complex cross‑border matters.
A.G. Erotocritou LLC maintains close working relationships with a diverse client base, including international law firms, financial institutions, multinational corporations, governments, non‑profit organisations, ultra‑high‑net‑worth individuals, private and public companies, partnerships, trusts, funds and other commercial entities.
In line with developments in the global legal landscape, the firm has strategically focused its expertise on key sectors, including corporate and commercial litigation and arbitration, financial services / regulatory, private client, real estate, banking and finance, corporate and M&A, restructuring and insolvency, shipping, data protection, tax and intellectual property.
In an effort to remain at all times conflict-free, maintain its specialisation and be able to act in complex commercial disputes and transactions, A.G. Erotocritou does not act as a trustee company by way of provision of corporate administration or nominee services. This is contrast with the vast majority of the law firms which are active in the sectors of dispute resolution, and other areas in which the firm is active. Moreover, the firm does not act for and on behalf of local banking institutions on fixed retainer agreements, thus focusing on 100% purely legal work.
To ensure the highest standards of service, the firm accepts only a limited number of engagements. This selective approach guarantees that clients receive the level of attention, responsiveness and quality associated with leading international practices.
A.G. Erotocritou LLC is proud to represent some of the world’s most prominent organisations, including European Union, Republic of Cyprus, Google, AWS, Kuehne + Nagel, Fattal, Essar, UniCredit Bank, UBS, PepsiCo, Marsh, Estee Lauder, RBS, Bombardier, Marriott Group, JD Sports, Chevron, Goldman Sachs, ConocoPhilips, Novartis, as well as major domestic institutions, non‑profit organisations and high net worth individuals.
Some recent examples of work carried out in the last years include:
- Advised a client in a highly publicised cross‑border probate dispute valued at approximately USD 4 billion, involving parallel proceedings across multiple jurisdictions.
- Acted in the enforcement of a foreign judgment exceeding EUR 200 million against a sovereign state in Cyprus. Our mandate included asset tracing, alter‑ego arguments involving a state‑owned bank, and successful litigation before the Cyprus courts. The matter raised novel and significant state‑immunity issues.
- Advised and participated in proceedings relating to one of the highest‑value divorces (multiple billions Euro) ever recorded globally.
- Advised one of the wealthiest UAE nationals (a former ruler) on complex trust and tax‑related matters.
- Involved in the takeover of Hellenic Bank (2nd largest bank in Cyprus in 2025) by Eurobank Ltd.
- Acted as the leading counsel for the lenders on the refinancing of a secured facility exceeding US$550 million for one of the world’s largest agricultural groups.
- Advised a US-listed company on Cyprus law aspects in relation to the €3 billion acquisition of a global platform.
- Represented a leading renewable‑energy developer in the Mediterranean in a high‑profile EUR 400 million dispute spanning multiple jurisdictions. The firm successfully opposed interim freezing injunctions of the same value that had been issued ex parte.
- Acted in a USD 840 million dispute concerning the privatisation of a major CIS telecom provider. The matter involved parallel proceedings in London, Cyprus and Ukraine, and attracted significant international media attention, including a worldwide freezing injunction issued in Cyprus over the personal assets of a UHNWI.
- Instructed to oppose the recognition and enforcement in Cyprus of an LCIA arbitral award issued in London, arising from a global dispute between an energy company and a utility provider concerning an investment exceeding EUR 1.2 billion.
- Acted as Cypriot counsel for a HNWI in a multi‑billion‑dollar dispute relating to an oil venture. The firm advised on Cyprus‑law issues in the main proceedings before the Supreme Court of New York and led the rogatory proceedings in Cyprus, including the cross‑examination of key Cyprus‑based witnesses. The dispute exceeds USD 2 billion in value.
- Advised one of the world’s largest international banks on multiple asset‑tracing exercises, including coordinating a global effort to locate assets belonging to a group valued at over USD 200 million.
- Advised a global Nasdaq‑listed technology leader on regulatory issues relating to import/export controls, commercial and licensing matters, and real‑estate considerations.
- Represented the wife in one of the most complex and high‑value divorce proceedings ever brought in Cyprus, successfully securing and maintaining an injunction freezing shares in a major EU technology company and advancing novel private‑international‑law arguments.
- Advised a Forbes‑listed billionaire on the structuring of complex multi‑jurisdictional trusts covering assets worth several hundred million euros, and continue to provide ongoing private‑client and family‑office advisory services.
- Represented the Cyprus holding company of a multinational group valued at over EUR 2.6 billion in complex multi‑jurisdictional litigation and injunction proceedings aimed at protecting strategic corporate and real‑estate assets.
- Advised Asia Pacific Bank and its group on a landmark restructuring exceeding EUR 750 million, implementing a Cyprus court‑approved scheme of arrangement involving complex cross‑border banking, corporate and regulatory issues.
- Successfully secured the lifting of worldwide freezing injunctions and obtained a landmark Cyprus judgment clarifying the scope of Mareva injunctions in a high‑profile dispute involving renewable‑energy financing exceeding EUR 1 billion.
- Act as exclusive Cyprus legal counsel to a major global company within the Fattal Group, advising on significant hotel acquisitions, financings and landmark hospitality investments, including five‑star developments.
- Advised a leading global technology multinational on regulatory, export‑control and licensing matters in connection with establishing its operational presence in Cyprus.
- Advised a major telecom provider and played a key role in advancing the use of dynamic blocking injunctions in Cyprus, establishing an important legal mechanism to combat illegal streaming and online piracy.
- Advised with regards to the set up of 5* hotel in Cyprus and the sale of several other 5* and 4* hotels.
