Chr. G. Pelaghias & Co LLC
– Serving international clients on a broad spectrum of cross border transactions
ABOUT THE FIRM
Pelaghias LLC was founded on the 1952 practice of the late Ambassador George Chr. Pelaghias. In 2010 the firm was reorganized into a Lawyer’s limited liability company under Cyprus Law. The firm has an extensive international practice and a long history of assisting clients in the United States, Europe, Eurasia, and the Middle East.
In 1986, the firm established the Seaward Group of companies to meet the increasing demand for international corporate and tax consultancy services for its clients. The companies within the group are fully licensed and regulated Administrative Service Providers under Cyprus law.
Today, the combined structure of Pelaghias LLC and Seaward provides multinational businesses with services of both legal and administrative nature, including multi-jurisdictional company formation, headquartering services, corporate management and administration, corporate finance, corporate re-domiciliation, and fiduciary services.
As part of its international practice, members of Pelaghias LLC and Seaward belong to the New York State Bar Association, the New York City Bar Association, the Cyprus Bar Association, the Swedish Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the International Bar Association; the Maritime Law Association of the United States, the Swedish Maritime Law Association, the International Tax Planning Association, the International Business Law Consortium, and the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Special-ists.
The firm’s multilingual team is fluent in English, Greek, Swedish, French, Russian, and Polish.
PRACTICE AREAS
Pelaghias LLC concentrates on the following practice areas:
Corporate Law and Administration
The firm’s corporate practice provides counsel to both emerging, and multinational corporations established in Cyprus. The firm also assist clients in various business transactions, and corporate related issues such as mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance.
Taxation and Tax Residency
Pelaghias LLC assits in tax planning relating to various forms of cross-border transactions and multi-jurisdictional corporate set-ups. The Firm also assist individual clients and employees of corporate clients with personal tax and residency issues,.
Financial Services
Pelaghias LLC assists clients in various legal and regulatory matters relating to Investment Firms, Fund Managers, as well as collective and private investment structures regulated by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission.
Compliance
The firm’s due diligence and compliance services include assisting with compliance to Cypriot and international anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing legislation, as well as liaising with banks and other financial institutions both in Cyprus and internationally.
Energy
The firm’s energy practice provides advice regarding legal, financial, and government policy issues in connection to energy in general, but with a special focus on matters relating to hydrocarbon exploration and ancillary industries.
Real-Estate
Pelaghias LLC offers comprehensive support to clients in all aspects of commercial and private real estate transactions. Our services include drafting and negotiating contracts, as well as assisting with coordination and communication with local land registries.
Intellectual Property
Cyprus is a well known destination for setting up IP holding and development structures. Pelaghias LLC assists in various IP related matters including registering and renewals of patents, designs, copyrights, and trademarks in Cyprus, EUIPO and WIPO.
Ligitation
The firm litigates on behalf of foreign companies based in Cyprus, and assists with resolving business disputes involving multinational parties and corporate groups.
MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
CONTACT US
Contact Us
Address
Acropolis Building,
27 Gregory Afxentiou Avenue,
Larnaca 6021, Cyprus.
P.O. Box 40672
Contacts
Tel: +357-24 651 700
FAX: +357-24 654 972
Email: [email protected]
