Andros G. Pelecanos

Pelecanos & Pelecanou LLC was founded in 2000 by Mr Andros G. Pelecanos, who is the senior partner of the firm. Over the ensuing years the firm experienced tremendous professional success and now stands as one of the most respectful legal institutions.
The firm has an extensive and expanding client base ranging from private individuals to corporate entities and multinational organisations. The firm recognises that each of its clients is unique, with particular personal or business concerns, and facilitates them according to their needs.
Pelecanos & Pelecanou Law Firm provides a variety of services to its clients, covering nearly all aspects of the law, combining detailed, multi-faceted knowledge of the domestic legal system with an international orientation. The firm offers diverse professional skills of qualified lawyers and legal consultants, providing viable and comprehensive solutions to its clients tailored to their specific circumstances. It also conducts all types of civil and criminal litigation.
The firm’s international identity allows it to be sensitive to different legal and business cultures and as a result being able to provide appropriate results in the production of comprehensive legal packages, handling its clients’ needs from the very beginning of their business activities through to advising on complex international transactions.
The firm’s practice includes international business law, covering corporate, commercial law and international trusts; advising clients on establishment, structures, and use of companies, offshore entities and trusts to achieve the most suitable tax planning structure.
Together with international associates the firm is able to provide to its clients comprehensive, reliable and timely services on a worldwide scale.
The firm’s services include:
Corporate Law: Pelecanos & Pelecanou LLC’s Corporate department offers efficient services commencing with incorporation of Cyprus and Offshore Companies to provision of full management, administration and operational facilities.
Property Law: Pelecanos & Pelecanou LLC provides legal services to residents, non-residents, individuals or corporations who wish to purchase immovable property in Cyprus and abroad. Our firm deals with transactions of every level of complexity that may be involved in the non-occupied areas of Cyprus. Currently the office has dealt with over 3000 transactions. Its portfolio ranges from transactions involving small apartments, to large building complexes and hotels.
Criminal Litigation: The firm’s name is synonymous with excellence in criminal litigation. It welcomes difficult and complex cases and takes pride in the results that it achieves, while advancing the law in obtaining precedent – setting decisions. The firm makes sure that its clients have insight into all aspects of their litigation and assists them in making the right choice for a successful defence. Top care always goes into the preparation of the defendant’s defence in the pre-trial phase of any case to ensure a successful outcome.
Civil Litigation: Pelecanos & Pelecanou LLC’s civil litigation department evaluates and advises clients on professional, employment, and personal matters that may require litigation. Understanding how to prepare clients’ cases, the steps and procedures involved, as well as how to leverage their negotiating position, requires the advice of a skilled, experienced advocate. The firm provides that skill and experience, and helps clients protect their personal and financial interests.
European Law: The legal environment in Cyprus has been significantly affected since Cyprus’s accession to the EU in 2004. As a result the EU legislation has direct effect in Cyprus. The firm has on many occasions advised and represented clients in various matters of competition law, discrimination and equality, employment, human rights, immigration, free movement of goods and services and sports law.
Cyprus International Trusts: The Cyprus International Trust has undergone major reform and the new law introduced in early 2012 (Law 20(I)/2012, which amends the 1992 law) is said to have transformed the Cyprus trust regime into the most modern and favourable trust regime in Europe. The new legislation enhances further the Cyprus International Trust and makes it more workable, accessible and effective and creating an infrastructure for Cyprus to emerge as a major trust jurisdiction.
Banking Law: The firm possesses wide and varied experience in banking law and related matters. In acting as legal advisers to most domestic commercial banks, the firm on a daily basis deals with questions arising from opening of accounts, documentation used by banks, the operation and closure of bank accounts, bankers’ confidentiality issues, letters of credit, guarantees and the entire spectrum of banking instruments and products.
Family Law: Pelecanos & Pelecanou LLC recognises that marriage breakdown can be extremely stressful for clients and the firm aims to give support and guidance, whilst offering first class advice and representation. When possible it assists clients to reach mediated settlements, to avoid the costs, stress and uncertainty of litigation. Where mediation is not effective or appropriate, the firm takes a pro-active approach to obtaining a swift and satisfactory conclusion to proceedings.
Wills and Succession: Unlike other jurisdictions, there is no Inheritance tax in Cyprus regarding movable or immovable property. The firm engages in the drafting of wills, obtaining probate orders, administration of estates and other related matters.
Shipping Law: The Shipping department provides advice and assistance on a wide range of commercial shipping activities, including vessel registration under the Cyprus flag and all related matters, structures and contracts for the chartering/employment, sale and purchase of ships as well as the financing of these activities, shipbuilding and insurance.
Immigration Law: Pelecanos & Pelecanou LLC offers services regarding any aspect of Immigration Law. The firm has experience in citizenship applications (both through the economic citizenship program and the conventional route), applications for immigration permits, permanent residence permits, employment permits and visas. It advises and assists both individuals and corporate clients through the entire immigration process.