Prountzos & Prountzos LLC
Environmental · Cyprus
Charalambos G. Prountzos is co-founder, owner and managing partner of Prountzos & Prountzos LLC. He obtained his professional training at the Inns of Courts School of Law, London, where he successfully completed the Bar Vocational Course and received the professional title of Barrister-at-Law. He is a member of Gray’s Inn and was called to the Bar in 2003. He has also received a diploma in Professional Legal Skills from City University.
Mr Prountzos is head of the Corporate and Commercial Department, the Financial Services Department and the Energy & Environmental Law Department at Prountzos & Prountzos LLC. He is also heavily involved in international tax planning, in advising banking institutions, construction companies in procurement and administrative matters, pharmaceutical companies in competition – state aid related matters and private electricity producing companies in administrative, licensing and regulatory issues.
He has wide expertise in the intellectual property field and has undertaken numerous cases on advisory and pre-litigation status pertaining to IP licensing, registration and validity. Mr Prountzos’ relevant expertise and key clients include the International Business Unit (IBU) of Piraeus Bank (Cyprus) Ltd, the WTE-Huber-Miltiades Consortium, Ukrlandfarming PLC, European Dynamics International, F.E. First Electric Limited, Cyprus Tourism Organisation, the Technological University of Cyprus and other Cypriot public organisations.
He is vice-chairman of the Open University of Cyprus and non-executive board member of Renaissance Securities (Cyprus) Limited. He has advised major clients on parliamentary legislative initiatives, including the Cyprus Wind Energy Association during the transposition of the Third Energy Package in domestic legislation.