ASC Law Firm is a modern full-service commercial law firm which provides a broad spectrum of services – among them, Banking, Immigration, Corporate and Financial Services, Technology and Intellectual Property Law, assisting clients both at national and international level.
Our Clientele ranges from start-up and emerging growth businesses to major corporations with international presence (Telecommunications, Software Development Companies, IP Holding Companies and Licensing). Our Clients entrust us with their business legal and audit obligations and in return we ensure high quality, prompt response, fee transparent policies and cost-efficient services that meet the demands of the Business World.
Intellectual Property Structuring & Exploitation
We have extensive experience in the structuring of intellectual property management activities. Whatever the intellectual property is and wherever it is utilised, we design and implement the most efficient structures for the effective management of the products of our clients’ ingenuity. Our advice often focuses on structuring cross-border royalty flows to ensure minimal tax leakage. Our knowledge of tax-favoured intellectual property regimes in various jurisdictions is combined with expertise in tax treaty planning to produce a highly tax-efficient structure tailored to each client’s specific circumstances.
From preliminary planning and structuring advice through incorporation and into continuing day-to-day administration, our clients benefit from our expertise and experience in the corporate and fiduciary services sector.
Our global reach gives access to key onshore and offshore financial centres, directly or through our network of carefully selected partners.
Our corporate & fiduciary services include multi-jurisdictional company formations, provision of registered offices and correspondence addresses, provision of statutory officers such as directors and company secretaries, as well as nominee shareholding services. In addition to these we also provide advisory services as well as general administration, accounting, tax and legal support.
We especially pride ourselves on our professionalism and discreet approach when dealing with our clients and their businesses. Our professional integrity and adherence to strict internal corporate governance policies when providing fiduciary services has made ASC a recognised partner of several prime international financial institutions.
Real estate in Cyprus has been a key driver of economic activity. The immovable property market in Cyprus is one of the core industries which is increasingly becoming complex and investors are advised to seek independent advice as to their rights, protection and obligations.
Our team, consisting of real estate evaluators, attorney’s, capital gains experts and real estate agents, can be of valuable importance for future investments, whether it be private or commercial real estate acquisition or sale. Our firm has a proven record of successful acquisitions of complex real estate assets and property transaction services.
Senior Partner
Andreas is the founding partner and visionary of ASC Law Firm. He is a holder of a bachelor’s LLB Law degree from University of Westminster, UK and also an LLM in International Taxation Law from University of Sydney, Australia.
Andreas is a practising lawyer registered under the Cyprus Bar Association (CBA) since 2009, an active member of the Tax Planning Committee of the CBA and a founding member of both the Cyprus-Iran and Cyprus-Slovakia Business Associations.
Having worked in a major leading law firm in Cyprus, he has practised a range of services both at domestic and international level; he has gained extensive experience in many areas ranging from litigation proceedings (criminal and civil) to advanced tax planning and implementation of complex tax structures internationally. Andreas has also advised a major Telecommunications conglomerate and has been actively involved in their Head Office relocation and administration to Cyprus.
Andreas has found his niche in the financial services sector, of which he is a certified holder of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) Advanced Course on the EU Financial Services Regulatory Framework. Andreas’ has advised and provided support on several financial institutions and investment firms, in regards to their regulatory and licensing procedures, compliance and anti-money laundering procedures, acquisitions and restructuring and registration of electronic money and payment institutions under the Central Bank of Cyprus.
Apart from the above, Andreas has also free time. He is a holder of an Offshore Skipper license under the Royal Yacht Association of England (RYA). He enjoys humanitarian work, as he is a founding member of the Oroma Foundation. He is also a board member of the Beach Racket Club in Ayia Napa (he plays as well). Finally, Andreas is a licensed scuba diver by PADI and he is actively participating on the European Project preventing the invasion of Lion Fish in the Mediterranean, through targeted removal techniques.
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