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Elias Neocleous & Co LLC on the top of Legal 500 rankings in Cyprus

The Elias Neocleous & Co LLC as the leading law firm in Cyprus was listed on the top of the latest Legal 500 rankings for Europe, the Middle East & Africa, released on 10 April 2019. Nine of the firm’s lawyers were recommended in The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa 2019 editorial. Two of lawyers were listed in the ‘Leading lawyers’ list of outstanding lawyers, and further two lawyers were listed in the ‘Next Generation Lawyers’ list of up-and-coming lawyers.

The Legal 500 rankings are the most authoritative guide to lawyers in the wide range of practice areas; they are based on the results of thorough research process and the merits of the available evidence. Their coverage is constantly growing year after year, with new practice areas and additional countries. 

The Managing Partner of the firm Elias Neocleous commented on the rankings: “It is extremely gratifying that the leading position we took over from our legacy firm has been confirmed by the latest Legal 500 research on our new firm in its own right… We are determined to build on the achievements of the past and to continuously innovate to take our firm to new levels in the future.”

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