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Cyprus law firm co-sponsored the Legal500 GC Powerlist for Greece and Cyprus

Elias Neocleous & Co LLC, the largest law firm in Cyprus, became the co-sponsor of the Legal500 GC Powerlist for Greece and Cyprus - the international initiative, which is growing year by year, and events are hosted annually to launch the new publication. For Greece and Cyprus, the reception for the 2019 publication for the best legal teams was held on May 16 in Athens, and was attended by 160 legal counsel nominees and guests, including the leading legal teams from Greece and Cyprus, who work in all industry sectors including banks and financial institutions, transport and infrastructure, energy and utilities corporations, information and technology, healthcare and pharmaceutical, consumer products, hotels, restaurants, food, beverage, entertainment, industrial and real estate, materials and mining and telecommunication services.

The Cyprus firm congratulated all legal teams that comprised this year’s list, and said: “We are very glad to have contributed to this initiative and we sincerely hope that its success will continue to grow along with the community it has created.”
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