Antoniou McCollum & Co. LLC is ‘a firm in a league of its own‘. The team has a stellar reputation in the market, with an excellent track record in advising large multinational corporations on EU regulatory and competition law matters. The group has considerable strength in handling the EU and competition law aspects of large public concessions, and regularly acts in cases before the Commission for the Protection of Competition. Additionally, the department assists private equity funds active in Cyprus with all EU and competition law issues. Practice head Anastasios A. Antoniou is a highly regarded practitioner in the competition law space; he is supported by senior associate Ifigenia Iacovou.

Chrysostomides Advocates & Legal Consultants‘ dedicated EU and competition law department often acts as counsel to national government departments, European Commission directorates and multinational companies, and has an excellent reputation for handling competition law disputes and the competition law aspects of corporate and commercial transactions. The team is equally strong in assisting significant international investment institutions with providing services in accordance with the relevant applicable laws. George Mountis, Anna Rossides and Victoria-Zoi Papagiannis co-head the practice, in which Alexandros Efstathiou is a key name to note at associate level.

Brussels-based Nikos Korogiannakis and Nicosia-based Andrea Kallis Parparinou jointly head the practice at Elias Neocleous & Co LLC. The team's key focus is in notifying the CPC of proposed transactions in order to obtain regulatory clearances. The group is also adept at assisting high profile international clients with implementing a wide range of EU directives, and counts contentious EU law matters, state aid issues, procurement matters and European grant and funding opportunities among its core strengths. The client base includes national government departments, European Commission directorates, and domestic businesses. Cyprus-based senior associates Ramona Livera and Elena Christodoulou are key practitioners.

Harris Kyriakides' excellent team handles a wide array of competition law matters, with a particular focus on merger control matters and antitrust issues. The group is also skilled in advising on anti-competitive practices, state aid and public procurement issues. Regulatory work is another key area of instruction for the department. Michael Kyriakides and Eleni Neoptolemou are the practice heads.

Lellos P Demetriades Law Office's competition and antitrust practice is highly regarded for its capabilities in advising on the full range of EU and national competition law matters. The department handles a steady workflow of cases involving alleged abuse of dominance, cartel investigations, and merger notification filings. Under the leadership of Achilleas Demetriades, the group acts for companies from a diverse range of sectors, including pharmaceuticals, insurance, aviation and tobacco, before the domestic courts and the CPC, and is equally strong in advising on private actions for damages and judicial review applications against decisions of the CPC. At associate level, Marios Xiari is a key name. In July 2023 Haris Satasis left the firm to become a judge.

The competition practice at Chrysses Demetriades & Co Law Office is led by Polyvios Panayides, and the team is adept at advising on merger notification filings, data protection issues, and a broad range of antitrust matters before the CPC. The client base includes local and international corporations, and the group is noted for working with prominent international law firms on competition mandates. Shipping and ports, hospitality, real estate, insurance, energy and consumer goods are key sector strengths for the department. Associate Ioanna Kyriakidou is singled out for her contributions.

Ioannides Demetriou LLC has a solid track record in acting for prominent clients, including semi-governmental organisations, public and private foundations, universities, major international and local commercial enterprises and shipping companies, in a wide range of EU and competition law matters. The team is also noted for appearing in significant cases before the Committee for the Protection of Competition. The practice is led by the triumvirate of Pambos Ioannides, Andrew Demetriou and Christina Ioannidou.

The experienced team at Michael Kyprianou & Co. LLC is jointly led by Menelaos Kyprianou and Ioanna Solomou. The group has an excellent track record in assisting local and international clients with all aspects of local and EU competition law, and has particular strength in advising on potential competition law infringements resulting from M&A deals. In addition, the department handles a steady workflow of data protection compliance mandates and matters concerning anti-competitive practices.

Stelios Triantafyllides and George Triantafyllides co-head the practice at Antis Triantafyllides & Sons LLC, which acts for clients in a wide range of sectors, including energy, gas, banking and automotive, on a broad array of competition matters. The group is adept at handling matters ranging from preliminary advice on mandates to appearing in hearings before the CPC. Anti-competitive issues are prominent in the team's workload.