The ‘very competent’ team at Chrysses Demetriades & Co Law Office is ‘friendly, knowledgeable and keen to help’. The practice regularly acts for some of the world's largest ship management and ship owning companies, as well as prominent banks and financial institutions. Michael McBride and Marion Madella co-head the department, which is active in ship finance matters, sale and purchase agreements, maritime insurance matters, regulatory compliance issues, vessel registrations and chartering. Senior associate Nikoleta Kleovoulou is singled out for her expertise in the space.

The admiralty and shipping department at Elias Neocleous & Co LLC, led by Costas Stamatiou, has an excellent track record in assisting banks, owners, managers, charterers, and cargo owners with a broad range of matters. Key areas of instruction include shipping litigation, often involving ship arrests, international arbitration, and admiralty proceedings. The team is also well known for working in tandem with international law firms to advise on issues concerning Cyprus registered entities and vessels. Other key practitioners to note are Vassilis Psyrras and Andreas Christofides.

The ‘outstanding’ team at Montanios & Montanios LLC is well regarded for its ‘extensive legal knowledge‘ across the spectrum of shipping and admiralty matters. The practice receives a steady flow of instructions from major Cypriot and international banks involving ship financing transactions, and is equally strong at handling contentious matters in the area, often including complex cross-border and multi-jurisdictional elements. Led by the quartet of Acis Montanios, Adam Montanios, Petros Iacovides and Yiannis Papapetrou, the group also acts for P&I clubs, ship owners and ship managers. Eric Montanios is also singled out for his contributions.

Menelaos Kyprianou, Tonia Antoniou, Ioanna Solomou and Peter Schodder are at the helm of Michael Kyprianou & Co. LLC‘s practice. The team acts for ship owners, managers, and financial institutions in a wide range of maritime matters. Transactional work is a core area of instruction, with particular focus on shipping finance, and the group is also highly experienced in advising on contentious matters, including litigation arising from shipbuilding contracts and charterparty disputes.

Led by George Economides, the practice at E & G Economides LLC handles a wide range of complex shipping matters. Key pillars of strength for the department include vessel registrations, contractual matters and the registration of shipping companies. Charterparty contracts and agreements for the sale and purchase of ships are also prominent in the group's workload.

Michael Kyriakides heads up the practice at Harris Kyriakides, which has a solid track record in advising on the formation and maintenance of shipping companies, registration of vessels, and the sale and financing of ships. The team's workload also includes shipbuilding agreements and related litigation and arbitration proceedings. Maritime tax and insurance work is another core area of focus.