Wealth & finance International - Finance Awards 2016

www.wealthandfinance-intl.com 23 Best Business Administration Advisor - Greece G. C. Economou and Associates Law Firm provides a comprehensive specialist range of legal, financial, fiduciary, para-legal and secretarial services to local and selective international clients. We profile the firm. Company: G. C. Economou & Associates Web Address: www.gce-associates.gr/index.php G. C. Economou consists of a closely-knit team of experienced lawyers, each specialising in several branches of the law; the team is supported by a number of junior lawyers, who the existing team train rigorously, so that they may reach the highest standards of excellence. The firm are assisted by a number of experienced business financial consultants and para-legals, conversant with the systems of many jurisdictions, and who the firm utilise in dealing with their international clientele; G. C. Economou are thus in a position to offer domiciliary and managerial secretarial services, in addition to ‘pure’ legal advice. Over the years, the firm have acted for a great number of leading financial institutions, banks and major companies worldwide, and they have established long- term relationships with many of them. For over fifty years, the firm have been dealing with issues relating to shipping, ship and aircraft registration, ship finance, property, international tax planning, corporate and commercial activities, litigation, and arbitration. G. C. Economou was originally founded in Famagusta in Cyprus, and has merged with practices established in Limassol, and has expanded with practices in London, Piraeus and Athens; a testament to their success in these areas. The teams that work in these offices are members of the English Bar, members of local Greek Bar Associations, and one team member has even been admitted into the New York Bar. The team have the expertise and ability to provide practical, creative and cost-effective advice and services, which combined with a professionalism and dedication to the interests of their clients, is second to none. In recent years, the team have added to their discipline areas, which now include competition, construction and engineering, dispute resolution, employment, mergers and acquisitions, project finance, property, and public procurement and state aid. Recently, they have been involved in the energy sector, and they are ready to offer insightful advice on upstream projects such as license applications, oil and gas projects and financings, and downstream projects such as acquisitions, disposals and financings relating to pipelines, gas processing plants and refinery assets. Their knowledge, experience and advice on matters relating to trusts, foundations, offshore jurisdictions, and compliance under the new FATCA and OECD Directives, is unrivalled in Greece. G. C. Economou try to keep up-to-date with the continuing developments in their fields of interest by attending conferences and seminars worldwide, either as organizers, speakers or members. Alongside this, members of the firm are participants and fellows in think tanks that develop policies which enhance co-operation and advances in their chosen fields, such as trade, shipping, arbitration, real estate and international co-operation. FI160031 GC Economou & Associates