Senior Law Partner @ Co-Founder of Neophytou & Neophytou Law Offices in Nicosia, CY. Operate the Famagusta District CY Law Office, the Larnaca District CY Law Office, the Piraeus Hellas Law Office, and the London UK Law Office (www.neophytou-law.com). Areas of Law include Real Estate, Banking, Shipping, Tax, IT, Patents, Insolvencies, Corporate & Corporate Restructurings, Contract, Trusts, Family, etc. Further, provide exclusive legal support to Unibrand Group of Companies Corporate Management Group (Cyprus, Panama, Greece, St. Vincent, HK, Singapore, UK, USA, Canada, MI) (www.unibrand.com.cy) From July 2005 to Present (10 years 4 months) Nicosia, CyprusExecutive Legal Advisor @ Provide executive, comprehensive and exclusive legal support to Unibrand Group of Companies - Corporate Management Group & Corporate Service Provider (Est. 1976). The Group comprises of Unibrand Corporate Services Limited, Unibrand Accounting Limited, Unibrand Auditing Limited, Unibrand Secretarial Limited and Unibrand Trustees Limited. Jurisdictions of operations include Cyprus, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Panama, Greece, St. Vincent, Hong Kong, Singapore, UK, USA, Canada, Marshall Islands, Bulgaria, Latvia, UAE, etc.) (www.unibrand.com.cy). Services include the provision of Full Legal Support in Corporate Management, Corporate Administration, Book-keeping and Accountancy issues, Taxation issues, Tax Planning issues, Tax Rulings, Payroll issues, Auditing, Personal Taxation matters, Loan Agreements, Trust Structures, Group Structures, Insolvency, etc. From December 2009 to Present (5 years 11 months) Nicosia, CYPRUSTrainee Lawyer @ Developed a good understanding in case preparation in the case of (unreported) (collision of vessels) with a total claim (loss of vessel, loss of cargo & indemnity on pollution) at the range of USD 30-35 million with complex jurisdictional issues (CYPRUS and CHINESE vessels in the Baltic. Chinese vessel sunk). From January 2005 to August 2005 (8 months) Nicosia, CYPRUSTrainee Lawyer @ Developed good understanding of Hellenic employment law including the law relating to maritime operations (admiralty law), including a comprehensive understanding on Personal Injuries in maritime operations, in a case (Androutsakos) with a total claim at the range of USD 20 million with complex jurisdictional issues. From July 2003 to January 2005 (1 year 7 months) Piraeus, HellasPro Bono Legal Advisor @ Handled 5 Landlord/Tenant cases involving, inter alias, dispute of service charges, lease variation, and change of management agent. Cases tried at the Clerkenwell County Court, London’s
Leasehold Valuation Tribunal, and the Land’s Tribunal. Active involvement in case preparation; conducted conferences with clients; attended pre-trial reviews, & actual hearings; examined in
chief and cross exam 15 witnesses; called for 2 expert reports & expert witnesses; prepared and delivered opening and closing submissions; communicated with the LVT as well as the opponents solicitors. The claims were at the range of £ .6-1.2 million GBP. Case won after Appeal at the Land’s Tribunal (London UK). From October 2003 to August 2004 (11 months) London, UKSchool Teacher @ Greek School Teacher, Primary Education - (5th & 6th Grades Students) From August 2000 to August 2001 (1 year 1 month) Chicago IL, USAComputer Programmer @ JAVA Development and Testing. DACS (C++/Java) Systems Tester - Test, Configure & Develop DACS® on TRIArch® Reuters® stock market proprietary satellite Networks. From November 2000 to May 2001 (7 months) Oak Brook IL + Palo Alto CA, USAComputer Programming Teaching Assistant @ Tutor C++, SQL, VB 6, COBOL 77/85, Mathematics, Statistics,
Quantitative Methods and Linear Programming. Developed Project Management Skills. From August 1998 to May 2000 (1 year 10 months) Long Island, NY USAComputer Programmer @ NOVEL Programmer and Testing. Design, Build, Install, Administer, Maintain, And Troubleshoot Novell and Windows NT LANs. From February 1999 to February 2000 (1 year 1 month) Long Island, NY USAPC Computer Technician @ PC Computer Technician From August 1996 to June 1998 (1 year 11 months) Nicosia, CYPRUSTechnical Support @ Provided telephone and online technical internet support From February 1997 to September 1997 (8 months) Nicosia, CYPRUSComputer Technician @ Computer Technician (PC Hardware + Software) From June 1995 to January 1997 (1 year 8 months) Nicosia, CYPRUS
Bar Vocational Course, Law - Barrister-At-Law @ The College of Law From 2003 to 2004 PgDL(Law), Law @ London Metropolitan University From 2002 to 2003 MBA, Project Management @ University of California, Los Angeles From 2001 to 2002 MSc, Information Systems @ Roosevelt University From 2000 to 2001 BSc, Computer Science @ Hofstra University From 1998 to 2000 BEng, Computer Science @ Higher Technical Institute From 1994 to 1998 Christos Neophytou is skilled in: Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Legal Advice, Dispute Resolution, Legal Assistance, Legal Writing, Real Estate, Civil Litigation, Tax Law, Personal Injury, Arbitration, Family Law, Negotiation, Mediation, Wills
Websites:
http://www.neophytou-law.com,
http://www.unibrand.com.cy,
http://www.roswellcomputing.com