Issue 10 2019

Acquisition International - Issue 10 2019 31 Sep19195 A rapidly expanding and prominent small law firm in Cyprus, G. Vrikis & Associates LLC aim to provide all clients with high-level, timely and cost-effective legal assistance. Having only been with the firm for a year before becoming a partner, we caught up with Cyprus’ most influential woman in business transaction law, Christiana Kouppi, to learn more about the firm’s work and ongoing success. Vrikis & Associates LLC was founded in 2015 by George Vrikis, and has since focused on providing high-quality, prompt, pro-active and family-friendly legal advice to clients, whilst expanding an international profile and clientele. Since joining the firm in 2018, Christiana Kouppi has quickly established herself a legal powerhouse, drawing on more than ten years’ experience in top-tier law firms across Australia and Cyprus. Just this year, she has become a partner of G. Vrikis & Associates LLC, establishing and heading up the Limassol branch of the firm. An experienced corporate head and attorney at law, Christiana is highly skilled in IP rights, corporate finance, legal compliance, and many other areas of law. For Christiana, the mission, policy and reasons behind the successes of the firm are clear: “Our policy is to provide all our clients with high level, timely and cost- efficient advice and assistance, whilst at the same time maintaining a personal approach and handling to each individual case or transaction with strict confidentiality, setting the foundations for long-term business relations. Our success has been attributed to the hard work and dedication of our entire team, which is passionate for its field of expertise, and the high degree of professionalism we always exercise.” Christiana’s legal journey began with her graduation from the University of LaTrobe in Melbourne, where she earned two degrees, a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Business between 2006 and 2010. During those years, and in the years since, Christiana has worked for multiple top-tier law firms across Australia and Cyprus in varying roles, from paralegal to head of corporate, to legal partner. She is a former member of the Victoria Bar Association, and a current member of the Cyprus Bar Association, as well as being affiliated with the Law Institute of Victoria. Despite G. Vrikis & Associates LLC being a small law firm, Christiana’s high-quality and personable work with clients contributes to the firm’s continued success, and she rightly takes pride in that. “We consider ourselves one of the most client focused law firms and building relationships with our clients is our focus. We value clients and this means being responsive, listening to their needs, understanding their goals, their business structures and objectives and providing practical, time efficient, commercially driven advice. We take pride in our extensive and ever-expanding client base, which ranges from private individuals to multinational organisations and governmental bodies. Our experience and involvement with both international and Cyprus-based clients is providing our law firm the edge required to anticipate our clients’ needs and requirements and fulfil these before they even arise.” G. Influential Cyprus Lawyer Secures Success Specialising in negotiating business transactions and conflict resolution, Christiana is more than capable of working with a full range of risk management and corporate compliance issues that companies face daily. Bringing together her ability to create innovative contractual solutions with extensive sector knowledge, Christiana’s legal ability makes her stand out as Cyprus’ most influential lawyer for business transactions. Christiana signs off by acknowledging the steps that G. Vrikis & Associates LLC take to encourage growth. “We encourage and actively seek for client’s feedback and we do our best where possible to implement any of their suggestions as we would like our clients to feel that they are ‘adding value’ to the law firm. We offer customized legal training and updates for our clients and their employees depending on their needs. We offer incentive programs to our employees to foster a firm-wide culture of innovation to encourage initiative and internal collaboration as they step into their clients’ shoes and suggest ideas to help their clients thrive.” Overall, Christiana’s success is built on years of experience and striving to make sure that she brings great value to any work she does. In becoming a partner at G. Vrikis & Associates LLC, this client- focused legal mind is driving forward success and proving herself to be a highly valuable presence. Company: G. Vrikis & Associates LLC Contact: Christiana Kouppi Website: www.vrikislegal.com Email: [email protected]