At Christiana Aristidou LLC, we are open to collaborations with people and businesses of various backgrounds, who wish to develop the way we cater to the ever-growing needs of the business world. We firmly believe that collaborations generate true and tangible value for the clients, the service providers, and the market.
We are proud to collaborate with significant business and technology market participants, with whom we share the same values and vision.
Our affiliate company, Smartcity, is a business consulting and research company advising, educating, and driving the development of smart cities, the cities of the future. Engaging business and industry experts in the areas of law, finance, business and technology, Smartcity constitutes a leading think tank and consultant pushing towards the evolution of smart cities which are based on significant technological development, and which aim for sustainability, using green energy resources, and which empower active and knowledgeable citizens. Smartcity seeks to address societal issues, and propose, advance, and consult towards alternative city infrastructures and novel citizenship models relying on responsibly deployed technology, the power of data and citizens, and sustainable development. Social efficiency, inclusion, responsibility, and economic well-being are among the main objectives of Smarcity.
As affiliate company, Christiana Aristidou LLC offers critical legal assistance towards the research, education, and consulting endeavors of Smartcity, aiming for a profoundly novel, technology-reliant, green and sustainable, fair and just, and economically viable city-model.
We have extremely close ties with the Cyprus Blockchain Association; our firm’s founder is vice-president of the Association and all our team members are also members of the Association.
The Cyprus Blockchain Association is a non-profit organization aiming to develop and advance the use of blockchain technology, and other distributed ledger technologies, in Cyprus. The Association houses leading area experts from various backgrounds, who have come together to drive the growth of blockchain technology, influence blockchain regulation, advance research on blockchain, and promote blockchain use in business. Towards this end, the Association acts as a connecting block and main point of reference between regulators, industry leaders, corporates, innovators and blockchain enthusiasts. To achieve its objectives, the Association retains an international perspective, taking part in significant initiatives, including founding with 12 other European-based blockchain associations the European BlockTech Federation EBTF in Brussels, having over 20 affiliations with national associations and constantly expanding its international network of corporations, experts, projects, knowledge base relating to distributed ledger technologies and blockchain.
The Cyprus Blockchain Association is in the process of merging with C.B.T. Cyprus Blockchain Technologies Ltd, a blockchain non-profit company and think-tank where academic institutions, leading incumbents, including major domestic commercial banks, financial institutions, regulators and technology organisations collaborate to promote the use of blockchain. United by a common vision to develop the blockchain ecosystem and use in Cyprus, the two non-profit entities are merging to increase their blockchain initiatives and actions, and amplify their impact both domestically and internationally.
Block.co pioneers in Blockchain Credentialing applications by offering trusted and secure solutions for the issuance, verification and revocation of digital credentials and documents. By using blockchain technology, block.co innovates and transforms the certificate issuing process, creating transparent, immutable, open, and secure digital records, which may be authenticated in a trusted manner. The block.co self-verifiable certificate solution is incredibly easy to use, fast and automated, and it grants ownership and control of the relevant data to the user. Block.co seeks to disrupt the way organisations retain, manage, and protect their records and aims to develop innovative solutions to meet the ever-evolving business demands.
BLOCK.CO is currently advancing into the world of NFTs and the Metaverse through their NFT minting platform that has been introduced with the aim of supporting brands to ensure a well-structured transition through better engagement with the public.
In line with our shared technology-driven vision, we are proud to collaborate with blockco.co, for the issuance of various digital certificates, to ensure the management and storing of records, which remain tamper-proof, secure, time-stamped and easy to access. The safe and trusted digital documents’ storing, and management is crucial for our internal documents’ management and for the needs for our clients, especially in intellectual property protection.
Gravity ventures is a leading, cutting edge and venture building incubator for local and international startup and innovative projects. Gravity assists founders build, receive investments, and grow their projects, from their initial stage up to their development as mature ventures. Gravity implements a hands-on, practical, and business-savvy approach in assisting startup projects and cultivating innovation and entrepreneurship. Gravity envisions an enhanced entrepreneurial community founded on and driven by collaboration.
Along these lines, we collaborate with Gravity Ventures to help startup projects navigate through their early stage challenges towards their growth and success.
Makras Clearing & Forwarding is a leading freight forwarding, logistics and customs clearing service provider. With wide and excellent reputation in the field, Makras Clearing & Forwarding carries out comprehensive and international air and sea freight, and clearing services by integrating innovative and efficient solutions to its business operations.
Through our partnership and our combined expert knowledge, we assist clients with their freight, logistics and customs clearing needs, ensuring compliance with international law, customs, tariff, import and export regulations, and securing an EORI (European Operators Registration and Identification) number, acting timely for their trade needs within the EU. Christiana Aristidou LLC clients enjoy specialized and high-quality customer treatment and priority in their relevant freight and customs needs.
D-Core is a research company that focuses on the review of blockchain projects that may disrupt the market, and the production of reports on these projects. To achieve high-standard research and analysis, D-Core engages competent and enthusiastic researchers with active interest and participation to the blockchain industry, and with specialized knowledge on blockchain projects. As blockchain and open-source advocates, D-Core establishes a new paradigm for its researchers, whereby they are truly empowered and made part of the success of the relevant projects. Leading and expert advisors also offer their insight on dedicated sections in the research reports, consistent with the area of their expertise.
Sharing the same enthusiasm for blockchain and disruptive projects, and the same interest in uncovering the projects of tomorrow, our founder is a D-Core venture partner. She advises in the legal area of the relevant research, drawing on her unique and specialized lawtech knowledge.
Electi Consulting houses a team of leading experts who offer technical and business consulting in data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence, cryptography, blockchain applications and information security at a global scale and a wide range of industries, including banking, financial services, retail, marketing, sports. Electi solutions are strategic, tailored to particular business demands, and comprehensive, ensuring the robust and effective digital transformation of businesses.
We team up with Electi and combine our expert knowledge to assist clients unlock the huge potential of data and emerging technologies, especially blockchain, through legal, strategic, business-wise, and technology-robust guidance and consulting. Our consultation accommodates an array of commercial areas and projects, with particular emphasis on blockchain-enabled projects.
C.B.T. Cyprus Blockchain Technologies Ltd is a blockchain, non-profit company and think-tank where academic institutions, leading incumbents, including major domestic commercial banks, financial institutions, regulators, and technology organisations collaborate to promote the use of blockchain.
The company aims to enhance and spread knowledge of blockchain to the communities and enterprises, organizing various courses, seminars, conferences, trainings and events, while conducting valuable research on blockchain and other distributed ledger technologies application and use cases on financial services and legal/regulatory. At the same, it facilitates strategic contact and collaborations between interested enterprises and individuals, and its members.
C.B.T. Cyprus Blockchain Technologies Ltd is in the process of merging with the Cyprus Blockchain Association, a non-profit association aiming to develop and advance the use of blockchain and distributed ledger technologies in Cyprus, housing leading area experts from various backgrounds and maintaining strong network connections with international associations. United by a common vision to develop the blockchain ecosystem and use in Cyprus, the two non-profit entities are merging to increase their blockchain initiatives and actions, and amplify their impact both domestically and internationally.
As closely linked with the Cyprus Blockchain Association, our lawtech firm founder works with C.B.T. Cyprus Blockchain Technologies Ltd towards finalizing the merger and achieving the objective of enhancing the use of blockchain.
Cyprus Digital Innovation Hub is a regional network hub of research, innovation, business and industry organisations seeking to bring the fourth industrial revolution to Cyprus using and helping enterprises adopt cutting-off technology in the manufacturing industry. Cyprus DIH aims to address industrial challenges, tending to the needs of domestic entities, particularly SMEs, manufacturing companies and other stakeholders. Cyprus DIH envisions facilitating, accelerating, and accommodating the shift of Cyprus and the wider region towards manufacturing through industry digitization and the fourth digital revolution, by increasing research, development, and innovation investment, and by connecting the regional stakeholders, industry and innovators.
The Hub offers business support services, focusing on supporting and helping entities secure funding, incubation services, commercial technical services, and technical support services, especially on innovative and cutting-edge technologies. Our lawtech firm collaborates with the Hub to assist entities, intending to use disruptive technology in the manufacturing industry, in designing, deploying, and performing their business plans by offering sound and practical business and legal solutions.
European BlockTech Federation is an independent, international federation founded in Brussels by 13 associations. The Cyprus Blockchain Association is a proud founding member. The European BlockTech Federation combines forces and voices of its founding associations, creating communication channels between the industry and European regulators, advocating for the prioritization and development of blockchain in Europe. The Federation aims to officially register with the European Commission as an SMEs and startup lobby, with the ultimate objective of developing the ecosystem, and promoting and representing blockchain-related businesses and initiatives.
Through our close collaboration with the Cyprus Blockchain Association, we work with the Federation to promote blockchain endeavors. Our ties with the Federation are strengthened by our participation in common initiatives and working towards our shared vision.
The EIMF is a leading provider of premium courses, professional and executive education, eLearning and tailored learning solutions with a strong emphasis on the financial and professional services sectors. Aiming to offer valuable knowledge, skills, and qualifications to individuals for their professional and personal development, the EIMF offers courses, seminars, workshops and trainings and certifications on a wider range of subjects including but not limited to regulatory and anti-money laundering (AML) compliance, risk management, accounting, banking, compliance, taxation, marketing, corporate governance, leadership, law and consulting, all geared towards today’s financial services and professional. EIMF assists professionals and their businesses achieve their objectives by providing necessary, dynamic skills in a competitive and ever-developing business landscape. The Institute draws on their strong network of affiliate institutions, expert trainers, and renowned professionals and specialists to deliver high-quality, innovative and specialized courses.
Our founder is a frequent and established trainer at the Institute, having delivered numerous professional courses on subjects combining and focusing on legal, regulatory, business and technology aspects. The Institute maintains a strong and trusted relationship with our firm’s founder, recognizing and relying on her renowned experience, expertise and leading role as a business technology lawyer in the sectors of financial, business, legal and professional services.
Fountech AI is part of Fountech group, an international Artificial Intelligence think tank with offices in Cyprus, the UK, and the US (Austin, Texas). Fountech AI, offers expert AI solutions, tools, and services to clients, globally. Above all, Fountech AI aims to decisively contribute to AI’s development and progress at a global scale.
Sharing the same vision, we and Fountech AI have partnered for the development of a legal bot that shall leverage AI technology to assist clients establish Cyprus-based companies, efficiently and timely. This is only the beginning of our collaboration, which we intend to develop through other disruptive actions in the future.
TameFlow revolutionizes the management of digital businesses, proposing a breakthrough knowledge-intensive and innovative management approach. Focusing on organizational, financial, informational, and psychological business flow, TameFlow offers holistic, innovative, and creative management consultation improving and unifying all business departments and internal actors towards growth, sustainability, and conflict-free operation.
Driven by the same principles of innovation, creativity, and novel approach to conducting business, we collaborate with TameFlow to deliver training courses to clients seeking to develop their general commercial awareness, improve their business outlook, and appreciate the legal and regulatory issues involved. Our shared focus on implementing knowledge-intensive approaches to our services reflects our training courses which aim to educate and expand our clients’ understanding of crucial business matters.
With a rich and long-standing history in the Cyprus legal market and recognized as a top local law firm, Democritos Aristidou LLC is a highly reputable, Limassol-based law firm serving domestic and international clients with professionalism and diligence. Relying on its strong, family-oriented, deep-rooted, and principle-driven tradition and practice, Democritos Aristidou LLC houses leading legal practitioners who offer wide-ranging services from all-around litigation services to real estate and immigration law.
Our founder’s close ties with Democritos Aristidou LLC, having led its corporate department for years before focusing her practice on law and technology through Christiana Aristidou LLC, bring us in close cooperation with them and ensure that our clients can draw from each other’s focused practice to meet their most complex and challenging demands. Our cooperation guarantees seamless and optimal solutions for our clients who receive specialized and expert guidance and consultation.
The Founder Institute is the world’s premier pre-seed startup accelerator. Too many aspiring entrepreneurs never start, and too many pre-seed businesses fail because they lack expert feedback and proper focus during the earliest stages. In the Founder Institute, you can build a company alongside a critical support network of local startup experts that are invested in your success, and through a structured and challenging business-building process that has helped our alumni raise over $800M. Leaders of the world’s fastest-growing startups have used the Founder Institute to raise funding, get into seed accelerators, generate traction, recruit a team, build a product, transition from employee to entrepreneur, and more. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 180 cities and 65 countries, the Founder Institute’s mission is to Globalize Silicon Valley and empower talented and motivated entrepreneurs to build companies that will create one million new jobs. The Founder Institute was founded in 2009 by Adeo Ressi and Jonathan Greechan. It is operated out of Palo Alto, California.
The Founder Institute Berlin is a pre-seed startup accelerator that helps aspiring entrepreneurs, solo entrepreneurs, and small teams get their initial traction and funding. Through a highly structured process, constant feedback from local and international mentors, and a lifetime of support, FI Alumni have raised nearly $1 billion in funding and are building some of the world’s fastest-growing companies.
In line with our start-up-friendly culture, we are proud to cooperate with FI Berlin Chapter, and being one of their esteemed International Legal Partners, non-exclusive Partner for dealing with the FI Berlin Chapter Founders’ and Graduates’ legal matters as regards non-German jurisdictions. Our genuine interest in supporting entrepreneurship, innovation, novel, and forward business-thinking, combined with our specialized knowledge in start-ups and technology, render us the ideal Legal Partner for FI Berlin Chapter Founders and Graduates. Our extensive work with many start-ups places us in the position to appreciate the area-specific legal needs of these companies. Start-ups typically follow a particular development path, which involves legal matters that differ from “traditional” companies with more conventional business plan deployment. As experts in the area, we make sure to properly address and settle these matters to help these companies flourish.
We have also provided FI Berlin Chapter our pro bono services for the localization of certain documentation, to bring the relevant documentation in line with the Cyprus jurisdiction laws and regulations.
Infocredit Professional Education is an organisation that offers bespoke, first-class training solutions to businesses. Infocredit Professional Education is part of the Infocredit Group Ltd, a leading provider of commercial and credit information with over 40 years’ experience offering solutions on matters ranging from credit risk management to regulatory compliance, debt recovery and call center services, corporate governance and consulting. Infocredit Professional Education offers trainings and learning management solutions to organizations, and train and provide valuable professional knowledge and skills to individuals thereby enhancing their contribution to the strategic goals of their organization. Infocredit Professional Education accommodates the learning professional needs across industries, tending to the specific demands of each market and industry.
Infocredit engages our firm’s founder as a trainer on legal professional, business, and technology subjects. Infocredit utilizes our founder’s experience in training and transforming businesses by applying her expert knowledge and unmatched specialization in the intersection of law, business, and technology.
Node District is a rapidly growing crypto-service provider that offers Over-The-Counter (OTC) liquidity, yield accounts, algorithmic trading bots, consulting services and software. Relying on expert, driven, and enthusiastic crypto professionals, Node District offers comprehensive and tailored crypto services to a wide range of international clients seeking to trade in and invest in cryptocurrencies, and expand their crypto activities.
Our lawtech orientation aligns with the crypto focused practice of Node District. We cooperate with Node District to offer our clients well-informed cryptoservices. We rely on our combined expert and in-depth knowledge to provide comprehensive and spherical consultation that places our clients at the unique position to navigate the crypto space with certainty and confidence.
Singularity Pro Services Ltd is a consulting company operating in the financial services sector with special focus and emphasis on fintech, innovation, disruptive technologies, and emerging business models and services. The company offers first-class financial, accounting and auditing services, and corporate services, and, using its founder’s and other team members’ expertise and extensive network in the research and practice of fintech, innovation, and emerging and disruptive technologies, innovation and fintech services.
Our law firm with extensive practice in the areas of fintech, innovation, emerging and disruptive technologies, partners and cooperates with Singularity to assist clients in their comprehensive needs in the relevant area of our and Singularity’s expertise by sharing knowledge. Both us and Singularity seek to drive the development of fintech and innovation in financial services, therefore our professional outlook and working methods are similar, something that ensures our smooth and seamless cooperation.
The PMI Cyprus Chapter is the local chapter of the Project Management Institute. It is a non-profit organization which aims to support the growth and development of project management practitioners in Cyprus and raise awareness of the project management discipline and its critical role in the success of all types of organizations. The PMI Cyprus Chapter is the professional organization and resource of choice for project management in Cyprus.
Our firm’s founder is a member of the PMI Cyprus Chapter. As a Legal Project Practitioner certified by the International Institute of Legal Project Management, our firm’s founder understands and may effectively forward the critical importance of project management in the legal industry. In this respect, her membership in the PMI Cyprus Chapter enables her to offer her invaluable insight and assistance for the Chapter to secure its objectives, especially in the legal industry. This collaboration is evidence of our firm’s strong belief in the value of legal project management, and project management, in general, for the growth, development, and success of organizations and projects.
Great Britain-Cyprus Business Association is a business association that helps promote companies and allows its members and subscribers in both Cyprus and Great Britain to view their potential. The Association organises business events, road shows and private business meetings.
