With over 20 years of diverse experience, Philippos is an award-winning business strategist, author, coach, trainer and speaker
Philippos helps organizations, CEOs, and professionals clarify their values and advises on business culture, mindset, and organizational agility.
Previously, he was a senior partner and head of taxation at Cyprus’s largest law firm, with his work featured in Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters, and Law Business Research.
Currently, he enhances individual and organizational performance by focusing on core values, increasing workplace engagement, and fostering environments where employees can flourish.
He is the author of The MARVEL of Engagement and The MARVEL of Happiness, the latter being in its expanded 2nd Edition and featured in Gold Magazine’s “Top 10 Books To Read” list. He is also a TEDx speaker.
His clients include prominent organisations and leading firms in professional services, the IT sector as well as market leaders in industries such as food and beverage, supply chain management, e-commerce, trading, transportation, and logistics.
Philippos is also an established songwriter, with his song ‘Shine’ selected by Europa Donna for its 2018 Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign.
He lives in Limassol with his wife and three children.
Legal Career Highlights
- Senior Partner with Elias Neocleous & Co LLC (until May 2018)
- Practising advocate licensed by the Cyprus Bar Association (until 2019)
- Deputy Head of Human Resources (Lawyers Committee)
- Acted on the Board of Directors of Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) (until June 2018)
- Admitted as a barrister (Inner Temple) in England & Wales in 2004 (non-practising)
- Graduated from the Inns of Court School of Law, City University (London),2003
- LLB, University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom, 2003
- Robert Kennedy College (Switzerland) Tax Course Graduate
- Acted as a member of the International Tax Planning Association
- Acted as a licensed insolvency practitioner
Awards / Accreditations
- Ranked as Leading Lawyer for 2017 by IFLR 1000 in the areas of Financial and Corporate Law
- Recommended by Legal500 for 2017 in the fields of Banking and Finance and Tax
- Ranked as Leading Lawyer (Highly Regarded) for 2018 and 2019 by IFLR 1000 in the areas of Financial and Corporate Law
Often commented on by Leading Legal Rating Houses:
- Philippos Aristotelous is a ‘safe pair of hands on complicated deals’” Legal 500 (2018 edition) (Commercial, Corporate and M&A)
- Philippos Aristotelous is ‘vastly experienced’ – Legal 500 (2018 edition) (Tax)
- The ‘very quick’ Philippos Aristotelous also [has] an excellent reputation” – Legal 500 (2017 edition) (Banking & Finance)
He is the published author of the book "The MARVEL of Engagement
Turning Passive Employees into Active Ambassadors" that has been described as "the concise bible of employee engagement theory and practice"
