articles | 03 July 2025 | Elias Neocleous & Co LLC

Elias Neocleous & Co LLC Celebrates Adonis Zachariou’s Global Recognition with STEP Excellence Award 2025

Elias Neocleous & Co LLC proudly announces that Associate Adonis Zachariou has achieved the highest global score in the 2024 STEP Advanced Certificate in Trusts Law & Practice, earning a distinction and the prestigious STEP Excellence Award 2025. This accolade recognizes the top-performing candidate across all STEP qualifications worldwide, underscoring Adonis’s exceptional expertise in trust law and commitment to professional excellence.

Adonis is a qualified Cypriot lawyer, having successfully passed the Cyprus Bar examinations in 2021. He is an integral member of our Private Client Department, specializing in trust law and advising trustees on complex, multi-jurisdictional matters. His work includes structuring and restructuring Cyprus International Trusts, advising on fiduciary duties, and providing legal support in trust-related decision-making.

In addition to his professional achievements, Adonis has been an early participant and inaugural member of the STEP Global Next Gen Working Group representing Cyprus, an initiative aimed at fostering learning, networking, and professional development within the trust and estate planning sector at an international level.

For more information about the STEP Excellence Awards, please click here. For more information on our firm’s expertise in trust and estate planning or our involvement with STEP, please contact Adonis Zachariou at adonis.zachariou@neo.law.

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