Arendt & Medernach is an independent Luxembourg law firm, whose
distinguishing feature lies in its ability to advise both national and
international clients on matters of Luxembourg law.
In addition to the
firm’s leading position in the local market, the quality of the services
provided and the firm's reputation have enabled the firm to consolidate its
existing international client base and to continue to develop and
expand.
International clients
Although the majority of our
firm’s international clients comprises European and American entities, the firm
attracts clients from all around the world.
Our firm also assists many EU
institutions in legal matters of all kinds.
National
clients
Arendt & Medernach also has many well-established local
clients including banks, professionals of the financial sector, insurance
companies, industrial groups, manufacturers and transport companies
etc.
The firm’s client base further comprises public sector clients such
as public administrations/public administration entities.
Expertise
One of the main objectives of Arendt & Medernach is
to train highly skilled legal practitioners so that they become leaders in their
areas of expertise. Our firm also encourages its members to widen their legal
experience by participating in projects involving other departments in the firm.
The sharing of knowledge and the experience which is gained from this
practice allows our members to obtain, in addition to their expertise in a
specific field, a wide professional experience on a range of other legal
issues.
Meetings
As our firm values communication amongst
the members, each department meets typically on a weekly basis to discuss new
files/client business and associated issues. Such meetings aim to ensure that
all members are informed of the various activities and client businesses within
the department.
The firm is essentially organised into four core
practice groups, each comprising further specialist units of expertise. Our four
core practice groups and their respective areas of expertise are as
follows:
Financial Services
- Banking Regulation
- Capital Markets
- Finance
- Private Banking
- Insurance and Reinsurance
- European Financial Law
Corporate, Tax and Intellectual
Property:
- Data Protection
- Corporate Finance
- Corporate Law and Corporate Governance
- General Commercial
- Intellectual Property and Information Technology
- Family Office
- Holding Companies
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Private Equity
- Tax
Investment Management:
- UCITS
- Hedge Funds and Funds of Hedge Funds
- Real Estate Funds
- Venture Capital Funds/SICAR
- Institutional Investor Funds
- Pension Funds
- Listing of Investment Funds
- Other Investment Fund Services
Litigation:
- Employment/Human Ressources
- ADR
- Real Estate Transactions
- Commercial Litigation/Arbitration
- Property Litigation
- Fraud
- Environmental
- Money Laundering
Regular legal updates
In
addition to client conferences, Arendt & Medernach holds internal
conferences on recent legal and regulatory developments which are of interest to
all practitioners regardless of their area of expertise. All our members are
encouraged to take part in these conferences where they are given the
opportunity to share their knowledge and practical know-how.
Our firm
publishes a quarterly legal update which is distributed to both clients and
staff members. The legal update contains articles concerning the most recent
developments in different areas of law. The preparatory research and drafting of
the articles is an informative and useful exercise in which all our members are
given the opportunity to participate.
In order to develop and consolidate client relationships, all new members of the
firm are offered the opportunity to participate in client meetings and to
otherwise liaise with clients soon after joining the firm.
Although new
members of the firm are involved in client files from the beginning, the files
are always managed by a senior associate or a partner who will provide guidance
and supervision.
Our firm offers competitive remuneration which ranks amongst the highest in the
legal market.
The level of remuneration earned by each lawyer depends on
the lawyer’s education and previous professional experience.
Depending
on the firm’s performance and their seniority within the firm, those lawyers in
the firm who demonstrate a high level of proficiency and motivation towards
their work may expect a year end bonus.
As a result of the firm’s international dimension, young lawyers are offered the
opportunity to widen their legal expertise by taking part in a secondment
program which our firm regularly arranges with our office in Brussels or with
Dillon Eustace, our allied firm in Dublin.
Due to our well-established
network of Luxembourg-based clients, our firm is frequently presented with the
opportunity to provide such clients with secondees.
Such secondments
present the secondee with an invaluable experience and understanding of diverse
working environments and also contribute to the strengthening of relationships
between Arendt & Medernach and such entities.
