What We Offer

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.

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.