Mr Philippe Schmit > Arendt & Medernach > Luxembourg, Luxembourg > Lawyer Profile
Arendt & Medernach Offices
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41A AVENUE JF KENNEDY
2082 Luxembourg
L-2082
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Mr Philippe Schmit
Work Department
Employment Law, Pensions & Benefits
Position
Philippe Schmit is a Partner in the Employment Law, Pensions & Benefits practice.
Career
Philippe advises employers in the financial and industrial sectors on all aspects of the employment relationship (including its termination). He also specialises in all matters related to restructuring and reorganisation, negotiation in the context of collective dismissals and collective bargaining procedures, as well as any other HR aspects triggered by corporate restructuring, including M&A (e.g. transfers of undertakings).
His practice encompasses advice on compensation and benefits schemes, equity schemes, share options plans and pension schemes.
Philippe also has extensive knowledge of expatriation matters and provides legal advice with respect to business immigration and all related aspects.
Languages
English, French, German, Luxembourgish.
Memberships
He has been a member of the Luxembourg Bar since 2006.
He is a member of several associations focusing on employment law, including the Employment Law Alliance.
Education
Philippe Schmit holds a Master’s degree in law from the Université Robert Schuman de Strasbourg (France) as well as an advanced Master’s degree (DEA) in Private International Law from the Université Robert Schuman de Strasbourg (France).
Lawyer Rankings
Luxembourg > Employment
(Leading individuals)Appreciated by clients for their ‘measured, careful and empathetic’ approach, Arendt & Medernach excels in providing strategic and tailored advice to an employer-focused client base which appraises both the purely legal as well as the business considerations of the client. Team head Philippe Schmit is praised for his ‘ability to find the right balance between the best interests of the client and the level of risk to assume.’ Other key members of the team include Jean-Luc Putz, who provides added bandwidth to clients on white-collar issues affecting their business, including in the context of AML and cybercrime, Lorraine Chéry, who displays ‘an excellent work ethic and provides forthright advice’ and Louis Berns
, who despite being less active on fee-earning work is still a key member of the team by virtue of his ability and willingness to share his considerable knowledge and know-how built up over his many years’ of practice.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking, finance and capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- Fintech
- Insurance
- Investment funds
- IP and IT
- Private equity
- Real estate and construction
- Tax