Mr François Warken > 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 François Warken
Work Department
Capital Markets
Position
He specialises in securities laws as well as in capital markets and stock exchange regulation where he advises on all aspects of debt and equity capital markets transactions.He specialises in securities laws as well as in capital markets and stock exchange regulation where he advises on all aspects of debt and equity capital markets transactions.
Career
He has been a member of the Luxembourg Bar since 1993 and served as a member on the Luxembourg Bar Council from 2001 to 2003.
Prior to joining the Luxembourg Bar, he worked with one of the Big Four firms in Luxembourg.
Since 1998, he has also been a “candidat notaire”.
Languages
English, French, German, Luxembourgish.
Memberships
François Warken is a member of the Capital Markets Committee with the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), the regulatory authority of the financial sector in Luxembourg. He further participated in various ad hoc interpretation groups on securities law matters established by the CSSF. He also is a member of the Financial Markets Committee of the Luxembourg Bankers’ Association (Association des Banques et Banquiers Luxembourg).
He is also a member of the International Fiscal Association (IFA).
Education
François Warken holds a Master’s degree in law from the Université Robert Schuman, Strasbourg (France).
Lawyer Rankings
Luxembourg > Banking, finance and capital markets
(Leading individuals)The ‘deal oriented’ team at Arendt & Medernach provides a ‘high-quality’ service to a loyal and large pool of lenders and borrowers across the spectrum of new money financings, restructurings and regulatory matters. Matthieu Taillandier, who heads the firm’s transactional offering, advises lenders and borrowers on fund financing matters. On the capital markets front, François Warken has a strong grasp of regulatory and transactional procedures and remains a popular choice for issuers, in particular, across a plethora of debt and equity capital markets work. Displaying a ‘keen understanding of cross-border issues,’ Grégory Minne has ‘quickly grown to be well respected in the banking field,’ handling new money and restructuring mandates. Glenn Meyer heads the overarching banking practice and handles AML and terrorist financing matters. Philippe Dupont also remains ‘a key figure in the Luxembourg market’, providing transactional, litigation and regulatory expertise to banking clients. At a more junior level Emmanuelle Mousel excels at regulatory matters, Nicolas Tintanne has a broad transactional finance practice and Dominik Pauly is ‘an impressive expert in complex cross-border finance’ mandates, including those with a German nexus. Other recommended practitioners include founding partner Paul Mousel
, for his insurance regulatory knowledge, and Laurent Schummer for equity capital markets work.
Lawyer Rankings
- Banking, finance and capital markets Luxembourg
- Leading individuals Luxembourg > Banking, finance and capital markets
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