Karl Pardaens > Elvinger Hoss Prussen > Luxembourg, Luxembourg > Lawyer Profile

Elvinger Hoss Prussen leverages an ‘in-depth knowledge of the Luxembourg legal market,’ enabling it to provide ‘practical, responsive and results-oriented advice’ to funds, corporates and banks on both domestic and cross-border transactions. Headed by the vastly experienced Pit Reckinger, the team’s generalist ethos ensures that clients receive a holistic and coordinated service and a degree of flexibility that can be lacking in more siloed practices. André Hoffmann exemplifies this approach, being equally comfortable handling regulatory matters as he is banking and finance transactions. Other key practitioners include capital markets experts Philippe Prussen and Philippe Hoss, Karl Pardaens, who is adept at handling fintech regulatory work, as well as ECM matters (including SPAC listings) and Henri Wagner, whose recruitment from Allen & Overy Luxembourg in March 2023 was a major boost for the firm in light of his international banking and financial services regulation expertise.

Leveraging ‘in-depth knowledge of the Luxembourg legal jurisdiction,’ Elvinger Hoss Prussen is well-placed to advise local and multinational corporates on both domestic and cross-border M&A transactions. In this context, the ‘very experienced’ Toinon Hoss has an excellent reputation among international referring law firms, as well as financial sponsors, for providing ‘solutions-focused’ advice on the Luxembourg structuring aspects of cross-border mandates. Pit Reckinger‘s wide-ranging corporate expertise encompasses transactional, including financial services and insurance M&A in adddition to corporate housekeeping and governance advice. Philippe Hoss‘ transactional prowess includes both traditional strategic and sponsor-backed M&A, as well as work on de-SPAC mandates. Karl Pardaens is ‘very technical,’ ensuring that he is a popular choice for clients on M&A in highly regulated sectors, as well as advice in relation to fintech matters. Katia Panichi, who co-heads the team alongside Philippe and Toinon, is well-versed in private equity and venture capital transactions.

At Elvinger Hoss Prussen, IP/IT expert Gary Cywie is pivotal to much of the fintech-related work handled by the firm, often teaming up with banking, capital markets and funds practitioners to provide a seamless offering to fintech providers and established financial services institutions. Cywie has been particularly active of late advising on blockchain-related matters and recently formed part of a cross-disciplinary team alongside regulatory and investment fund practitioners advising Azimut Investment and BNP Paribas’ Securities Services on the first phase of a joined blockchain initiative consisting of the tokenisation of units in a Luxembourg reserved alternative investment funds. Karl Pardaens is also a key member of the team and has a particular focus on advising on tokenised securities.