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‘The team has broad experience across the whole range of product categories and instruments, making them a key Luxembourg counsel for all of our European finance matters, both at the fund financing level, as well as at transactional & portfolio investment level.’

‘What makes this team unique is its efficiency, understanding of the client’s needs and ability to address a broad range of legal issues in the banking and finance sector generally.’

‘The firm has great knowledge of the market and always delivers a great end result.’

‘Anne-Marie Nicolas is a top-notch lawyer. She is very responsive, always to the point she is able to quickly understand our needs and address them in an efficient way.’

‘The quality of service provided by Anne-Marie Nicolas is superb, based on great knowledge of the most sophisticated legal and commercial aspects of Luxembourg law. Anne-Marie can combine great technical skills, proactivity, and commercial attitude.’

‘There is no equal in the Luxembourg market than Anne-Marie Nicolas for sophisticated sponsor driven transactions both on financings and debt restructuring.’

‘The outstanding Vassiliyan Zanev is relentlessly focused on delivering deals on time and on budget, regardless of whether he acts on the borrower or the lender side.’

‘I have appreciated in particular working with Noemi Gemesi. She can be described as a person with extensive legal knowledge paired with great attention to details. She takes her clients seriously and is very responsive – although often working on a very short notice, the service was always delivered in a timely manner.’

‘The team is knowledgeable and collaborates very well with other offices at the firm.’

‘The team is knowledgeable, business-oriented and cost effective.’

‘Guy Palmaers is one of the best lawyers we have ever worked with, having perfect understanding of the business and corporate needs of the client and able to see the big picture and find the best solutions.’

‘Michael Scott is a strong practitioner, marrying both corporate law and restructuring skills. He is commercial and pragmatic and has a wealth of experience of handling the Luxembourg elements of many cross-border restructuring matters.’

‘Ana Andreana is always a pleasure to work with, who provides proactive and solutions-oriented advice.’

‘Veronique Hoffeld is very responsive, transparent and unafraid to say no to the clients when appropriate.’

‘The team is very strong and commercial. They are innovative in terms of structural ideas and also a safe pair of hands on regulatory matters.’

‘The team is very well organised, has good market knowledge and familiarity with working with elite clients.’

‘Excellent team providing a first-class service; strongly pragmatic and solutions-oriented; able to offer comprehensive Luxembourg advice on all aspects of a fundraise.’

‘Jérôme Mullmaier is very attentive and creative.’

‘Veronica Aroutiunian is a safe pair of hands. She is responsive, solutions-oriented and has good market knowledge.’

‘Veronica Aroutiunian is commercial and easy to deal with. She has extensive experience working with other jurisdictions, including Ireland and is someone you would want representing you on high value deals.’

‘The team is responsive and pragmatic.’

‘Guy Palmaers is one of the best lawyers we have ever worked with, having perfect understanding of the business and corporate needs of the client and able to see the big picture and provide solutions-oriented advice.’

‘Michael Scott is a strong practitioner, marrying both corporate law and restructuring skills. He is commercial and pragmatic and has a wealth of experience of handling Luxembourg elements of many cross-border restructuring matters.’

‘Ana Andreiana is proactive and solutions oriented and shows great attention to details.’

‘The team has broad experience across the whole range of tax categories, structuring options and practical tax mitigants, making them our number one go to counsel for all of our fund structuring, financing and M&A matters.’

‘The Loyens tax practice offers great strength in depth, combining pre-eminent knowledge of the markets in which they operate with a very good turnaround time.’

‘Deep knowledge of local and international tax environment. Outstanding ability to focus on client’s needs and to propose solutions, always tailored on specific client’s requests.’

‘Peter Adriaansen has strong technical skills, is open minded and smart!’

‘Frank van Kuijk has broad experience across a range of fund categories, making him a key point in all of our fund formation and structuring related work in Luxembourg.’

‘Charlotte Haarsma den-Dekker – an excellent all-round tax adviser who provides commercial and clear advice in a very efficient manner.’

‘Olivier Coulon – I have worked with Olivier on some complex VAT matters over the past year. He has been technically excellent, great at explaining key concepts to non-tax people, very responsive and a pleasure to work with.’

‘Nelli Kluschin – a very strong associate who is calm under pressure and provides very timely and measured advice.

‘The practice stands out in terms of team collaboration, as every project includes team members from different legal practices (tax, corporate, finance, etc.) and as such their advice is always complete and looked at from every possible angle.’

‘The responsive fintech practice is very supportive of innovative concepts.’

‘Anne-Marie Nicolas’ experience is unparalleled in the Luxembourg fintech market. She is clearly a good leader and is always able to find a good and sound answer to any question, with a willingness to think outside the box.’

‘Anne-Marie Nicolas and Adrien Pierre are extremely approachable and display a practical attitude to complex legal questions.’

‘The firm’s IP and IT practice is outstanding. They know what the client wants during complex situation and are there to accompany and help the internal legal team to reach the best conclusion.’

‘Emilia Fronczak is one of those lawyers that keeps calm in the middle of complex situations, providing good advice when needed and supporting the internal teams.’

‘The team is responsive and provides solutions-oriented advice.’

‘They have a good knowledge of the industry.’

‘Their availability and dedication are highly appreciated, and they have proven to be able to provide fully integrated services to international clients engaged in cross-border real estate transactions.’

‘Julien Lecler is a brilliant lawyer with a very good knowledge of the real estate industry.’

‘They not only has deep legal expertise but also great practical knowledge of Luxembourg employment issues. Furthermore, they were incredibly responsive and worked around the clock for us during a particularly intense period.’

‘The team is proactive at informing us of regulatory changes, often unprompted.’

‘Sabrina Martin was extremely valuable with her strategic and practical take on things.’

‘Farah Jeraj was incredibly responsive, thorough and thoughtful in her advice. She worked tirelessly for us and was integral to the success of the project she worked on with us.’

‘They are responsive, very hands-on and legally perfectly placed to advise on any kind of complex cross-border transaction in the banking and finance environment.’

‘Sandra Zysset is a very kind and legally highly skilled team member.’

‘Judith Raijmakers is a powerful partner with a broad range of expertise and highly committed to the transactions she advises. She has a practical approach and always considers the transaction parties’ best solutions to make the transactions happen.’

‘Loyens was phenomenal in connection with a fast-moving, highly complex cross-border acquisition financing. They provided very practical and timely advice, in particular for the client who was not familiar with the nuances re Swiss law.’

‘Judith Raijmakers was tremendous – providing sound guidance and also being available at all hours of the day – which, for a time sensitive matter, was essential.’

‘Extremely friendly and available, diverse team, knowledge of market practice.’

‘Many experts in different fields which helps to get a 360° view on the matters. This helps us to take the best decision for our company.’

‘Judith Raijmakers and Sandra Zysset have been our key contacts. They have deep knowledge of Swiss financial services laws and regulation. They are responsive and efficient, working with us to deliver practical regulatory advice to our clients.’