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2540 LUXEMBOURG
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Mrs Véronique Hoffeld
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Career
Véronique Hoffeld is the Dispute resolution expertise group leader in the Luxembourg office. She is also member of the Board of Directors of Loyens & Loeff NV. Her practice is focused on commercial law, litigation, arbitration, real estate and IP law.
Véronique has experience in advising on complex, high-value multi-jurisdictional litigation and arbitration cases, as well as in proceedings before the civil courts and arbitration tribunals. She focuses in particular on commercial disputes in financial and corporate litigation.
Together with her team, she assists clients in complex and often highly publicised disputes. For instance, she is representing Mondo Bongo (Brad Pitt) in a shareholders’ dispute concerning Chateau Miraval, as well as the directors of a Swiss bank following the Greensill scandal. She also represents former LUXALPHA and LIF fund directors in the Madoff case.
Also together with her team, Véronique has been rewarded by various high profile arbitration cases related to the recognition and enforcement of ICC arbitral awards. She advises on all aspects of real estate law, including the negotiation of contracts and litigation. Véronique’s experience in IP law includes working on multi-jurisdictional IP and commercial disputes involving patents, trademarks, distribution and agency agreements, and infringements of copyrights and designs.
For years, Véronique has been one of the go-to litigation lawyers in Luxembourg, as demonstrated notably by her personal rankings in Chambers (Band 1) and Legal 500 (Leading Individual), as well as the rankings of her team (Tier 1 in Legal 500).
Véronique is the former president of the National Research Fund (FNR) of Luxembourg. As per 1 January 2020, she has been appointed president of the Board of Directors of the Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER).
Lawyer Rankings
Luxembourg > Dispute resolution
(Leading partners)With a partner-led approach that is rooted in a deep understanding of Luxembourg law and the attendant judicial process, Loyens & Loeff excels in handling complex cross-border disputes, where clients receive ‘tailored strategies that go beyond just resolving the legal issues, focusing on broader commercial outcomes’. Here, under the expert guidance of ‘outstanding advocate’ Véronique Hoffeld, the team is noted for its very collaborative approach to working with international co-counsel. Hoffeld, who is at the forefront of the most significant litigation and arbitration handled by the team, ‘combines a mastery of Luxembourg procedure and substantive law with a strong commercial and tactical sense for how best to advance a client’s interests’. Other key practitioners include corporate and white-collar crime expert Henri Dupong, and senior associate Olivier Marquais, who combines ‘deep legal expertise with a highly practical, client-focused approach’ on cross-border contracts and disputes related to the loss of investments, as well as on asset recovery proceedings.
Luxembourg > IP and IT
Acting on its own as well as often harnessing the expertise of other core practice areas, Loyens & Loeff‘s litigation and risk management team, which is led by Véronique Hoffeld, excels in safeguarding the IP/IT interests of large multinational entities. Leveraging the firm’s exceptional investment management connections, the team continues to be particularly active advising funds clients on GDPR compliance work, as well as providing IP/IT due diligence on their downstream investment work. The team also regularly assists clients on the management of their IP portfolios and on general IT/IP contractual matters, including as it relates to technology transfer agreements and the assignment of IP rights. Senior associate Emilia Fronczak is also recommended.
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