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Loyens & Loeff > Firm Profile

The firm: As a leading firm, Loyens & Loeff is the logical choice for a legal and tax partner if you do business in, or from, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland, the firm’s home markets. You can count on personal advice from any of its advisers based in one of the firm’s offices in the Benelux and Switzerland or in key financial centres around the world. Thanks to its full-service practice, specific sector experience and thorough understanding of the market, its advisers comprehend exactly what you need.

Independent and international: as a fully independent law firm, Loyens & Loeff is excellently positioned to co-ordinate international tax and legal matters. The firm has a network of offices in major financial centres, staffed with specialists in Dutch, Belgian, Luxembourg and Swiss law. Through these offices, clients have access to Loyens & Loeff’s full-service legal expertise in their own time zone. The firm’s office network is complemented by its numerous country desks, all of which are experienced in structuring investments all over the world. It’s this winning combination that enables the firm to assist international clients in the most efficient of ways. Moreover, the firm is on excellent terms with other leading independent law firms and tax consultants. That way, Loyens & Loeff guarantees you top-level advice in every part of the world.

Innovative and pragmatic: each problem requires a customised solution. The firm’s pragmatic approach and drive to devise innovative solutions allow it to effectively address the demands of its clients’ domestic and international businesses. Thanks to the broad range of the firm’s legal experience, know-how and the size of its practices, the firm can offer you top-level advice, locally and internationally. The firm is committed to meeting your needs at the highest quality level in the most efficient way.

Focused and engaged: we put people at the heart of our business, empower exceptional talent and nurture collective entrepreneurship and we provide each other with room to develop so we can all maximise our impact. Loyens & Loeff offers a challenging work environment and equal opportunities for all its employees. The firm is mindful of the environment and helps charities with the support and knowledge of its employees.

Areas of practice: The firm offers expertise in the fields of banking and finance, tax, corporate law, financial law and capital markets, cross-border financing, private equity, real estate, VAT, EU, regulatory issues, employment law and taxes, commercial law, IP, IT, public and administrative law, and litigation.

Lawyer Profiles

Photo	Name	Position	Profile
	Mr Beat Baumgartner	Partner	View Profile
	Mr Andreas Hinsen	Local partner	View Profile
	Mr Robin Moser	Local partner	View Profile
	Mrs Judith Raijmakers	Judith Raijmakers, attorney at law, is a partner in our Zurich and…	View Profile
	Fabian Sutter	Partner	View Profile
	Mr Marco Toni	Partner	View Profile

Legal Briefings

• Luxembourg SIFs: the investment vehicle of choice to structure third-party funding activities

  Basic principles of third-party funding Over the past 30 years, third-party dispute funding has experienced an exponential growth in civil and common law jurisdictions. As the common law doctrines of maintenance and champerty were softened or even abolished (most often in the context of international arbitration proceedings), third-party funding became a viable option for companies …

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• Post-Brexit recognition of English insolvency judgments in Luxembourg and its effects on European restructurings

  European distressed debtors and creditors face uncertainty regarding English law-governed debt and, more generally, their overall restructuring strategy. This uncertainty arises against the backdrop of the UK’s imminent departure from the EU, the Covid-19 pandemic and turbulent markets. Many major out-of-court or in-court European debt restructurings use English law governed loan debt and Luxembourg-based debtors, …

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Comparative Guides

• Luxembourg: Restructuring & Insolvency

  Published: June 2020

  Authors: Anne-Marie Nicolas Véronique Hoffeld

  This country-specific Q&A provides an overview to Restructuring & Insolvency laws and regulations that may occur in Luxembourg.

• Netherlands: Alternative Investment Funds

  Published: September 2020

  Authors: Vilmar Feenstra Roderik Boogaard Robert Veenhoven Michaël Maters

  This country-specific Q&A provides an overview to Alternative Investment Funds laws and regulations that may occur in Netherlands.

• Belgium: Private Equity

  Published: January 2021

  Authors: Robrecht Coppens Mathias Hendrickx Filip Jorens

  This country-specific Q&A provides an overview to Private Equity laws and regulations that may occur in Belgium.

• Luxembourg: Private Equity

  Published: January 2021

  Authors: Siobhan McCarthy Kheira Mebrek

  This country-specific Q&A provides an overview to Private Equity laws and regulations that may occur in Luxembourg.

• The Netherlands: Private Equity

  Published: January 2021

  Authors: Roel Fluit Gianluca Kreuze

  This country-specific Q&A provides an overview to Private Equity laws and regulations that may occur in The Netherlands.

• Netherlands: Employee Incentives

  Published: January 2021

  Authors: Jelmer Post Martijn Schoonewille Hans van Ruiten Maureen te Poel Nina Orlic

  This country-specific Q&A provides an overview to Employee Incentives laws and regulations that may occur in Netherlands.