Work Department
Banking and finance litigation, corporate litigation, shareholder and partnership disputes, insolvency, debt recovery
Position
Partner – Banking and finance litigation, corporate litigation, shareholder and partnership disputes, insolvency, debt recovery
Career
Donata specialises in banking and finance litigation, in corporate litigation, including shareholder and partnership disputes, as well as in insolvency related disputes.
She has also extensive experience in areas such as debt recovery and enforcement proceedings including exequatur and attachment proceedings as well as in cross-border and international litigation. She has over 25 years of experience in these areas. Donata is a member of the Civil Procedure Commission of the Luxembourg Bar Association and the vice- president of the Disciplinary and Administrative Council of Lawyers. She is also a member of the editorial committee of the Revue des Procédures (Legitech). She joined the firm in October 2013 and spent her entire career at a magic circle firm in Luxembourg.
Languages
English, French and Italian
Memberships
Luxembourg Bar, admitted in 1996
Civil Procedure Commission of the Luxembourg Bar Association
Vice-president of the Disciplinary and Administrative Council of lawyers
Association Luxembourgeoise des Juristes de droit Bancaire (ALJB)
Editorial committee of the Revue des Procédures (Legitech
Education
Maîtrise en droit privé (Master in private law), University of Metz, 1995
Lawyer Rankings
(Leading partners)Donata Grasso – KLEYR GRASSO
KLEYR GRASSO combines ‘responsiveness and technical skills’ to good effect for clients engaged in complex commercial and business litigation. Appreciated for her ‘practical and commercial advice,’ Donata Grasso is central to the success the firm has in much of this work, regularly taking the lead in complex domestic and cross-border shareholders’, banking and investment funds disputes. Alongside his duties as managing partner, Marc Kleyr maintains an active disputes practice, displaying a ‘dedication to winning cases that is simply unrivalled,’ particularly in relation to shareholders’ and insolvency-related litigation. Rosario Grasso co-heads the team alongside Donata and Kleyr and is particularly effective at handling white-collar cases. Pascal Sassel joined Brouxel & Rabia Luxembourg Law Firm in September 2023.