Dispute Resolution
Mathieu Laurent
Mathieu Laurent is a Partner of the Corporate/M&A practice and heads the Dispute Resolution practice at Luther's Luxembourg office. Mathieu focuses on private equity transactions, real estate transactions, and corporate acquisitions. He has extensive experience in advising on the structuring of unregulated funds, the performance of corporate due diligence, the negotiation of share purchase agreements, shareholders' agreements, financing agreements (bank facilities, intra-group loans, issuance of bonds, hybrid instruments), security documents, and guarantees.
He also specializes in shareholders' disputes, corporate insolvency, group refinancing and restructuring, and IP structures.
Robert Goerend
Robert Goerend is a Partner and a member of the Corporate/M&A and Dispute Resolution practices at Luther’s Luxembourg office. He provides comprehensive legal counsel on corporate financing, private equity transactions, and mergers & acquisitions.
Robert regularly provides strategic guidance in special situations, including corporate restructurings and insolvencies.
Robert has extensive expertise in handling corporate and commercial litigations with a focus on shareholder litigation and highstakes matters involving regulated entities, such as banks and fund structures.
Marie Romero
Marie Romero is a Counsel of the Dispute Resolution practice at Luther’s Luxembourg office.
Marie focuses on advising local and international clients on civil, commercial, and administrative litigation cases. She has also gained experience in arbitration, tax disputes, and real estate and construction law.
Raphaël Schindler
Raphaël Schindler is a Partner of the Dispute Resolution practice and heads the Employment practice at Luther’s Luxembourg office.
Raphaël provides expert legal advice and assistance to clients on the full spectrum of Luxembourg employment law matters. He also advises and assists local and international clients on commercial litigation cases. He has a specific expertise in legal disputes related to directors' and officers’ (“D&O”) liability insurances.
Deals
- Advising a major Luxembourg private debt investment fund on its litigation against its Italian debtor, which had been granted several loans for an amount of 55 million euros, on the cross-border litigation strategy and issuance of legal opinions to the attention of the Italian courts.
- Advising a Swiss private equity fund on a credit and claim restructuring for a portfolio company in order to avoid insolvency issues at the time of the credit recovery before the Luxembourg courts.
- Advising a holding company in the restructuring of its articles of association in relation to a dispute with one of its shareholders.
- Advising two companies in children's day care sector in France and Germany, both shareholders in a joint-venture company, in the context of a dispute with another shareholder (employment contract terminated due to gross misconduct).
- Advising the co-founder of a major wealth management company in Luxembourg on his litigation with the majority shareholder and co-founder of the firm, to impose the acquisition of his shares in the company due to a disagreement on the management structure and his retirement.
- Advising on a regular and ongoing basis the fund center, a leading corporate services provider, on its corporate litigation matters, including directors' liabilities issues, shareholders' disputes, insolvency matters, forced disclosure of confidential information, compliance matters, data protection and professional secrecy rules.
Team Services
Our experts advise and represent domestic and international clients at every level of the Luxembourg civil, commercial, and criminal courts in a broad range of complex dispute resolution cases.
Services
Shareholder and partnership disputes
- Providing strategic and technical advice on ongoing or potential local and cross-border disputes
- Representing clients in complex disputes before domestic courts
- Minority shareholder legal actions
- Interim measures and suspensive appeal
Large insolvency proceedings
- Assisting creditors in insolvency proceedings
International debt recovery
- Enforcement of judgments and other court orders
- Enforcement of arbitration awards
- Garnishment procedures
Tax
- Administrative cooperation in the field of taxation
Succession disputes
- Succession disputes
Commercial disputes
- Post-transaction disputes in relation to sale and purchase agreements of shares or assets and especially warranty claims
- Franchising, licensing & distribution disputes
Professional liability
- Professional liability of company directors, managers and officers
- Liability of bankers, domiciliation agents, and of other professionals of the financial sector
- Environmental liability
- Insurance coverage aspects
- Technical legal expertise
Fraud and white-collar crime
- Insider offences
- Bank frauds
Real Estate
- Construction defects
- Disputes in relation with lease agreements
Legal advice in French, English, German, and Luxembourgish
Client testimonials
Chambers and Partners
What the team is known for
Luther often advises companies and private individuals on corporate and shareholder disputes, as well as contractual and joint venture agreement litigation. The law firm also offers additional experience in financial litigation and insolvency and debt enforcement proceedings.
Strengths
Luther provides outstanding service and responsiveness.
Notable practitioners
Mathieu Laurent is well prepared to assist with shareholder disputes, liability issues and contractual litigation. He frequently acts for private equity firms, real estate developers and private individuals.
Mathieu Laurent has a pragmatic and efficient approach, helping to make decisions quickly.