Mr Paulo Lopes Da Silva > MOLITOR Avocats à la Cour SARL > Luxembourg, Luxembourg > Lawyer Profile

MOLITOR Avocats à la Cour SARL
8 RUE SAINTE ZITHE
PO BOX 690
2016 LUXEMBOURG
Luxembourg

Work Department

Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Employment, Pensions & Immigration, Real Estate, Zoning & Environment, Public Procurement

Position

Paulo is a Partner at MOLITOR Avocats à la Cour. He co-heads the firm’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Real Estate, Zoning & Environment departments.

Career

Paulo is Avocat à la Cour and was admitted to the Luxembourg Bar in 1998. He has been a partner at MOLITOR Avocats à la Cour since 2002, having joined the firm in 1998. Paulo has developed a strong litigation practice handling complex court cases and behind the scene negotiations. He is regularly involved in commercial cross-border aspects of the law and is very active in banking litigation, particularly matters involving the liability of banks and their directors.

Languages

English, French, German, Luxembourgish and Portuguese.

Memberships

Paulo is an active member of the International Bar Association (IBA), the European Employment Law Association (EELA) and the Employment Law Specialist Association (ELSA).

Education

Paulo is a graduate of the University of Strasbourg 1997, DEA en Droit des Affaires/Master in Commercial law 1996, Maître en Droit

Lawyer Rankings

Luxembourg > Dispute resolution

(Leading partners)

Paulo Lopes Da SilvaMOLITOR Avocats à la Cour SARL

The ‘technically and tactically strong’ team at MOLITOR Avocats à la Cour SARL provides ‘strategic and value added advice’ to asset management and banking clients, in particular, across a wide array of litigation, including many involving multi-jurisdictional issues. The ‘very authoritative and creative’ Paulo Lopes Da Silva is key to the success of many of these cases and has ‘an excellent courtroom presence’, which he utilises to very good effect, including in disputes involving GPs and institutional investors, shareholder litigation, as well as professional negligence cases, particularly as part of insolvency proceedings. Michel Molitor co-heads the team alongside Da Silva and as well as being skilled at handling civil and criminal litigation, is also well-versed at advising on regulatory matters, including on matters which involve dual-track regulatory and litigation proceedings. The ‘knowledgeable and responsive’ Armel Waisse and the ‘very astute’ Philippe Thiebaud are also recommended.

Luxembourg > Real estate and construction

The ‘skilled and pragmatic’ team at MOLITOR Avocats à la Cour SARL has ‘excellent knowledge of the market’, ensuring that it is well-placed to advise investors, asset management entities, developers and owners across a broad range of contentious and non-contentious matters. The ‘friendly and hardworking’ Stéphanie Juan  has ‘excellent technical skills’, which she implements to good effect, including on the acquisition and sale of office buildings. The team is co-headed by Paulo Lopes Da Silva who excels in advising on real estate disputes.