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Ms Martine Gerber-Lemaire
Work Department
Real Estate and Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy practices
Position
Martine Gerber-Lemaire is the managing partner of Dentons’ Luxembourg office and head of the Luxembourg Real Estate practice.
Having assisted a clientele of domestic and international companies including institutional investors, promoters and sellers, Martine focuses on all types of real estate transactions for Luxembourg based properties including acquisitions, disposals, financings, developments, building renovations, property management and leasing, amongst others. She has particular experience with acquisitions and disposals, funding and investment and advising on regulated and unregulated real estate investment vehicles.
Martine is recognized as a deal maker and for her deep knowledge of the Luxembourg real estate market.
With sound experience in European Insolvency law, Martine also focuses on workouts and turnarounds, corporate and debt restructurings, pre-insolvency issues, directors’ liability, bankruptcy proceedings, and complex cross-border insolvencies. In addition, Martine has particular capabilities in assisting on issues related to shift of the Center of Main Interests (COMI).
Career
Country Managing Partner – Dentons (2019 – present)
Partner – Dentons (formerly OPF Partners) (2002 – 2019)
Partner, Legal Department – Deloitte Luxembourg (1999 – 2002)
Languages
English, French, German and Luxembourgish.
Memberships
Member, LuxReal (Real Estate Association of Luxembourg)
Member CES (Luxembourg social and economic council)
Member CNCD (National Council for sustainable construction)
Member Luxembourg Bar, 2004 – present
Education
University of Strasbourg, 1988, Post Graduate Diploma (DJCE) in French corporate and tax law
University of Nancy, 1987, Post Graduate Diploma (DESS CAAE) in financial and business management
University of Nancy, 1986, Master Degree in Notarial Law
Lawyer Rankings
Luxembourg > Real estate and construction
(Leading individuals)With a strong domestic offering which is led by the vastly experienced Martine Gerber-Lemaire, and also well-placed to draw upon ‘valuable international insights’ by virtue of the firm’s vast global network, Dentons can provide ‘solutions-oriented and pragmatic advice’ to developers, investors and end users on both local and cross-border mandates. Gerber-Lemaire ‘knows the real estate sector inside out’ and is consequently able to provide ‘tailor-made and practical solutions’ for clients on the acquisition/disposal, funding and investment fronts of work relating to major domestic office space, in particular. Senior counsel Christel Dumont is praised for her ‘high level of responsiveness and quality of service’ on new money property mandates, as well as for debtors and creditors in real estate insolvency matters.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals Luxembourg > Real estate and construction
- Real estate and construction Luxembourg