Ms Christel Dumont > Dentons > Luxembourg, Luxembourg > Lawyer Profile
Dentons Offices
ATRIUM VITRUM BUILDING
33, RUE DU PUITS ROMAIN
L-8070 Bertrange - Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Ms Christel Dumont
Work Department
Real Estate, Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy
Position
Christel is a senior counsel in Dentons’ Luxembourg office and head of the Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy practice. She is also a member of the Luxembourg Real Estate practice. Having assisted domestic and international companies on complex and major local real estate transactions, Christel focuses on acquisitions, leasing, asset management issues, property management, building renovations, environmental matters, emphyteutic leases, mechanics’ lien claims, lessor/tenant or construction disputes, and real estate security packages.
With sound experience in European Insolvency law, Christel also focuses on workouts and turnarounds, corporate and debt restructurings, pre-insolvency issues, directors’ liability, bankruptcy proceedings, voluntary liquidations, COMI shift issues, and complex cross-border insolvencies. She has advised equity investors, secured lenders, unsecured creditors, and renowned real estate groups. In addition, Christel has particular capabilities in assisting clients on contract law, due diligence, and drafting and negotiating numerous types of agreements (such as sale and purchase agreements, distribution agreements, lease agreements, termination agreements, employment contracts, etc.).
Named a Fellow of INSOL International, a worldwide federation of national associations for accountants and lawyers who specialize in turnaround and insolvency. This award is in recognition of her experience and skill in cross-border insolvency matters. A Fellow must have successfully completed INSOL International’s Global Insolvency Practice Course, an LL.M.-level program that teaches participants the underlying principles, statutes, regulatory frameworks and insolvency restructuring regimes in countries around the globe. Graduates are skilled in the tools needed for recognition of insolvency proceedings in multiple jurisdictions, including the UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency, the European Community Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings and Chapter 15 of the United States Bankruptcy Code.
Career
- Joined Dentons in 2016
- Senior Counsel, Bonn Steichen & Partners, 2015-2016
- Partner, OPF Partners (now Dentons), 2004-2015
- In-house Lawyer, Credit Lyonnais, Luxembourg, 2003-2004
- Senior Associate, Ritsch & Grozinger, 1996-2002
- Attorney, Reding & Felten, 1994-1996
Languages
English, French
Memberships
- Member, INSOL Europe
- Member, IWIRC (International Women Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation)
Education
- University of Burgundy, 1992,
- Post Graduate Diploma (DESS) in International Law and Contracts
- University of Lyon III, 1991, Master’s Degree in Private Law
Lawyer Rankings
Luxembourg > Real estate and construction
With a core four-strong team that is also able to leverage wider corporate, finance and tax expertise, Dentons
has the subject matter expertise and the critical mass to handle a significant variety and volume of complex transactions, ranging from asset and share deal-related real estate M&A, to development projects and advice relating to complex lease negotiations, both domestically and across borders (where it can also tap into the firm’s broader international network). ‘Very knowledgeable and practical’ team head Martine Gerber-Lemaire leads from the front and has an excellent perspective in relation to M&A, funding and investment in the sector, regularly handling many of the most consequential commercial real estate projects in Luxembourg for a wide array of stakeholders, including institutional investors, promoters and sellers. Senior counsel Christel Dumont is also a key member of the team who as well as advising on acquisitions, leasing and property management issues, also has niche experience with regard to real estate-related insolvencies for both creditors and debtors.