Combining ‘deep fintech regulatory expertise with a practical, business-oriented approach’, Elvinger Hoss Prussen is well positioned to advise both users and providers of tech-based solutions within the financial services sector. Many of these are investment fund clients, which have been increasingly looking towards fintech solutions to modernise their products and services. In this context, Sophie Dupin is well versed in helping to secure regulatory approval to launch novel products in this sector. As part of his broad financial services regulatory offering, the ’very competent’ Tiago Nogueira is increasingly active in the fintech space, leveraging strong connections with the regulator to good effect for clients seeking license approvals for different services, products, and platforms relating to payments and crypto, inter alia. Tech specialist Gary Cywie and banking and finance expert Henri Wagner co-head the multidisciplinary team alongside Dupin and Nogueira.
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Accolades

Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge
Client satisfaction: NPS ®

Testimonials

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  • 'The practice is well connected in Luxembourg.'
  • 'Yves Elvinger and Sophie Dupin are highly knowledgeable in investment fund regulations and corporate, yet always able to distil complex issues into clear, actionable advice. They are available and responsive.'
  • 'Tiago Nogueira is a very competent partner who communicates well.'
  • 'We enjoy working with Tiago Nogueira. He is very capable. He seems to have close contact and access to the regulator, which is also much appreciated.'
  • 'They have diverse team members with different background, and they are all motivated and willing to produce quality work.'
  • 'The team combines deep fintech regulatory expertise with a practical, business-oriented approach, along with strong knowledge of investment fund structures and relevant regulations.'

Key clients

  • Société de la Bourse de Luxembourg
  • BNP Paribas Securities Services
  • Monex Europe
  • Next Gate Tech
  • Fundbank
  • AZIMUT
  • Franklin Templeton

Work highlights

Assisted Franklin Templeton in receiving approval from the CSSF to launch the first fully tokenised Luxembourg UCITS, using in-house technology.
Assited FundBank Group in relation to the creation and establishment of a licensed Luxembourg credit institution, specialised in offering technology based account solutions in the AIF space.
Practice head

Henri Wagner; Tiago Nogueira; Sophie Dupin; Gary Cywie

Other key lawyers

Yves Elvinger; Anaïs Sohler