Leaders League, 2023

Excellent:

  • Tax Litigation
  • Real Estate
  • Restructuring & Insolvency
  • IT, Data Protection & Outsourcing
  • Commercial Litigation

Highly recommended:

  • Corporate Tax
  • Corporate / M&A
  • Banking & Finance
  • Investigations & White-Collar Crime
  • International Arbitration
  • Labor Law

Recommended:

  • Wealth Management

Hier ihre Einschätzungen unserer Arbeit:

Tax Litigation

Track record:

DSM’s tax team advises corporate clients on international transactions and invest-ment structures. It represents Luxembourg companies, shareholders, lenders, borrowers, collateral providers and pledgees. The team provides tax advice to alternative investment funds including SIFs, SICARs and securitiza-tion vehicles, PE houses, banking institutions, industrials and commercial groups.

Team and differentiation:

DSM’s tax team are past masters at liaising with the tax authorities to resolve disputes in the pre-litigation phase. Mario Di Stefano and Alex Pham are seasoned tax litigators, which is an asset in the Luxembourg tax environment. When necessary, the team can represent clients before all Euro-pean and Luxembourg administrative and civil courts.

Real Estate

Track record:

DSM advises Luxembourg and international clients on the full range of real-estate law, including tax regulation and tax planning at European level. The multidis-ciplinary team handles office, commercial and residential real-estate matters, as well as infrastructure projects, including urban zoning and planning, environmental matters and water management.

Team and differentiation:

Led by Mario Di Stefano, with the support of two counsel, DSM’s real-estate team has the technical expertise, experience and business acumen to handle complex transactions. The multilingual team has strong cross-jurisdictional knowledge and is capable of providing advice in English, French, German, Italian, Luxembourgish and Spanish.

IT, Data Protection & Outsourcing

Track record:

The firm has expanded its client-base among members of the fund industry, especially alternative mid-size funds, and e-commerce platforms. It aids IT specialists, startups and corporates undergoing GDPR compliance and transactional IT proceedings. Its life-science clients benefit from the firm’s notable expertise in this domain.

Team and differentiation:

Head partner Renaud le Squeren and his team of four lawyers have been busy advising clients on new EU directives in e-commerce, e-privacy and free movement of data. Well-placed to handle modern real estate projects, which increasingly involve complicated technological aspects. The team is also skilled at e-contracts, data privacy and IT litigation.

Leaders League, 2022

Excellent:

  • Commercial litigation
  • Innovation, technology & telecoms – IT & Outsourcing
  • Restructuring & insolvency
  • Real estate

Highly recommended:

  • Banking & finance
  • Compliance – White collar crime
  • Dispute resolution – International arbitration
  • Labor & Employment
  • Corporate tax
  • Wealth management

Recommended:

  • Mergers & acquisitions

 

Hier ihre Einschätzungen unserer Arbeit:

Real Estate

Track record:

The team advises Luxembourg and international clients on the full range of real estate law and with a clear understanding of the entire life cycle of a project such as structuring deals and real estate finance, urban zoning, negotiation of commercial and residency tenancy contracts, public procurement and all related tax, civil and disputes issues linked.

Team and differentiation:

Headed by 2 partners and supported by 6 associates, managing partner Mario Di Stefano is also providing webinars on real estate topics and participates to specialized publications on real estate law and legislation. The multilingual team has also a strong cross jurisdictions knowledge providing their advice and drafting in different languages.

Banking & Finance

Track record:

DSM represents lenders and borrowers in all aspects of standards corporate finance or on more complex and hybrid financial instruments. On the borrower side, they advise financial institutions and entities on all aspects of setting up and contracts as well as on regulatory and compliance aspects. They are also positioned on ESG implementation and digitization of financial services.

Team and differentiation:

Headed by Marie-Paule Gillen, the 2 Partners and 5 associates’ team has recently gain new members and is expanding its Capital Market capacities. The practice is a clear driver of development for the entire firm and is renowned for its regulatory expertise and pragmatic approach in a time of reinforced European regulation and application in Luxembourg.

 

Leaders League, 2021

Excellent:

  • Real Estate
  • IT & Outsourcing
  • Restructuring & insolvency

Highly recommended:

  • Corporate Tax
  • Wealth Management
  • Labor & Employment
  • Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation & International Arbitration
  • Compliance & Fraud

Recommended:

  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Banking & Finance

Hier ihre Einschätzungen unserer Arbeit:

Real Estate

Track record: The department advises major real estate companies, such as ICN, Tralux, Rizzani de Eccher, Tracol and IKO, on all aspects of real estate law as well as the administration of property and technical urban planning issues. They are experts in zoning and planning, co-ownership matters, acquisitions and sales agreements, construction contracts and corporate structuring for high-end real estate acquisitions.

Team & differentiation: The team consist of five associates headed by Mario di Stefano, one of Luxembourg’s leading real estate experts and Renaud le Squeren, who is highly appreciated by clients and peers for his efficient and proactive work. Valued for its international network and high-quality work, the practice area covers the entire range of real estate issues, from project inception to completion and beyond

  • Banking & Finance

Track record: The department represented Fiduciary Tucci & Partners, in its on-site inspection by the AML/Regulatory authority. They assist asset management and accredited professional services firm, Patrimundi 1869, primarily with regulatory issues, including contract drafting, rules of professional conduct and cross-border activities, but also with corporate matters.

Team & differentiation: The team, headed by Marie-Paule Gillen, includes partner, Jerôme Bach, and 4 associates. They provide advice on a range of financial transactions covering corporate finance and more complex financing. They advise Luxembourg clients and foreign entities wishing to set up operations in Luxembourg, with Franco-Luxembourg and other international projects.

 

Leaders League, 2020

Excellent :

  • Technologies, internet & telecommunications – Data protection, IT & outsourcing

Highly recommended:

  • Corporate Tax
  • Dispute resolution – International arbitration
  • Dispute resolution – Commercial Litigation

Recommended:

  • Banking & Finance

 

Hier ihre Einschätzungen unserer Arbeit:

  • Data Protection, IT and Outsourcing:

Erfolgsbilanz: Die Kanzlei ist bekannt für ihre Beratung in den Bereichen Schutz personenbezogener Daten, E-Commerce, TMT-Transaktionen wie Hardware- und Softwareverträge und Verträge über die Entwicklung, den Verkauf und den Betrieb von Rechenzentren, Innovation mit Dematerialisierung und der Verwendung von Blockketten und Finanzierung mit Kryptowährungen. Sie berät den öffentlichen Sektor, Verkehr, Immobilien, Investmentfonds und Kinderbetreuungseinrichtungen.

Abgrenzung: Mit fünf Anwälten (darunter ein Partner) unterstützt das Team Mandanten in den Bereichen Telekommunikation, Biotechnologie und Gesundheitswesen, die mit zwingendem Rech im Zusammenhang mit neuen Technologien konfrontiert sind. Renaud le Squeren leitet seit 2014 das Digital Desk bei DSM Avocats à la Cour und unterstützt Unternehmen bei der digitalen Umstellung (DSGVO-Konformität, APIs und Apps usw.).

  • Banking & Finance:

Erfolgsbilanz: Das Team verfügt über weitreichende Erfahrung in der Beratung von Finanzinstitutionen und anderen Berufsgruppen im Finanzsektor verschiedener Nationalitäten. Die Kanzlei unterstützte eine Online-Bank in Bezug hinsichtlich ihrer luxemburgischen Rechtsfragen, einschließlich Beratung bei der Vertragsgestaltung, der Darlehensdokumentation und der Regulierung von Lebensversicherungen.

Abgrenzung: In der Beratung seiner Mandanten arbeitet das Team bei Bedarf Hand in Hand mit dem Team zur Beilegung von Streitigkeiten, dies sowohl in Luxemburg als auch an internationalen Standorten. Nach luxemburgischen Maßstäben ist DSM eine mittelgroße, unabhängige Anwaltskanzlei, die qualitativ hochwertige Arbeit zu angemessenen Konditionen anbietet. Die Kanzlei pflegt enge Beziehungen zu mehreren Netzwerken von Partnerkanzleien auf der ganzen Welt.

Leaders League, 2019

Highly recommended:

  • Corporate Tax
  • Tax Law – Private wealth Tax

Recommended:

  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Banking & Finance
  • Litigation & Arbitration