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

Voici ce qu’ils disent de nous :

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

 

Voici ce qu’ils disent de nous :

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
  • White collar crime

Recommended:

  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Banking & Finance

 

Voici ce qu’ils disent de nous :

Real Estate

Grande expertise en matière de droit immobilier

Palmarès : Le département « Droit Immobilier et Droit de la Construction » de DSM Avocats à la Cour conseille de grandes entreprises du secteur, telles qu’ICN, Tralux, Rizzani de Eccher, Tracol et IKO, sur tous les aspects du droit immobilier ainsi que sur l’administration des biens et les questions techniques d’urbanisme. Les avocats de DSM sont experts en matière de zonage et de planification, de questions de copropriété, d’acquisitions et de contrats de vente, de contrats de construction et de structuration d’entreprises pour les acquisitions de biens immobiliers haut de gamme.

Équipe et différenciation : L’équipe se compose de sept avocats et est dirigée par Me Mario DI STEFANO, l’un des plus grands experts immobiliers du Luxembourg et Me Renaud LE SQUEREN, qui est très apprécié par ses clients et ses pairs pour son travail efficace et proactif. Reconnu pour son réseau international et la qualité de son travail, DSM Avocats à la Cour couvre toute la gamme des questions immobilières, du début à la fin d’un projet et au-delà.

Banking & Finance

RECOGNIZED CROSS-BORDER EXPERTISE
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

 

Voici ce qu’ils disent de nous :

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

Une équipe dynamique en matière de propriété intellectuelle et de technologie

Palmarès : L’étude est connue pour ses conseils en matière de protection des données personnelles, d’ecommerce, de transactions TMT, de vente et d’exploitation de data centers, d’innovation avec la dématérialisation et l’utilisation de la blockchain et de financement avec des cryptomonnaies. Elle conseille notamment les organisations des secteurs public, des transports, de l’immobilier et des fonds d’investissement.
Différenciation : Avec cinq avocats (dont un associé), l’équipe Digital de DSM assiste les clients des secteurs des télécommunications, des biotechnologies et de la santé confrontés aux règles obligatoires liées aux nouvelles technologies. Me Renaud le Squeren dirige le digital desk de DSM Avocats à la Cour depuis 2014 et accompagne les entreprises dans leur transition numérique (conformité RGDP, APIs et Apps etc).

Banking & Finance

Palmarès : L’équipe possède une vaste expérience dans le conseil aux institutions financières et aux autres professionnels du secteur financier de diverses nationalités. Le cabinet a récemment assisté une banque en ligne sur des questions de droit luxembourgeois, notamment en matière de rédaction de contrats, de documentation de prêts et réglementation de l’assurance vie.

Équipe et différenciation : En plus de conseiller les clients, l’équipe travaille main dans la main avec l’équipe de résolution des litiges lorsque cela est nécessaire, tant au Luxembourg qu’à l’étranger. De plus, DSM est, selon les critères luxembourgeois, un cabinet d’avocats indépendant de taille moyenne, ce qui lui permet d’offrir un travail de haute qualité à des tarifs compétitifs. Le cabinet entretient des relations privilégiées avec plusieurs réseaux de cabinets d’avocats partenaires dans le monde entier.

 

Leaders League 2019

Highly recommended:

  • Corporate Tax
  • Tax Law – Private wealth Tax

Recommended:

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