Arendt & Medernach

About Arendt - your legal, tax and business services firm in Luxembourg.

Arendt combines the entire value chain of services dedicated to asset managers, banks, insurers, public institutions, commercial companies and private clients operating in Luxembourg.

• Legal and tax
• Regulatory and consulting
• Investor services

Legal and tax: We assist clients in structuring and running their business from a legal and tax standpoint across Luxembourg. Our teams directly serve international clients or work in close collaboration with foreign partner law firms.

Together, with our regulatory consultants and investor services experts, we bridge the gap between legal/tax advice and its implementation. We deliver best-in-class services for our clients’ business life cycle.

With over 450 legal experts at Arendt & Medernach, we are able to advise you in the following areas:

• Administrative law, property, construction and environment
• Banking and financial services
• Business crime
• Commercial and insolvency
• Corporate law, mergers and acquisitions
• Litigation and dispute resolution
• Employment law, pensions and benefits
• EU financial and competition law
• Finance and capital markets
• IP, communication and technology
• Insurance and reinsurance law
• Investment management
• Private client
• Private equity and real estate
• Tax law

Regulatory and consulting: We help clients remain compliant while running a profitable business. What sets us apart is our ability to combine our business consulting skills with our extensive regulatory knowledge. Our regulatory and consulting services complement the legal expertise and investor services of Arendt. This allows us to advise and support companies as they navigate legal and regulatory challenges, enabling them to run their business in an efficient and compliant manner.

With over 120 regulatory specialists at Arendt Regulatory & Consulting, we are able to assist you in:

• Regulatory & AML/CFT compliance
•  ESG strategies
• Cross-border distribution
• Business and tech transformation
• Forensic investigations, compliance and litigation support
• Managed services

Investor services: We help clients efficiently run the operational side of their business by providing a comprehensive suite of investor services.
Deploying market leading technology, our 300 strong team provide clients with an integrated suite of fund and corporate services, delivered to the highest market standards. Our investor services complement the legal expertise and regulatory & consulting services of Arendt. We are a Professional of the Financial Sector (PFS) supervised by the CSSF and ISO 22301 certified.

With over 300 investor services experts at Arendt Services and AManco, we are able to provide you with:

• Corporate services
• Fund administration services
• Governance services
• Operational AML and compliance services
• Tax compliance services
• Third party AIFM services

Hong Kong office: In order to better cover the Asia-Pacific region, Arendt opened an office in Hong Kong in 2009. This office enables the firm to be at the forefront of all legal and regulatory developments in the region and better serve its clients based in this time zone. In the People’s Republic of China, the firm has positioned itself as a leader for all operations involving the use of China access channel, partnering with a number of Chinese companies and financial institutions in their European expansion, in particular in the banking, investment funds and corporate fields.

Luxembourg, a European hub: The Luxembourg office of Arendt & Medernach, which is also the head office of the firm, was founded in 1988. Since its establishment with four founding partners, the firm has expanded considerably and now counts more than 450 legal experts. The teams are multi-cultural with more than 30 languages spoken. As the largest Luxembourg law firm, Arendt & Medernach provides clients with high-quality advice combining an in-depth understanding of the financial markets with specialised knowledge of the law. The service is characterised by a flexible approach and a responsive attitude to client relationships