Lawyers

Francis Kass

Francis Kass

Arendt & Medernach, Luxembourg

Work Department

Investment Management

Position

Francis Kass is a Partner at Arendt & Medernach.

Career

He advises domestic and foreign clients on the full range of legal and regulatory considerations in Luxembourg with respect to investment fund activity. Notably, this includes UCITS as well as regulated and unregulated alternative investment funds, along with their management entities.

Francis assists with all phases of life-cycle management for Luxembourg investment funds, from structuring and set-up to liquidation.

He also specialises in Luxembourg fund-related corporate governance matters, and serves on the governing bodies of several Luxembourg-domiciled alternative investment funds and fund managers.Prior to joining Arendt & Medernach, he worked at a notary’s office in Luxembourg.

Languages

English, French, German, Luxembourgish.

Memberships

Francis has been a member of the Luxembourg Bar since 1996.

He participates in several working groups of the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI), and regularly moderates training courses by Arendt Institute.

He served on the governing body (Conseil de l’ordre) of the Luxembourg Bar from 2006 to 2008.

Education

Francis Kass holds a master's degree in Law from the Université Libre de Bruxelles (Belgium).

Mentions

Luxembourg

Fintech

Luxembourg

Investment funds