NautaDutilh

The firm: NautaDutilh is an international law firm specialising in Luxembourg, Belgian and Dutch law. The firm was founded in 1724 and is one of the largest in the Benelux. More than 400 lawyers, notaries and tax advisors work at the firm’s offices in Luxembourg, Brussels, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, London and New York.

NautaDutilh Avocats Luxembourg is a key player on the Luxembourg legal market, providing high-quality advice and services in the areas of banking and finance, corporate and M&A, investment funds, taxation, insurance and reinsurance, dispute resolution and intellectual property and ICT law. Recommended by the world’s leading legal directories such as The Legal 500 and Chambers, the firm’s team of 55 lawyers serves a range of national and international clients, from key local players to global market leaders.

Adaptive thinking is the firm’s tool of choice when it comes to staying relevant for clients. This subtle art is all about learning how to think instead of being taught what to think. It allows lawyers to deal with change, learn from new situations, and think on their feet when faced with problems. This approach enables the firm to foster long-term client relationships.

Areas of practice
Banking and finance: NautaDutilh is recognised as a leading banking and finance law firm. Its team has outstanding expertise in the full range of banking and finance services, including capital markets (both debt and equity), structured finance, securitisation structures, financial products, securities legislation, international finance, leveraged lending, acquisition finance, fund finance, and insolvency and restructuring. In the area of debt capital markets, the team has extensive experience dealing with a wide range of complex high value senior and high-yield note programmes as well as covered bond issues. On the equity side, cross-border IPOs involving Luxembourg issuers are an area in which it is particularly strong.

Corporate and M&A: NautaDutilh handles all aspects of corporate M&A and private equity deals including (leveraged and management) buy-outs, public to-private transactions, exits through IPOs, secondary and other private transactions, and acquisition finance. The firm is regularly involved in major multi-jurisdictional deals, acting for investors, finance providers, sellers and management, complex migrations, mergers and internal reorganisations for multinational groups.

Dispute resolution: NautaDutilh is the law firm of choice in the Benelux for all types of high-stakes commercial litigation and arbitration. It advocates a multi-disciplinary approach and has an excellent track record representing clients at all levels of the judicial system. It has handled cases involving professional liability, intellectual property, insurance, commercial contracts, restructurings in the context of and outside bankruptcy, and class actions.

Investment funds: NautaDutilh has extensive experience advising on all aspects of investment funds, including fund structuring, regulatory compliance, investor negotiations and fund due diligence (when acting for the LP side). Its team advises fund managers and promotors on the structuring and launch of RAIFs, SIFs, SICARs, SCSs or SCSps without a wrapper and UCITS.

IP and ICT: NautaDutilh’s IP and technology team assists clients in all areas of intellectual property law (in particular trademark, copyright, patent, design and trade name matters), advertising, unfair competition and trade secret disputes, as well as in IP and technology-driven transactions and with the negotiation and drafting of IT and outsourcing contracts.

Taxation: taxation is a key practice of NautaDutilh. Its tax team has a strong transactional focus and provides invaluable support to the firm’s other departments. The team advises on all aspects of Luxembourg and international tax law, with a particular focus on the tax aspects of M&A, structured finance (securitisation), real estate and private equity deals.