MOLITOR Avocats à la Cour SARL

Founded in 1996, MOLITOR Avocats à la Cour is an independent law firm offering a one-stop shop service in Luxembourg with a wide international network. It has secured a reputation for innovative, responsive and robust solutions to complex and high-value cases in frequently uncharted legal territory. The firm’s lawyers are specialists in their chosen practice areas and work closely together to ensure that all the relevant disciplines applicable to any case are fully covered. As a result, the firm continues to maintain and expand a loyal client base who benefit from consistent high-level advice and results.

Areas of practice
Banking and finance: MOLITOR has developed a large portfolio of local and international clients including banks and financial institutions. The banking and finance team regularly advises domestic and foreign banks, insurance companies and other professionals of the financial sector on matters arising from their business activities including banking regulation, banking secrecy, portfolio management, credit agreements, white collar crime, contract law, offering and listing of securities.

Corporate and M&A: MOLITOR has extensive experience in advising and assisting a broad range of companies in all areas of corporate law ranging from incorporation and business start-ups to daily commercial operations. The firm advises clients on mergers and acquisitions, reorganisation and complex restructuring, real estate acquisition and corporate governance. MOLITOR drafts all necessary incorporation or restructuring documents, assemblies and minutes, related credit or shareholders’ agreements and legal opinions and coordinates the incorporation process on behalf of its clients and liaises with local notaries and other corporate service providers chosen by the client. The team has been involved in a number of cross-border merger and acquisition deals arising from public takeover bids, as well as purchases and sales of privately owned companies and businesses.

Dispute resolution and litigation: MOLITOR’s specialist dispute resolution lawyers are recognised both nationally and internationally for their expertise and experience in protecting their clients’ interests in complex and high-value cases, often in untested areas of law. In addition to the large number of high-profile local disputes that the firm works on, many of the cases MOLITOR handles are referred by other top-tier law firms and international corporations where there is a Luxembourg angle to the dispute. MOLITOR’s extensive litigation experience gives the firm the valuable ability to create structures and agreements so as to avoid future disputes. MOLITOR regularly represents its clients in litigation and dispute resolution matters in, for example, the following sectors: banking, corporate, commercial, insolvency, bankruptcy and debt recovery, real estate, employment and IP, IT and media.

Employment, pensions and immigration: MOLITOR has developed its expertise in employment law since the firm was founded and has consistently maintained its position as a leading specialist firm in this practice area in Luxembourg. The team has many large corporate clients, who refer all their legal requirements to the firm including issues such as dismissal, competition, remuneration, confidentiality, privacy and data protection. MOLITOR’s employment services include individual and collective employment law, transfer of undertakings, restructuring and international mobility including immigration, pensions and social security, and labour litigation and dispute resolution.

Insurance: MOLITOR’s insurance practice is highly sought after in Luxembourg, retaining very large national and international clients and working regularly with the main insurance companies operating in Luxembourg and across borders. The team advises clients on insurance and coverage issues, including acquisitions of insurance companies, drafting and reviewing policy wordings, advising on policy interpretation, warranties and the handling of any indemnity issues across all types of policies, supported by its proven strength in litigation and mediation.

Media, data, technologies and IP: MOLITOR launched its Media, Data, Technologies & IP practice group in 2007, following an increasing demand for legal advice in this area of law. The firm’s lawyers advise on the full range of IP matters, including copyright, databases, registered design, trademark (infringement, management and registration), domain names and unfair competition issues. They also cover information technology matters such as software development and licensing, Internet policies, website creation and maintenance, mobile game development, e-commerce, data protection issues and GDPR compliance. MOLITOR’s media lawyers also handle litigation and dispute resolution matters, and marketing and advertising projects for all kind of media. They also advise on labelling requirements, advertising campaigns and promotional games and competitions, and compliance with Luxembourg laws and regulations.

Real estate, zoning and environment: MOLITOR is involved in many major real estate projects in Luxembourg. The team assists real estate investors, construction companies, developers and operators of commercial property on construction law regulations and administrative procedures, real estate projects and related contracts, lease, franchise and facility management agreements, sales and leaseback, as well as tax optimisation issues. The firm also handles complex domestic construction and engineering projects, international acquisitions, common ownership rights, constructor and developer’s liability, transfer of property rights, and securities over real estate. The firm provides the appropriate frameworks to help clients create real estate holding structures so as to avoid future litigation and liability. Should litigation become unavoidable, MOLITOR’s powerful dispute resolution team is at hand.