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Christian Azoulay

Christian Azoulay is a senior associate in Dentons’ banking and finance practice in Luxembourg. Christian has a strong experience advising international and local clients on transactional and regulatory matters, including structured finance, capital markets and derivatives and financial regulatory. Christian’s structured finance experience includes advising on performing and non-performing loans securitisation, CLOs/CDOs securitisation, EU securitisation. In addition, Christian advises on securitisation-related matters, including the setting-up of Luxembourg securitisation vehicles, license application with the CSSF, notification requirements under the EU Securitisation Regulation and compliance with the NPL Directive. He also has substantial experience in advising clients on capital markets and derivatives, including listing of bonds (programmes and series) on regulated and unregulated markets, tender offer, private placement, GMRA/GMSLA transactions, netting clauses, ISDA agreements, total return swaps and depositary receipt. Christian’s financial regulatory experience includes advising clients on their terms and conditions, the outsourcing of services, dynamic currency conversion, banking secrecy, CRR, European passport and DORA.

Romain Baroan is a senior counsel in Dentons’ Luxembourg office. He is a member of the Tax practice group. Romain has strong experience in direct tax compliance and assists clients on transfer pricing issues. He advises a broad range of clients including multinational corporations, real estate funds, private equity houses, investment funds, asset managers, insurance companies, banks and high-net-worth individuals.

Nathalie Campello

Nathalie Campello is a Senior counsel in Dentons’ Luxembourg office. She is a member of the Banking and Finance practice group. Nathalie has a wealth of experience advising financial institutions, multinational companies and private equity funds. She assists with a broad range of projects in respect of refinancing, debt-buy-back, mergers and acquisitions and due diligence. She is also involved in fund finance, corporate law and general business law, as well as the structuring of transactions for private equity funds.

Christel Dumont

Christel is a senior counsel in Dentons’ Luxembourg office and head of the Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy practice. She is also a member of the Luxembourg Real Estate practice. Having assisted domestic and international companies on complex and major local real estate transactions, Christel focuses on acquisitions, leasing, asset management issues, property management, building renovations, environmental matters, emphyteutic leases, mechanics’ lien claims, lessor/tenant or construction disputes, and real estate security packages. With sound experience in European Insolvency law, Christel also focuses on workouts and turnarounds, corporate and debt restructurings, pre-insolvency issues, directors’ liability, bankruptcy proceedings, voluntary liquidations, COMI shift issues, and complex cross-border insolvencies. She has advised equity investors, secured lenders, unsecured creditors, and renowned real estate groups. In addition, Christel has particular capabilities in assisting clients on contract law, due diligence, and drafting and negotiating numerous types of agreements (such as sale and purchase agreements, distribution agreements, lease agreements, termination agreements, employment contracts, etc.). Named a Fellow of INSOL International, a worldwide federation of national associations for accountants and lawyers who specialize in turnaround and insolvency. This award is in recognition of her experience and skill in cross-border insolvency matters. A Fellow must have successfully completed INSOL International's Global Insolvency Practice Course, an LL.M.-level program that teaches participants the underlying principles, statutes, regulatory frameworks and insolvency restructuring regimes in countries around the globe. Graduates are skilled in the tools needed for recognition of insolvency proceedings in multiple jurisdictions, including the UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency, the European Community Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings and Chapter 15 of the United States Bankruptcy Code.

Jean-Luc Fisch is a partner in Dentons' Luxembourg office. He heads the tax and investment funds practices. Jean-Luc’s focus is on tailor-made structuring for cross-border investments especially in real estate and private equity. He has extensive experience in setting up pan-European or global investment platforms. Jean-Luc advises on all tax matters dealing with investment funds, M&A, private equity, real estate and capital markets. He also has extensive experience in advising on employee benefits schemes, incentives and carried interest structuring.

Martine Gerber-Lemaire

Martine Gerber-Lemaire is the managing partner of Dentons’ Luxembourg office and head of the Luxembourg Real Estate practice. Having assisted a clientele of domestic and international companies including institutional investors, promoters and sellers, Martine focuses on all types of real estate transactions for Luxembourg based properties including acquisitions, disposals, financings, developments, building renovations, property management and leasing, amongst others. She has particular experience with acquisitions and disposals, funding and investment and advising on regulated and unregulated real estate investment vehicles. Martine is recognized as a deal maker and for her deep knowledge of the Luxembourg real estate market. With sound experience in European Insolvency law, Martine also focuses on workouts and turnarounds, corporate and debt restructurings, pre-insolvency issues, directors’ liability, bankruptcy proceedings, and complex cross-border insolvencies. In addition, Martine has particular capabilities in assisting on issues related to shift of the Center of Main Interests (COMI).

Stéphane Hadet

Stéphane Hadet is a partner in Dentons’ Luxembourg office and the head of the Luxembourg Banking and Finance practice group. Having advised financial institutions, multinational companies and private equity houses, Stéphane focuses on Luxembourg finance, leveraged finance, securitization, financial sector regulatory matters, listing of high yield bonds, bridge financing for investment funds, and aircraft finance. Stéphane also has sound experience advising clients on debt and equity financing, enforcement of security interests, financing arrangements for groups facing financial difficulties including negotiations with lenders. His experience includes advice on both financing and restructuring activities.

Elisabeth Lauwerier

Elisabeth Lauwerier is a senior associate in the Real Estate and Litigation practice. Elisabeth is experienced in all areas of Real Estate in Luxembourg—including office and commercial lease contracts, property acquisitions, town planning, urban planning law, construction contracts, land use development and environmental issues for numerous financial and commercial companies. She also assists clients on contract law, due diligence as well as in the drafting and negotiating for numerous types of agreements. In addition, Elisabeth focuses on Real Estate dispute resolution and support during pre-litigation.

Olivier Lesage is managing counsel in Dentons’ Luxembourg office. He is a member of the Banking and Finance practice group. Olivier advises domestic and international corporate clients, financial institutions and private equity funds on a wide range of projects including restructuring and refinancing, leveraged finance and compliance with financial market regulations. Olivier has extensive experience in a broad variety of financing multi-jurisdictional transactions, including fund finance, real estate and assets, pre- or post-acquisition restructurings and reorganizations, as well as Luxembourg financial market regulatory legal advice.

Alexandre Michorczyk

Alexandre Michorczyk is a senior associate in Dentons’ Luxembourg office and a member of the Tax practice group. Alexandre advises clients on a wide range of direct and indirect tax matters, with a particular focus on cross-border investments in the areas of private equity, capital markets, and real estate. Alexandre also regularly supports high-net-worth individuals in structuring their private wealth and advises on the implementation of employee benefit schemes. Before joining Dentons, Alexandre gained experience in investment management at a leading Luxembourg law firm. Prior to that, he worked as a Senior Tax Advisor at a Big Four firm, where he focused on corporate taxation.

David Paiva is a Counsel in the Corporate and M&A Practice of Dentons’ Luxembourg office. David specializes in general corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, joint ventures, structuring, as well as financings ancillary to such matters. He regularly works for numerous private equity clients comprising international groups in relation to international and national acquisitions and other structures, including in the field of joint ventures and investment structures. His field of activity also includes the structuring and setting-up of leadership equity plans and management option plans. Furthermore, he also has experience in the setting-up of structures and advising on general corporate matters for Family Offices and High Net Worth Individuals. David graduated from the Paris-Descartes University in Paris (France) with a major in international law. During his studies, David did 5 internships at leading national and international law firms in Luxembourg. Before joining Dentons, he worked as a senior associate in the Corporate, Banking and Finance department of a leading independent law firm in Luxembourg for 7 years.

Clémence Personne

Clémence Personne is a counsel in Dentons’ Corporate and M&A practice in Luxembourg. Clémence’s principal fields of activity are corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, real estate, joint ventures, structuring, and financing. She has also profound knowledge of unregulated investment funds. She regularly advises private equity clients in relation to the acquisition and structuring of their vehicles and is active in the field of joint ventures as well as in investment structuring. She further advises major international groups of companies and local clients for corporate reorganizations, financing and re-financing as well as on-going general corporate matters. Her field of activity also includes the structuring and setting-up of management incentive schemes. She also assists institutional investors, promoters and sellers on all types of real estate transactions.

Vincent Quittre

Vincent Quittre is a Managing Counsel in Dentons’ Luxembourg Tax Practice. Vincent advises on direct and indirect taxes matters with a focus on cross-border investments especially in private equity, capital markets and real estate. He has expertise in the establishment of Luxembourg investment platforms. Vincent also regularly advices clients on the setting-up of employee benefit schemes and assists high-net-worth individuals on the structuring of their private wealth.

Namik Ramić is a partner in the Corporate and M&A practice and Private Equity group in Luxembourg. He is also the head of the Corporate and M&A practice in Dentons' Luxembourg office. Namik’s principal fields of activity are corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, venture capital, real estate, joint ventures, corporate strategic investments, structuring, financing and equity capital markets. Namik has advised numerous private equity and venture capital clients in relation to acquisition, investments, and other structures and is active in the field of joint ventures and investment structures. He advises major international groups of companies for corporate reorganizations, financing and re-financing. Additionally, he advises Family Offices and High Net Worth Individuals on M&A, structuring traditional and alternative family office vehicles.

Simon Recher is a counsel in the Investment Funds practice of Dentons’ Luxembourg office. He advises investment professionals on the strategic structuring and set up of investment vehicles, whether regulated or not, that target a diverse range of assets. In addition, he ensures his clients remain ahead of evolving regulatory requirements, guiding them navigate the complexities of fund management. Before joining Dentons, Simon honed his expertise at a global asset management firm in Luxembourg and at a leading international law firm.

Christophe Renaudin

Christophe is a counsel in Dentons’ Luxembourg office and a member of the Banking and Finance group. He assists banks, financial institutions, as well as domestic and international companies on acquisition finance, leveraged finance, cross-border financings, funds financing in connection with the setting up of bridge and capital commitment facilities, securitizations, as well as capital markets matters. He represents both borrowers (including private equity and hedge funds) and lenders on lending operations and all secured transactions, advising in particular on the setting up of security packages and issues surrounding collateral in the context of debt restructuring transactions.

Alessandro Turcato

Alessandro Turcato is a senior associate in the Investment Funds practice of Dentons’ Luxembourg office. He focuses on the set-up of investment fund structures, including the associated regulatory and corporate law components thereof. Before joining Dentons, Alessandro worked in the Investment Management department of a leading independent law firm in Luxembourg. Alessandro graduated in law from the Bocconi University in Milan (Italy). During his studies, he interned at the Milan office of a leading international law firm.

Yifan Zhang（张一凡）is a senior associate in Dentons’ Luxembourg office. She is a member of the Banking and Finance practice group. Yifan focuses on advising financial institutions, multinational companies, and private equity funds. She is also involved in mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganisations, and general corporate advice.

Jinjing Zheng is a senior associate in Dentons’ Luxembourg office. She is a member of the Banking and Finance department. She focuses on financial law, banking law, corporate law, investment funds, mergers and acquisitions and private equity.