Noted for their ‘local knowledge and international experience’, the ’very experienced and results-oriented’ team at Linklaters has gained a particularly strong reputation representing financial services entities (including banks, accounting firms, insurers and funds) across a wide array of complex cross-border disputes. Guy Loesch is ‘highly knowledgeable and experienced’ in the sector and as well as handling civil litigation, including in relation to shareholders’ disputes, is also increasingly active with regard to criminal actions. In addition, Loesch is also skilled at handling international arbitration, particularly in the context of enforcing arbitral awards in Luxembourg.

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Testimonials

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  • 'The team is very experienced and results oriented.'
  • 'A knowledgeable, experienced and responsive team with local knowledge and international experience.'
  • 'The team is outstanding and agile. Whatever the topic, they are contributing highly valuable advice. Their legal reasoning is solid and well-articulated.'
  • 'Guy Loesch has in-depth knowledge of all the legal and regulatory provisions relating to litigation. He handles cases with the necessary rigour and to our complete satisfaction.'
  • 'Guy Loesch is highly knowledgeable and experienced.'
  • 'Guy Loesch is a very strong lawyer, with amazing capabilities.'

Key clients

  • CC/Devas (Mauritius) Ltd., Devas Employees Mauritius Private Ltd., and Telcom Devas Mauritius Ltd.
  • Propertize B.V.
  • Enel
  • Caixa Geral de Depositos, S.A.
  • Sella Bank SpA

Work highlights

  • Representing Devas (Mauritius) Ltd., Devas Employees Mauritius Private Ltd., and Telcom Devas Mauritius Ltd. (the “Devas shareholders”) on a billion-dollar UNCITRAL arbitration claim under the Mauritius-India BIT relating to the cancellation of a lease agreement.
  • Representing Italian power company Enel in its challenge of an ex-parte exequatur order to prevent a ruling of an Albanian Court obtained by the Albanian company Albania Beg Ambient becoming enforceable in Luxembourg.
  • Representing the Portugese state-owned bank, Caixa Geral de Depósitos, in a criminal matter and subsequent civil proceedings issued as a result of the embezzlement of several million euros by an ex-employee.

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Practice head

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Guy Loesch

Other key lawyers

Louis-Eudes Giroux, Catherine Freichel, Camille Laporte