Although it is still in its formative stages, the 'professional, knowledgeable and personable' team at DLA Piper Luxembourg continues to gain market traction among funds and corporates, in particular, across a range of commercial litigation. Here the team, which is headed by IP and tech expert Olivier Reisch , is well-placed to handle cross-border matters, often working alongside lawyers from across the firm's international network. As part of its growing roster of work, the team has been active for a number of funds seeking to enforce arbitral awards.
Testimonials
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‘The team is very professional. They are involved and offer expert advice and very successful solutions.’
‘The team was excellent. They made us feel like we were in very safe hands. They were professional, knowledgeable and personable. We felt like they genuinely cared and were invested in our matter.’
Key clients
- Generali
- Energy Infrastructure Partners AG
- Ministry of Energy and spatial planning |Ministère de l'Énergie et de l'Aménagement du territoire
- HANSAINVEST Real Assets GmbH
- Symphony Technology Group
- Sino Power Resources Inc.
- Cube (Cube Infrastructure Fund and Connecting Europe Broadband Fund)
Work highlights
- Advised Project Lietzenburger Straße Propco S.à r.l. (PropCo), Ionview Holdings S.à r.l (Ionview), and Project Lietzenburger Straße HoldCo S.à r.l. (HoldCo, collectively the Companies) on the Luxembourg aspects of a comprehensive debt restructuring. This restructuring involved a restructuring plan filed by HoldCo, as the plan company, under Part 26A of the UK Companies Act 2006 (Restructuring Plan).
- Acting for Astra Asset Management UK Limited, a leading European credit hedge fund manager, in relation to the recognition and enforcement in Luxembourg of an English judgment against Odin Automotive S.à r.l., a Luxembourg parent company leading a group of companies active in the electric vehicle industry.
- Secured a successful arbitral award against the Spanish State in an ICSID arbitration. Subsequent enforcement proceedings took place in the US, while the Kingdom of Spain simultaneously initiated legal action in Luxembourg to prevent the client from executing the arbitral award against Spanish assets in Luxembourg.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Olivier Reisch