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Arendt & Medernach

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Demonstrating 'a rare blend of legal acumen and commercial awareness', Arendt & Medernach has a strong reputation among clients in the TMT, investment management and finance sectors, in particular, regularly advising them across the full scope of their contentious and non-contentious IP and IT needs. Team head Astrid Wagner  'provides a fantastic service' to clients across their core strategic commercial IT agreements, on standalone regulatory mandates, as well as regularly handling pre-litigation and litigation guidance. In addition, she often provides the relevant due diligence associated with M&A mandates handled by the firm's market-leading corporate team in IP-rich industries.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • 'The practice is unique due to its strong client focus and innovative approach.'
  • 'The very knowledgeable team provides top-quality advice.'
  • 'Arendt’s lawyers demonstrate a rare blend of legal acumen and commercial awareness. They are adept at providing advice that is not only legally sound but also makes sense from a business perspective.'
  • 'The practice stands out by embracing cutting-edge technology, flexible billing, and a commitment to diversity and collaboration, making it a proactive and client-centred choice.'
  • 'Astrid Wagner provides fantastic client service, working quickly to solve problems.'

Key clients

  • ACRON
  • Bain Capital
  • European Investment Bank
  • Generali
  • Made in Space
  • Microsoft
  • Northern Trust
  • Spotify
  • Tokeny
  • Volkswagen / Audi

Work highlights

  • Assisted a Luxembourg Alternative Investment Fund Manager, as part of a global group, to ensure compliance with the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA).
  • In a case involving a patent of strategic importance for the client, relating to a revocation action before the European Patent Office (EPO), and as the Unified Patent Court (UPC) jurisdiction has been opted out, we assisted a leading pharmaceutical company with regards to the possibility of introducing a Declaration of Non-Infringement (DNI) action in Luxembourg.
  • Provided comprehensive support to a Luxembourg private investment firm, part of a worldwide group, that fell victim to a fraudulent website impersonating their identity and brand.

Lawyers

Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Sophie Calmes
Arendt & Medernach
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Astrid Wagner