Europe - Luxembourg

Clifford Chance

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Overseen by litigator Albert Moro and led on a day-to-day basis by the ‘friendly and always available’ senior associate Charles-Henri Laevens, Clifford Chance handles a range of IP, IT and data protection work, primarily for clients within the asset management and financial services sectors. As part of his wide-ranging banking practice, Steve Jacoby has become increasingly active in the fintech space, gaining particular insight into developments and trends through his involvement with the LHoFT Foundation, Luxembourg’s dedicated fintech centre.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘I understand that the IP and IT practice does not limit itself to purely IP and IT questions. They seem to support other teams with regulatory, civil law and perhaps other questions as well.’

  • ‘I had a very positive experience working with Charles-Henri Laevens. He tackled a complicated regulatory/Lux civil law question for us. His advice for us was extensive (providing all the necessary details) and on point (he knew to position himself). He was friendly and always available. The billing process was smooth and swift.’

Key clients

  • FIS/Virtus
  • Investment Funds
  • The LHoFT Foundation
  • Banks, asset managers, investment funds and other financial institutions
  • Lux-Airport
  • Octopus
  • Teylor

Work highlights

  • Advising Fortune 500 fintech provider FIS on the transfer of the registrar and transfer agency function in relation to the Luxembourg funds of Franklin Templeton, from the FT Lux super Manco to Virtus, the Lux subsidiary of FIS.
  • Advising Octopus Energy Group, Britain's fifth largest energy supplier, on the data protection aspects of its fund structure and how to best approach investors with regards to the processing of their personal data.
  • Advised Lux Airport on the development of the Skypark Business Center, including advising on the data protection aspects of the project and negotiating agreements with IT service providers.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Albert Moro

Other key lawyers

Steve Jacoby, Charles-Henri Laevens