MOLITOR Avocats à la Cour

Managing Partner: Michel Molitor
Number of lawyers: 38 including 9 partners
Languages: English, French, German, Luxembourgish, Italian, Portuguese, Korean, Chinese and Russian

Firm Overview:
Founded in 1996, MOLITOR is a highly respected and independent law firm in Luxembourg City. It has a reputation for innovative, responsive and robust solutions to complex and high-value cases in frequently uncharted legal territory. MOLITOR’s international outlook and experience and its multi-qualified and multi-lingual partners and associates results in regular referrals from top law firms in the UK, US, Germany, France and other countries. The firm’s lawyers work closely together to ensure that all the relevant disciplines applicable to any case are fully covered. As a result, the firm continues to maintain and expand a loyal client base.

Banking & Finance:
MOLITOR has a strong portfolio of local and international clients including banks and financial institutions. The team regularly advises domestic and foreign banks, insurance companies and other professionals of the financial sector on matters arising from their business activities including banking regulation, banking secrecy, portfolio management, credit agreements, contract law, offering and listing of securities.
Contact: Michel Molitor
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Armel Waisse
Email: [email protected]  

Corporate & M&A:
MOLITOR advises on all areas of corporate law ranging from incorporation or business start-up and daily business operations to mergers, acquisitions, reorganisation, restructuring, real estate acquisition and corporate governance. MOLITOR provides all necessary incorporation or restructuring documents, assemblies and minutes, related credit or shareholders’ agreements and legal opinions. MOLITOR’s corporate team has been involved in numerous cross-border merger and acquisition deals arising from public takeover bids, as well as SPAs of privately owned companies and businesses.
Contact: Chan Park
Email: [email protected]  

Employment, Pensions & Immigration:
MOLITOR has consistently maintained its position as a leading employment law specialist in Luxembourg. The team advises on the creation and negotiation of social plans, transfer of contracts, dismissal, competition, remuneration, confidentiality, privacy and data protection. MOLITOR’s employment services include individual and collective employment law, transfer of undertakings, restructuring and international mobility including immigration, pensions and social security, and contentious work.
Contact: Régis Muller
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Michel Molitor
Email: [email protected]  

Litigation & Dispute Resolution:
MOLITOR’s specialist dispute resolution lawyers are recognised both locally and internationally for their expertise and experience in protecting their clients’ interests in complex and high-value cases. Many of the cases MOLITOR handles are referred by other top-tier law firms and international corporations where there is a Luxembourg angle to the dispute. MOLITOR’s extensive litigation experience gives the firm the valuable ability to create structures and agreements on behalf of its clients that will avoid future disputes.
Contact: Michel Molitor
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Paulo Lopes Da Silva
Email: [email protected]

Insurance:
MOLITOR’s insurance practice is highly sought after in Luxembourg, retaining very large national and international clients and working regularly with all the main insurance companies operating in Luxembourg and across its borders. The team advises clients on regulatory and contentious insurance and coverage issues, including acquisitions of insurance companies, drafting and reviewing policy wordings, advising on policy interpretation, warranties and the handling of any indemnity issues across all types of policies.
Contact: Michel Molitor
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Jacques Wolter
Email: [email protected]  

Media, Data, Technologies & IP:
The team advises on the full range of IP matters, including copyright, databases, registered design, trademark (infringement, management and registration), domain names, unfair competition issues and contentious matters. The practice covers IT issues such as software development and licensing, Internet policies, website creation and maintenance, e-commerce, data protection issues and GDPR compliance. They also advise on labelling and marketing requirements, advertising campaigns and promotional games, and compliance.
Contact: Virginie Liebermann
Email: [email protected]

Real Estate, Zoning & Environment:
MOLITOR’s team assists investors, construction companies, developers and operators of commercial property on construction regulations and administration, real estate projects and related contracts, lease, franchise and facility management agreements, sales and leaseback, and tax issues. The firm handles complex domestic construction and engineering projects, international acquisitions, common ownership rights, constructor and developer’s liability, transfer of property rights, and securities over real estate, as well as contentious real estate matters.
Contact: Stéphanie Juan
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Paulo Lopes Da Silva
Email: [email protected]  

Tax and Estate Planning:
MOLITOR, as of January 2022, has created a new Tax and Estate Planning Practice Group. The team collectively have 20 years' experience advising HNWI and entrepreneurs, as well as senior executives and HR directors domestically and internationally. The team provides transparency, quality and find the simplest yet most effective solution for clients' tax needs, whether corporate or personal. Areas that the team covers include executive compensation, international mobility and tax compliance, estate planning, governance and advice on family holding structures, AML tax services, and tax litigation services (including pre-litigation tax advisory services).
Contact: Pierre-Jean Estagerie
Email: [email protected] 

MOLITOR runs two dedicated international advisory desks: a China Desk and a German Desk, run by Chinese- and German-speaking lawyers respectively, who are the contact point for the firm's Chinese and German clients and act as the liaison with other lawyers at MOLITOR, calling upon their expertise if necessary.