Louis-Maël Cogis

Louis-Maël is head of the firm’s Luxembourg office. He acts for financial institutions and international investment banks in international banking and capital markets work.

Louis-Maël specialises in and leads on a wide range of domestic and international finance transactions including secured and unsecured lending transactions, structured corporate finance matters, acquisition finance, property finance, bilateral loans, syndicated loans, real estate finance and debt restructuring.

In addition to his role as head of Banking & Finance, Louis-Maël is recognised for his advisory work in respect of issues of debt securities, securitisation transactions, syndicated lending, leveraged acquisition finance, asset backed securitisations, repackaging’s repos and debt restructuring.

He also advises banks and other professionals of the financial sectors on specific regulatory matters.

A founding Partner of Simmons & Simmons Luxembourg LLP in 2015, Louis-Maël has since become its Country Head. Prior to joining Simmons & Simmons LLP, Louis-Maël worked at a magic circle law firm. He is a lawyer registered at the Paris Bar (Avocat) and at the Luxembourg bar (Avocat à la Cour). Louis-Maël is listed as a “highly regarded” lawyer, by IFLR1000.

Louis-Maël is also an expert in environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues and sustainable finance.