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Philippe Hoss

Philippe Hoss

Europe 2026

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Ranked in 2 practice areas

About

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Practice Areas

• Capital markets (debt and equity)

• Corporate, mergers & acquisitions

• Commercial

• Finance

• Banking and financial services

• Private equity / Acquisitions

• Real estate / Acquisition structuring

• Insolvency and restructuring

• Structured finance and securitisations

Career

Philippe Hoss’s principal fields of activity are mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, banking and finance.

Philippe authored the first published English translation of the Law of 10 August 1915 on commercial companies and of all subsequent updates thereof.

Professional Memberships

Member of the working group of the Commission d’Etudes Législatives at the Ministry of Justice in charge of the reform of Luxembourg Company Law.

Adjunct lecturer on various business and financial law matters at the University of Luxembourg.

Lecturer on company law as part of the course for admission to the Luxembourg Bar.

Visiting lecturer on takeover law at Miami University and Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, Columbus, Ohio.

Member of various working groups set up by the CSSF (Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier).

Member of the Board of Directors of the ILA (Institut Luxembourgeois des Administrateurs) from 2010 to 2022.

Assistant with Slaughter and May (London) in 1987-1988.

Member of the Luxembourg Bar since 1987.

Member of the Board of Trustees of ERA (Academy of European Law).

Publications

Mergers and Acquisitions 2018 - Luxembourg

Loi du 10 août 1915 concernant les sociétés commerciales (À jour au 1er novembre 2023)

Law of 10 August 1915 on commercial companies (In force as at 1st November 2023)

Siège social et secteur réglementé

Securities Finance 2011 - Luxembourg

Personal

Member of the Board of Trustees of Fondatioun Kriibskrank Kanner.

Member of the Board of Trustees of André Losch, Fondation.

Member of the Board of Trustees of Fondation André et Henriette Losch.

Chambers Review

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Chambers European Guide

Capital Markets - Luxembourg

Senior Statesperson
Senior Statespeople

Individual Editorial
Philippe Hoss has an eminent history of assisting clients with a wide range of capital market transactions, including those involving special purpose acquisition companies.

Corporate/M&A - Luxembourg

Eminent Practitioner
Eminent Practitioners

Individual Editorial

Philippe Hoss has notable experience assisting with high-value, cross-border mergers, business combinations and acquisitions, including acting for special-purpose acquisition companies.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Philippe Hoss is one of the brightest lawyers in Luxembourg.

    Corporate/M&AChambers European Guide
  • Philippe Hoss is a strategic adviser and has a really good understanding of the business dynamics. We always go to him because he has got such deep knowledge of corporate law.

    Corporate/M&AChambers European Guide
  • Philippe Hoss is pragmatic, very thorough and has really strong communication skills.

    Corporate/M&AChambers European Guide
  • Philippe Hoss is able to think strategically and distil complex concepts down for businesspeople.

    Corporate/M&AChambers European Guide

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