International & Cross-Border Capabilities | Global

A&O Shearman has a truly top-tier international practice and is an exceptional choice to handle cross-border matters involving Luxembourg. The team coordinates with the law firm's wide network of European and global offices, providing an integrated, streamlined legal service to national and international clients, with particularly strong links to its London hub. Legal practitioners in Luxembourg play an important role in contributing towards the law firm's overall European strength, acting admirably on Luxembourg aspects of cross-border deals and being very well established in the local market. On 1st May 2024, Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling merged to form A&O Shearman.

Arendt & Medernach is a market-leading independent law firm with a formidable reputation. The firm offers exceptional international and cross-border capabilities and is regarded as a counsel of choice for international matters that require Luxembourg law input. Clients praise the law firm's collaborative work with partner firms on cross-border issues, and the firm maintains good relationships abroad via a number of small offices around Europe and in New York and Hong Kong. The law firm is also the sole member of the Lex Mundi network for Luxembourg, playing a significant role in advising many international clients on Luxembourg aspects of deals.

Clifford Chance is particularly formidable in investment funds, banking and finance, and dispute resolution, and offers tried and tested international and cross-border capabilities across these areas, often advising global financial institutions and asset management companies. Clients point out that the Luxembourg office works particularly well in conjunction with colleagues in France and Germany, covering several important financial hubs in the European market, as well as with their counterparts in New York. The firm also possesses strength in M&A matters.

Elvinger Hoss Prussen is a highly reputable independent law firm offering a full-service scope of high-calibre practices. The law firm is well embedded in the local market and has excellent capabilities to handle international matters. The firm is adaptive in cross-border scenarios and forms allegiances with peer firms to cater for the specific demands of different clients and matters. With an additional offices in New York and Hong Kong, the law firm routinely advises international and Asian-based clients on legal and regulatory matters in the Luxembourg market. Clients recognise the law firm for its good understanding of Japanese clients and culture.

Linklaters has developed respectable international capabilities in its Luxembourg office, emerging as a strong choice of firm to handle cross-border matters. Legal practitioners in Luxembourg frequently collaborate with colleagues from other Linklaters offices and it maintains particularly strong ties to its head office in London. The Luxembourg team plays an important role in strengthening Linklaters' global practice by routinely acting on Luxembourg aspects of deals for clients investing in European jurisdictions.

Loyens & Loeff is a renowned Benelux law firm with a well-established presence in Luxembourg. Alongside offices in the Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland, the Luxembourg team acts as one of the law firm's central hubs. Loyens & Loeff also has a presence outside Europe, with offices in the USA and Asia playing a key role in maintaining relationships with firms and clients in other jurisdictions. The firm's lawyers routinely advise on local legal aspects of cross-border matters, providing an integrated and seamless service for clients.

Baker McKenzie's Luxembourg office plays a critical role in the law firm's international investment funds practice, which often services global asset managers and public or private institutional investors in Luxembourg. The law firm also has a transactional focus on M&A and banking and finance, and their cross-border transactions tend to involve a mixture of clients in the real estate and private equity sectors, often incorporating multiple jurisdictions.

BSP is particularly well versed in dispute resolution, corporate/M&A, and banking and finance, where mandates regularly involve international components, and the firm is considered top-tier in the region when it comes to tax matters. The firm also has international desks focused on serving French, German and Italian clients and frequently coordinates with legal practitioners based in these European jurisdictions, as well as partnering with other law firms to handle cross-border matters.

Stibbe is a well-reputed Benelux law firm with solid international and cross-border capabilities. The Luxembourg team works closely with Stibbe's international network and offices, which are located across the Benelux region, as well as in the key market of London. As part of its strategy, Stibbe also coordinates with other leading law firms, having built effective and non-exclusive relationships with firms globally.

DLA Piper is a well-respected international law firm with a strong footprint around the world and a growing presence in the Benelux region. The law firm's Luxembourg office in particular has a notable cross-border offering, able to leverage its network of offices across the globe to provide seamless support and an integrated service to national and multinational clients.