At Leroy & Goldbach, our core values are rooted in delivering exceptional legal advice that empowers our clients in the dynamic world of investment funds and asset management. We view legal counsel as a bridge, not a barrier—fostering speed, precision, and strategic alignment to propel your ambitions forward without unnecessary complexity.
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We prioritize understanding your commercial vision and operational realities, tailoring our expertise to provide pragmatic, actionable solutions that safeguard your interests, manage risks, and unlock opportunities.
We combine 30+ years of investment funds experience with top-tier international law firm backgrounds and multi-jurisdictional qualifications. Our partners advise on complex cross-border matters with the commercial judgment, speed, and reliability clients need to execute with confidence
Our transparent fixed-fee model gives clients real cost certainty, full budget control, and no billing surprises, while putting our own skin in the game and aligning our interests the ones of our clients.
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As a digitally driven law firm, we leverage in-house built AI tools and secure workflows to deliver faster, more accurate, and more efficient legal support, enhancing execution, compliance, and client experience.
100+
Funds Created
70+
Co-Investments
35+
Countries
Represented
95+
Fund Managers /
GPs as Clients
32+
Family
Offices
45+
Institutional Investors /
LPs / Private Cli
€500+
Billion
in Assets Invested
Fund Structure Breakdown
Practice Focus Areas
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Virginie Leroy is a leading Luxembourg investment funds lawyer with over 20 years of experience advising global fund sponsors, private equity houses, family offices, real estate promoters, and private debt asset managers. As Managing Partner at Leroy & Goldbach, she spearheads a dedicated US asset managers practice, leveraging her significant experience as a former Partner in the Private Investment Funds department at Goodwin Procter, a top-tier US law firm, where she also led the Real Estate Funds practice. Her expertise in cross-border transactions—especially US-focused fund structures—makes her a trusted partner for complex fund launches, restructurings, and capital-raising programs.
Virginie specializes in the structuring, legal management, and regulatory compliance of Luxembourg investment vehicles, including regulated and unregulated funds, as well as securitization structures. Her deep expertise in private equity, real estate, and private debt funds enables her to craft tailored solutions that align with clients’ strategic objectives.
Combining private practice precision with in-house operational insight gained as Head of Legal and Company Secretary at a leading Luxembourg Fund Management Company, Virginie offers a rare 360° perspective. This allows her to guide clients seamlessly through every stage of a fund’s lifecycle—from formation and fundraising to governance and exit strategies.
Triple-Qualified Lawyer: Luxembourg (List I, 2008), Paris (Sorbonne, 2001), and Solicitor in England & Wales (2006).
Goodwin Procter (Luxembourg): Former Partner in the Private Investment Funds department, leading the Real Estate Funds practice and advising US and global clients on high-stakes fund transactions.
Arendt & Medernach: Senior Advisor, establishing a strong foundation in Luxembourg’s fund ecosystem.
In-House Leadership: As Head of Legal at a top-tier fund management company, she developed expertise in compliance, corporate governance, and operational fund management.
Virginie, is uniquely positioned to serve US-based clients navigating Luxembourg’s sophisticated fund ecosystem. Her experience at a US law firm, particularly in leading real estate fund initiatives, provides unparalleled insight into the needs of US asset managers—enabling tailored solutions for fund structuring, regulatory compliance, and ongoing support.
This specialized focus sets Leroy & Goldbach apart in Luxembourg’s funds legal industry.
Virginie is also heading the French Desk at Leroy & Goldbach to deliver bilingual proficiency for French-speaking clients. We address cross-border matters involving France, Monaco, and Switzerland with nuanced, culturally aligned advice.
Renowned for her pragmatic, solutions-driven approach, Virginie translates complex legal and regulatory frameworks into actionable business strategies. Her multilingual capabilities (French and English) and cross-jurisdictional expertise make her an ideal advisor for international clients leveraging Luxembourg as a global hub for investment funds.
Whether serving family offices, institutional investors, or boutique fund managers, Virginie delivers strategic guidance with precision and foresight.
Leaders League Rankings (2025)
Fund Structuring (Luxembourg): Highly recommended
Private Equity (Luxembourg): Highly recommended
Wealth Management (Luxembourg): Recommended
IFLR1000 Rankings (2024)
Investment Funds (Luxembourg): Highly regarded
This recognition highlights her over 20 years of experience in business law, with a focus on alternative investment funds.
Advising, from a Luxembourg perspective, BauMont on the final closing of BauMont Real Estate II SCSp SICAV-RAIF, their second European real estate fund, raising over €450 million.
The fund focuses on opportunistic equity and equity-like real estate strategies across office, residential, logistics, retail, and other commercial real estate, located primarily in France and the U.K.
*This transaction was led while Virginie Leroy was a Partner at Goodwin Procter (Luxembourg), a top-tier US law firm
Assisting Bluefield and Arcano Capital with the launch of an Italian co-investment vehicle
We advised Bluefield Partners LLP (“Bluefield”), a UK-based investment adviser, on all fund structuring, regulatory and legal aspects relating to the launch of its Luxembourg private equity co-investment vehicle. The vehicle was set up in partnership with Arcano Capital and focuses on “special situations” investments in operational solar assets located in Italy.
About Bluefield
Bluefield Partners LLP is a London-based investment adviser specialising in renewable energy, with a primary focus on solar PV assets. Bluefield integrates environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations across its investment and asset-management processes and is recognised for its long-standing expertise in responsible investing in the renewable sector.
*This transaction was led while Virginie Leroy was a Partner – Co-Head of the Investment Management Practice at AKD Luxembourg
Corre Energy
Advised the Founding Partners from Corre Energy B.V. (long duration energy storage) on the Limited Partnership Agreement for Corre Energy Partnership SCSp, a non-regulated investment vehicle focused on renewable energy projects with Air Corre. The structure spanned UK, Dutch, and Danish jurisdictions. Ensured the fund remained outside the scope of AIFMD regulation. Advised on foreign share purchase agreements and contributions in kind for the Luxembourg SCSp. Provided ongoing counsel on the investment phase, LP interest transfers, and fund financing.
*This transaction was led while Virginie Leroy was a Partner – Co-Head of the Investment Management Practice at AKD Luxembourg
Lissie Goldbach is a distinguished investment funds lawyer with over a decade of experience advising family offices, institutional investors, and asset managers across Europe, with a particular focus on the DACH regions (Germany, Austria and Switzerland).
As Managing Partner at Leroy & Goldbach, she leverages her dual qualifications as German qualified lawyer (Rechtsanwältin) and Luxembourg qualified lawyer (Avocate au Barreau de Luxembourg) to deliver strategic, end-to-end legal solutions. Lissie specializes in the structuring, launch, and ongoing management of regulated and unregulated funds, club deals, and securitization vehicles, as well as complex acquisitions, exits, and cross-border transactions.
Lissie’s deep expertise in investment funds and asset management, as well as in (re-) financing of transactions, enables her to design innovative and tailored solutions that align with clients’ strategic objectives. Renowned for her meticulous approach, she guides inter aliaHNWI’s,family offices, pension funds, asset managers and banks through the complexities of Luxembourg’s fund ecosystem, ensuring compliance and optimizing outcomes for fund launches, restructurings, and capital-raising initiatives. Her extensive experience in cross-border transactions, particularly in the DACH regions, positions her as a trusted advisor for international clients seeking to leverage Luxembourg’s status as a global investment hub.
Dual-Qualified Lawyer: Admitted as a Rechtsanwältin in Germany and Avocate au Barreau de Luxembourg.
Investment Funds Specialist: Over 12 years of experience advising on the structuring and management of regulated and unregulated funds, club deals, and securitization vehicles.
DACH Region Expertise: Proven track record of supporting asset managers and investors in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland with bespoke legal solutions.
Cross-Border Transactions: Extensive experience in advising on complex acquisitions, exits, and international fund structures.
Co-Author of the commentary on the German Investment Code (KAGB): Investmentgesetze (Baur/Tappen/Mehrkhah) (1.-4. Auflage).
Lissie is recognized for her fast, pragmatic, client-focused approach, combining technical precision with a deep understanding of market dynamics and client’s commercial and operational needs. Her multilingual capabilities and cross-jurisdictional expertise enable her to serve her international clientele in general and clients in the DACH regions in particular. By translating complex legal and regulatory frameworks into actionable strategies, she empowers clients to achieve their goals with confidence and is often the first touching point for DACH region clients aiming for setting up a structure in Luxembourg.
Legal 500 Rankings (2023) for Fund Structuring (Luxembourg)
Advising, from a Luxembourg perspective, Greystar on the final closing of Greystar Equity Partners Europe I SCSp, its flagship European residential real estate fund, raising €1.55 billion. Advising, on the Luxembourg parts, Universal Investment and Bayrische Versorgungskammer (BVK) on real estate deals in the UK, US and Asia. Advising Pictet (Switzerland & Luxembourg) on its white label platform clients. Advising Royal Bank of Scotland International (RBSI), Luxembourg Branch on its (re)financing transactions of large financing packages. Advising the European Investment Bank (EIB) on various internal and external projects. Advising the European Investment Fund (EIF) on the investment into certain VC funds in Europe.*These transactions were led while Lissie Goldbach was a Senior Lawyer at a previous firm.
German
English
French
Luxembourgish
Corporate, M&A and Capital Markets lawyer with extensive experience advising private equity sponsors, corporates, and public sector clients on complex cross-border private and public transactions, with a strong focus on infrastructure and renewable energy. Francisco has developed top-tier experience in private markets transactions advising several asset managers and family offices.
Laetitia Fenain is Banking & Finance Counsel at Leroy & Goldbach and a Luxembourg-qualified lawyer (Avocat à la Cour). She advises on cross-border financing and corporate transactions with a strong focus on pragmatic execution, risk allocation, and bankable documentation. Her background combines top-tier contentious and non-contentious banking work with extensive in-house legal leadership for international groups, enabling her to navigate complex stakeholder environments and deliver solutions that are both legally robust and commercially workable.As part of Leroy & Goldbach’s client-driven approach, Laetitia supports sponsors, corporates, and financial institutions across the full transaction lifecycle—from structuring and negotiating term sheets to implementing security packages and managing disputes, when needed.
Laetitia’s expertise spans banking & finance, financial collateral and security enforcement, corporate and M&A support, international commercial contracting, and regulatory/compliance topics. She also brings deep experience in complex contract frameworks (including FIDIC-style arrangements), public procurement contracting, and high-stakes negotiation and litigation strategy.
Laetitia is valued for her deal discipline and litigation-informed drafting: she anticipates pressure points early, structures documentation to withstand real-life scenarios, and negotiates with clarity and firmness while keeping execution timelines and commercial priorities in focus.
Camille Muller is an Associate in Leroy & Goldbach’s Investment Funds & Asset Management practice. She supports sponsors, asset managers, and institutional clients on the structuring, formation, and ongoing operation of Luxembourg investment vehicles, combining technical precision with a pragmatic, execution-oriented mindset.Camille advises across the full fund lifecycle—from initial structuring choices and drafting of core documentation through regulatory-facing workstreams and day-to-day corporate and investor matters. She is particularly valued for clear drafting, disciplined project management, and her ability to translate complex legal requirements into workable steps for deal teams and service providers.
Camille’s practice focuses on Luxembourg regulated and non-regulated fund structures, sponsor platforms, and cross-border asset management setups. Her work spans governance, investor documentation, service provider coordination, and transaction support for acquisitions and restructurings executed through fund vehicles.
Camille is known for being highly responsive and detail-driven. She focuses on practical delivery—anticipating documentation needs early, keeping timelines under control, and ensuring clients receive clear, reliable guidance at each stage of a mandate.
Patrick is Tax Counsel at Leroy & Goldbach and an Indian-qualified lawyer. He advises family offices, HNWIs, institutional investors, private equity sponsors, and alternative investment funds on the tax structuring of cross-border investments across Europe and internationally, with particular strength in Luxembourg as an investment and holding hub.Patrick’s practice focuses on designing and implementing robust, commercially workable tax structures for international acquisitions and investment programmes, including through Luxembourg regulated and non-regulated investment vehicles. He is also regularly involved in tax-driven structured finance mandates for international investment banks, including securitisations and other capital markets-style transactions, where documentation, cash-flow mechanics, and tax outcomes must align precisely.
Patrick combines fund and deal tax structuring with structured finance know-how and EU-tax sensitivity. He supports clients on transaction structuring, implementation, and ongoing lifecycle matters, ensuring solutions remain defensible, operationally executable, and aligned with evolving European tax standards.
Patrick is valued for structuring discipline and clarity under complexity: he translates technical tax constraints into practical structuring choices, anticipates risk points early, and works closely with deal teams and service providers to ensure implementation is smooth—from term sheet stage through closing and beyond.
Stéphane is Leroy & Goldbach’s Head of LegalTech and AI (Delivery & Automation), supporting the firm’s mission to deliver modern, efficient, and highly reliable legal and compliance services. He designs and implements AI-enabled tools and workflows that strengthen knowledge management, accelerate document and reporting processes, and enhance delivery quality—while ensuring robust governance, confidentiality, and control standards.As part of Leroy & Goldbach’s digitally driven approach, Stéphane reinforces internal workflows, project discipline, and data-driven execution, helping the team deliver at speed without compromising precision.
Stéphane brings 20+ years of experience in project portfolio management, operating model and process optimisation, reporting and data governance, and privacy/GDPR implementation. He is known for structuring complex initiatives into clear roadmaps, de-risking delivery, and aligning stakeholders around pragmatic solutions that work in real operating environments.
Stéphane is valued for making complexity manageable: translating strategic objectives into concrete plans, establishing robust governance, and driving delivery with disciplined prioritisation—particularly where business performance, data, and regulatory constraints intersect.
Monique Steiner is Head of Human Resources at Leroy & Goldbach. She supports the firm’s growth by building a high-performing, people-first operating environment—combining structured HR processes with a highly personal, confidential, and pragmatic approach suited to a boutique firm.
Monique works closely with the partners and the wider team across the full employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, day-to-day HR support, performance and development processes, and internal policies. She is a key point of contact for ensuring smooth internal operations, consistent communication, and a strong culture of professionalism, accountability, and collaboration.
Monique brings strong experience in HR operations and people management, with a focus on scalable processes that support both performance and wellbeing. She is particularly valued for her discretion, reliability, and ability to translate business needs into clear HR frameworks that are workable in practice.
Monique is known for calm, structured execution and a service mindset. She ensures colleagues are supported, processes run smoothly, and people topics are handled with discretion and care—enabling the legal team to stay focused on client delivery.
Monique Steiner is Head of Human Resources at Leroy & Goldbach. She supports the firm’s growth by building a high-performing, people-first operating environment—combining structured HR processes with a highly personal, confidential, and pragmatic approach suited to a boutique firm.
Monique works closely with the partners and the wider team across the full employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, day-to-day HR support, performance and development processes, and internal policies. She is a key point of contact for ensuring smooth internal operations, consistent communication, and a strong culture of professionalism, accountability, and collaboration.
Monique brings strong experience in HR operations and people management, with a focus on scalable processes that support both performance and wellbeing. She is particularly valued for her discretion, reliability, and ability to translate business needs into clear HR frameworks that are workable in practice.
Monique is known for calm, structured execution and a service mindset. She ensures colleagues are supported, processes run smoothly, and people topics are handled with discretion and care—enabling the legal team to stay focused on client delivery.
Monique Steiner is Head of Human Resources at Leroy & Goldbach. She supports the firm’s growth by building a high-performing, people-first operating environment—combining structured HR processes with a highly personal, confidential, and pragmatic approach suited to a boutique firm.
Monique works closely with the partners and the wider team across the full employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, day-to-day HR support, performance and development processes, and internal policies. She is a key point of contact for ensuring smooth internal operations, consistent communication, and a strong culture of professionalism, accountability, and collaboration.
Monique brings strong experience in HR operations and people management, with a focus on scalable processes that support both performance and wellbeing. She is particularly valued for her discretion, reliability, and ability to translate business needs into clear HR frameworks that are workable in practice.
Monique is known for calm, structured execution and a service mindset. She ensures colleagues are supported, processes run smoothly, and people topics are handled with discretion and care—enabling the legal team to stay focused on client delivery.
Monique Steiner is Head of Human Resources at Leroy & Goldbach. She supports the firm’s growth by building a high-performing, people-first operating environment—combining structured HR processes with a highly personal, confidential, and pragmatic approach suited to a boutique firm.
Monique works closely with the partners and the wider team across the full employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, day-to-day HR support, performance and development processes, and internal policies. She is a key point of contact for ensuring smooth internal operations, consistent communication, and a strong culture of professionalism, accountability, and collaboration.
Monique brings strong experience in HR operations and people management, with a focus on scalable processes that support both performance and wellbeing. She is particularly valued for her discretion, reliability, and ability to translate business needs into clear HR frameworks that are workable in practice.
Monique is known for calm, structured execution and a service mindset. She ensures colleagues are supported, processes run smoothly, and people topics are handled with discretion and care—enabling the legal team to stay focused on client delivery.
Monique Steiner is Head of Human Resources at Leroy & Goldbach. She supports the firm’s growth by building a high-performing, people-first operating environment—combining structured HR processes with a highly personal, confidential, and pragmatic approach suited to a boutique firm.
Monique works closely with the partners and the wider team across the full employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, day-to-day HR support, performance and development processes, and internal policies. She is a key point of contact for ensuring smooth internal operations, consistent communication, and a strong culture of professionalism, accountability, and collaboration.
Monique brings strong experience in HR operations and people management, with a focus on scalable processes that support both performance and wellbeing. She is particularly valued for her discretion, reliability, and ability to translate business needs into clear HR frameworks that are workable in practice.
Monique is known for calm, structured execution and a service mindset. She ensures colleagues are supported, processes run smoothly, and people topics are handled with discretion and care—enabling the legal team to stay focused on client delivery.
Monique Steiner is Head of Human Resources at Leroy & Goldbach. She supports the firm’s growth by building a high-performing, people-first operating environment—combining structured HR processes with a highly personal, confidential, and pragmatic approach suited to a boutique firm.
Monique works closely with the partners and the wider team across the full employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, day-to-day HR support, performance and development processes, and internal policies. She is a key point of contact for ensuring smooth internal operations, consistent communication, and a strong culture of professionalism, accountability, and collaboration.
Monique brings strong experience in HR operations and people management, with a focus on scalable processes that support both performance and wellbeing. She is particularly valued for her discretion, reliability, and ability to translate business needs into clear HR frameworks that are workable in practice.
Monique is known for calm, structured execution and a service mindset. She ensures colleagues are supported, processes run smoothly, and people topics are handled with discretion and care—enabling the legal team to stay focused on client delivery.
Asset Managers & Promoters
Emerging managers, experienced GPs, Management Companies and AIFMs
Investors
Family Offices, HNWIs, Pension Funds, Sovereign Wealth Funds
Service Providers
AIFMs/ManCos, Depositary Banks, Central Administration and others
Key Sectors
Private Equity, Real Estate, Private Debt, Venture Capital, Energy & Infrastructure
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Our multilingual expertise bridges cultural and legal landscapes, offering dedicated support through the following desks:
French Desk (France, Monaco, French Switzerland)
Led by Virginie Leroy, Solicitor (England & Wales) and Avocat à la Cour (Luxembourg and Paris) combines bilingual delivery with deep French law expertise, enabling French-speaking clients to translate legal, regulatory and tax home-country requirements into effective Luxembourg structuring solutions for cross-border matters involving France, Monaco, and French-speaking Switzerland.
German Desk (DACH-Regions)
Led by Lissie Goldbach, qualified in Luxembourg and Germany, the German Desk combines bilingual delivery with strong German and Swiss legal insight, helping clients translate legal, regulatory, and tax requirements into effective Luxembourg structuring solutions across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. It advises family offices, asset managers, private banks, trustees, and pension funds on the regulatory, structural, and transactional issues arising in cross-border matters involving Luxembourg and the wider DACH region.
UK Desk: Comprehensive solutions for UK fund managers and investors.
Led by Francisco Pimentel, this desk combines strong common law insight with deep expertise in European fund structuring. It advises UK fund managers, investors, and institutional clients on cross-border fund formation and on the regulatory, structural, and transactional issues arising between Luxembourg, Europe, and the UK.
Our expertise includes:
This perspective enables seamless communication and efficient execution across jurisdictions, ensuring alignment between fund sponsors, investors, and regulators.
US Desk: Comprehensive solutions for US fund managers and investors.
Led by Virginie Leroy, Solicitor (England & Wales) and Avocat à la Cour (Luxembourg), priorly Partner at the US law firm Goodwin Procter — bringing first-hand exposure to the US market and Luxembourg–US parallel fund structures.
This desk offers strategic counsel for US clients, leveraging understanding of US systems and cross-border fund formation between Luxembourg, Europe, and the Anglo-American markets.
We assist fund managers, investors, and institutional clients in navigating regulatory, structural, and transactional matters.
Our expertise includes:
Luxembourg
France & Monaco
UK & British Isles
DACH-Regions
Nordics
US
Middle East (incl. Israel)
Asia
At Leroy & Goldbach, our vision goes beyond legal excellence. We believe law can be a catalyst for responsible transformation — for our clients, for our people, and for the society in which we operate
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