RECOGNITION · LUXEMBOURG
Leaders League 2025
Fund Structuring
, Highly recommended
Private Equity
, Highly recommended
Wealth Management
, Recommended
IFLR 1000 2024
Investment Funds
, Highly regarded
Legal 500 2023
Fund Structuring
, Recommended
28 Avenue Marie-Thérèse
2132 Luxembourg
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Othmarstrasse 8
8008 Zurich
Switzerland
Falkentaler Weg 33
22587 Hamburg
Germany
Francisco V. Pimentel
Head of UK & LATAM Desks
United Kingdom
Luxembourg
France & Monaco
UK & British Isles
DACH-Regions
Nordics
Middle East (incl. Israel)
Asia
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) it 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.
DACH Region Desk
Led by Lissie Goldbach, qualified in Luxembourg and Germany, the DACH Region Desk combines bilingual delivery with strong German, Swiss and Austrian 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.
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, former Partner at the US law firm Goodwin Procter, the desk advises on fund structures between Luxembourg, Europe, and Anglo-American markets. We support fund managers, investors, and institutional clients on regulatory, structural, and transactional matters, with particular strength in Luxembourg–US parallel structures.
LATAM Desk: Comprehensive solutions for Latin American fund managers and investors. Led by Francisco Pimentel, Portugal qualified lawyer, the desk advises Latin American sponsors, family offices, and institutional investors on accessing European markets through Luxembourg. With Portuguese- and Spanish-language capability, it bridges Latin American and European legal, regulatory, and tax frameworks — supporting fund formation, cross-border fundraising, investor onboarding, and GP/LP structuring across Brazil, Mexico, and the wider region.