Our work

A key location

Linklaters Luxembourg holds a unique position in the firm's global offering, and we're proud to do so.

As the largest investment fund centre in Europe - and the second largest in the world - Luxembourg is home to an impressive array of international financial companies. It's also home to many corporate and industrial companies, including numerous key players in the internet and high-technology fields.

This makes for a thrilling environment - and it makes what we do all the more fascinating.

The benefit of a global network

Our offer in Luxembourg is backed by a robust global network, and it's built on several pillars of combined international expertise. This is how we bring unparalleled capability to solve our clients' most important and complex legal issues.

And it's how we help our clients overcome barriers to achieve their objectives, and more.

Capital Markets & Banking

Our Capital Markets and Banking group, a key player in sophisticated banking transactions, structured finance, securitisation, innovative capital markets transactions and listings including RMB issuances, islamic finance, loan participation notes, etc.

Corporate M&A

Our Corporate/M&A group specialises in the full range of corporate and M&A work, particularly active in private equity and involved in the market’s most significant IPO transactions.

Tax

Our Tax group, advising on cross-border and transactional tax matters: M&A, joint ventures, private equity and investment funds, capital raisings, structured finance, real estate.

Litigation & Employment

Our team of experts offers a first-class litigation, arbitration & investigations service and our employment specialists help our clients anticipate and implement changes before they impact on their business. The team provides leading advice across all aspects of employment law.

IP/ TMT

Luxembourg is at the front-line of developments as the new wave of technology emerges, particularly within mobile, e-commerce and cloud computing. The fast-moving nature of the TMT sector requires a cutting edge approach to key issues such as regulation, data protection and consultancy.

Real Estate

Our clients can rely on a cross-practice Real Estate team of lawyers specialised in financing, corporate, Real Estate law, construction, letting, permissions, licencing and litigation, as well as Real Estate funds specialists, who work in a fully integrated approach on our downstream and upstream Real Estate matters, including on a cross-border basis.

Across the different practices the team comprises a total of 22 fee earners (Partners and Associates), and is continuously growing in line with increasing demand. Our track record in Luxembourg Real Estate matters clearly reflects the success of our cross-practice and cross-border strategy. The team regularly advises institutional investors on acquisitions and developments in Luxembourg through asset and share deals, institutional building owners and users on lettings, property disposal, and sale and leaseback transactions, as well as international Real Estate funds on the structuring and day-to-day matters.

All-round expertise

We are business partners as well as legal advisors. It means we’re committed to understanding sector-specific commercial challenges as well as legal requirements. And by specialising in both practice and industry areas, our lawyers can provide our clients with all-round expertise and unique perspectives. Our ”Seat policy” provides an opportunity to experience work across these areas, while learning from leading industry experts.

14 global sector networks, serving every clients' industry:

Banks and other financial Investors Energy, Resources and Infrastructure Technology, Healthcare and Consumer Industries
Banks Energy and utilities Telecoms, media, technology and business services
Financial Sponsors Infrastructure and Transport Healthcare
Investment Managers Infrastructure and Transport Consumer
Real Estate Chemicals
Insurance Automotive
Industrials