Charles Russell Speechlys LLP

Abdul Azeem

Legal Director · Dispute Resolution

Adeline Le Saint

Consultant, Registered Foreign Lawyer · Family Law

Ahmad Anani

Head of Capital Markets and Regulation (Middle East) · Capital Markets

Alexis Urbin-Choffray

Alexis is a principal in our Luxembourg tax team. He provides domestic and international tax assistance with a particular emphasis on private equity transactions, corporate reorganisations and investment fund structures. He focuses his practice on corporate tax matters notably in the context of corporate restructurings, holding and investment fund structure. Alexis accompanies a diverse range of clients including multinational companies, private equity firms and financial institutions on international and complex issues. · Corporate Tax

Alice Martin

Alice offers cross-border estate planning to international families and their professional advisers, with a particular focus on clients in the Arts and creative industries. Alice’s clients are wealthy families and the trustees, family offices and advisers who support them. Many of Alice’s clients are in the Arts and creative industries. Clients come to her for sound advice on cross-border succession planning, combined with UK tax advice, and Alice encourages her clients to see that the family wealth is much more than just the numbers on the balance sheet. International clients often have assets and family members across multiple jurisdictions, so the advice must balance multi-jurisdiction taxation issues with family dynamics. Alice has a particular focus on clients in the arts, media and digital industries. Her clients include performers, writers, games creators, art collectors, app developers and music industry leaders. Before qualifying as a lawyer, Alice studied theatre. Early in her career she also worked at an international auction house, advising on arts and heritage taxation. Alice is very tuned into the estate planning needs of creative clients. She also advises trustees and families with art collections. Many of Alice’s clients have US connections, including Brits moving to the US; and US families with UK connections. Alice also advises on issues of mental capacity. This is an issue of increasing importance professionally, and as Alice’s mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2013, it is something she also understands first-hand. Alice helps families, money managers and trustees when a family member has mental capacity issues. Alice is admitted to practise in England and Wales and as a foreign lawyer to the EU list of the supervisory commission of lawyers for the canton of Zurich and the Swiss Federation. · Cross-Border Estate Planning

Aline Wey Speirs

Aline is a Partner in the Dispute Resolution team, based in Zurich, Switzerland. Her main areas of practice are litigation, mediation and arbitration, with a focus on international commercial disputes, banking and fraud litigation. She advises and represents clients through all stages of the dispute resolution process with a strategic approach and an eye for lasting solutions. Through her white-collar crime practice, she has gained extensive experience in asset recovery and protection, including coordinating multi-jurisdictional applications for provisional measures and freezing orders, obtaining orders recognising and enforcing foreign judgments and awards, initiating insolvency proceedings and conducting internal investigations. Additionally, she acts as a mediator and advises private clients in family law related matters. Several of her cases involve advising clients in crisis situations such as divorce in combination with high stakes business interests. Previously she served as a substitute Judge – this is an elected post – and tried numerous cases in family law. Aline is also member of the board of directors for two leading Swiss companies, a FINMA regulated financial advisor and a holding group with subsidiaries in Europe, Singapore, and the Philippines. Before joining the Firm, Aline was a Partner and Head of the Dispute Resolution Group at a Swiss law and tax firm, and prior to that Counsel with an international law firm based in Zurich. Aline is a graduate of the University of St. Gallen, HSG, she holds an LL.M. of the University of Melbourne and is an accredited Mediator SBA and SCCM. She is admitted to practice in Switzerland. Her memberships include: Swiss Bar Association (SAV/SBA), Zurich Bar Association (ZAV), International Bar Association (IBA), Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA), Arbitral Women, Swiss Chamber for Commercial Mediation. Aline is admitted to practise in Switzerland. · Litigation

Andrew Clarke

Partner · Private Equity

Andrew Koon

Senior Associate · Capital Markets

Andrew Raymond

Legal Director · International Arbitration

Auberi Foy

Auberi is an of counsel who advises international groups on all aspects of French employment law. With nearly 10 years’ experience, Auberi provides guidance predominantly to international firms and corporate groups on the intricacies of French employment law as it applies to their French ventures. Her international background gives her insight to provide guidance that is both strategic and sensitive to the nuances of global operations and international dynamics. She offers her expertise to clients involved in both judicial and extrajudicial proceedings. Auberi is also adept at handling a range of human resources matters, addressing both individual employee concerns and broader collective employment issues. Auberi is admitted to practise in France. · French Employment Law

Benoît Pasquier

Benoît is a partner in the sports group of Charles Russell Speechlys in Zurich, specialising in commercial sports law (sponsorship, media rights and merchandising agreements), disciplinary & ethics proceedings, good governance and sports integrity issues (competition and match manipulation, age cheating and anti-doping). He also has experience in sports politics since he played a key role in the electoral campaign of AFC President, Shaikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, for the FIFA Presidential election in 2016. He is also an arbitrator at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland, since 2019. His name appears on two Lists of Arbitrators (General and Football) and he is regularly appointed. · Sports Law

Bruno Ledrappier

Bruno is a Partner in our Geneva office. He specialises in criminal law in both national and international matters with a special focus on white collar crime. Bruno also has a strong experience in civil cases, such as commercial and financial matters, trust litigation, family law and probate matters. Bruno is admitted to practise in Switzerland. · Criminal Law

Clément Missey

Clément is an associate in our Luxembourg corporate team. He advises on a range of debt finance transactions with a particular focus on cross-border real estate finance, acquisition refinancing and corporate lending for international clients including private equity houses and family offices. He further assists clients on corporate (re)structuring and M&A transactions, corporate governance and joint venture agreements. · Debt Finance

David Córdova Flores

David is a Luxembourg tax advisor* with nearly two decades of experience in Luxembourg and international matters, guiding clients through complex international tax planning and structuring matters. David acts for a varied client base and his work spans a wide range of industries and sectors. David advises high net worth individuals, multinational groups and investment funds on the structuring and implementation of their holding and financing platforms. He also has particular expertise assisting clients from Spain and Latin America using Luxembourg as a hub to hold their assets and structure their investments. Ranked in Chambers & Partners for work in Private Wealth in 2021, 2022 and 2023. He is fluent in English, French and Spanish. *David is not a member of the Luxembourg Bar. · Tax Planning

Diane Cecilia Yu

Senior Associate

Ern Huei Lim

Associate · Private Client

Estelle Jeanvoine

Estelle is part of our Luxembourg tax team. She assists a diverse range of clients for international and domestic tax assistance, including asset managers, multinational companies, private equity firms and family offices. Estelle provides tax assistance in the context of cross-border transactions, corporate reorganisations and for structuring Luxembourg investment platforms. Before joining Charles Russell Speechlys in 2020, she worked as a trainee in the tax department of a prominent French bank in Luxembourg. She holds a Master II degree in “Business Law and Tax Law” and a Diplôme de Juriste Conseil d’Entreprise (DJCE) from the University of Lorraine, Nancy Law Faculty (France). Estelle speaks French and English. · Corporate Tax

Etidal Alwazani

Legal Director · Arbitration

Francis Li

Partner · Corporate Finance

Frédéric Dereux

Frédéric has over 25 years’ experience and a proven track record of resolving complex contractual, commercial cross-border, and domestic disputes for both French and international companies. He is particularly well-known for his expertise in the automotive industry and is regarded as a leader in the sector, having acted for numerous Tier 1 companies, industrial, and component suppliers to major automotive manufacturers on issues relating to the negotiation, performance, and termination of contracts and commercial relationships. Frédéric has extensive experience in dealing with all aspects of distribution and commercial relations, from drafting contract to annual negotiation between producer and distributors and its performance, until the termination of established commercial relations. In addition, Frédéric is particularly involved in the resolution of disputes relating to defective products of which he has developed in-depth expertise, as well as distribution law and cases involving uncompetitive practices before competition agencies and other courts. Frédéric represents clients before all French courts and is a mediator at the French Mediation Centre for the Automotive sector (Centre de Médiation de la Filière Automobile). Prior to joining Charles Russell Speechlys, Frédéric worked at various international law firms, one of which he was the managing partner at. Frédéric is admitted to the Paris Bar. · Litigation

Frédéric Jeannin

Frédéric specialises in commercial litigation and arbitration. He assists French and foreign clients in high value and complex disputes before arbitral tribunals, French courts and alternative dispute resolution bodies. He advises and assists investors in investment disputes and particularly in the enforcement of guarantees, breach of negotiations, officers' liability and disputes between shareholders. Frédéric has extensive experience of pre-litigation and litigation in the banking area as well as liability suits against investment services providers. He also devotes a significant part of his time to liability disputes (industrial risk and contracts). Frédéric is admitted to the Paris Bar. · Commercial Litigation

Gareth Mills

Partner · Dispute Resolution

Gaven Cheong

Partner · Fund Formation

Gavin Margetson

Partner · Litigation

Ghassan El Daye

Partner, Head of Arabic Litigation Practice · Litigation

Grégoire Uldry

Grégoire advises families, entrepreneurs, financial intermediaries and sport individuals on cross-border private client, family law, philanthropy and sports matters. Grégoire acts as executor of high-net worth estates. He also advises clients who are living in, or looking to relocate to, Switzerland. Grégoire specialises in asset structuring and estate planning, charitable trusts and foundations, as well as commercial law for family-owned businesses. He has particular expertise working with international families who are looking for effective governance structures through which to organise the long-term transition of wealth, including family businesses. Grégoire's clients include wealthy families, boards of trustees, trust companies, business owners, sports individuals and agents. Grégoire is admitted to practise in Switzerland. · Private Client

Guillaume Ferrand

Guillaume is a Partner in the Corporate, Private Equity, and Venture Capital practice group at Charles Russell Speechlys. He advises private companies and investors on their strategic capital transactions in France, including mergers and acquisitions, LBOs, and venture capital deals. Guillaume also assists his clients with governance matters, shareholder disputes, the structuring of complex financings, and the implementation of management packages. Admitted to the Paris Bar, Guillaume holds a Master 2 in Business Law from the University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne. He began his career at Charles Russell Speechlys in 2015 and was promoted to Of Counsel in 2023. · Corporate

Hannah McDonald

Senior Associate, Registered Foreign Lawyer · Construction and Engineering

Hannah Tablan

Associate · Mergers and Acquisitions

Hara Kee

Senior Associate · Private Client

Henry Winter

Partner · Dispute Resolution

Ian Devereux

Consultant · Private Client

Ian Yeung

Senior Associate · Private Client

Imran Moutaabbid

Imran is a Senior Associate in the Corporate & Capital Markets team of the Luxembourg office. He advises companies and private equity funds as well as other alternative investment vehicles. Prior to joining Charles Russell Speechlys, Imran worked for a member of the French National Assembly and practiced law in the Luxembourg office of a German law firm. Imran is admitted to practise in France and Luxembourg. Experience Advising and assisting an English private equity fund on the Luxembourg aspect of its acquisition of a majority stake in French and Dutch companies, part of a leading European hose and subsystem designer and manufacturer. Advising and assisting a Swiss investment company to set-up its Luxembourg securitisation vehicle, implement its note programme and its several underlying cross-border investments. Advising and assisting a Luxembourg investment fund on the conception and implementation of its management incentive plan. Advising and assisting a Luxembourg fleet management company to avoid insolvency, involving the exit of a majority shareholder and the restructuring of its debts. Advising and assisting a global venture-capital fund on the Luxembourg aspect of its legal reorganisation. · Corporate

Ivan Lu

Partner · Private Client

Jean-Baptiste Beauvoir-Planson

Jean-Baptiste brings two decades of distinguished experience to his role in Corporate, Finance, and Capital Markets law. As the head of the Luxembourg Corporate & Capital Markets team, he leads a group of uniquely skilled professionals, ensuring a high level of training and coordination. His tenure in the Luxembourg legal market has been marked by adept handling of equity and debt offerings, as well as the management of complex corporate transactions, including takeovers and shareholder activism. Jean-Baptiste is particularly noted for his work with securitisation transactions and private debt offerings, where his analytical approach and attention to detail are instrumental. During his time as head of the Luxembourg office, Jean-Baptiste's leadership skills were brought to the fore. He continues to apply his strategic acumen as a member of the Firm’s Global Relationship Committee, focusing on international strategy and operations of the Firm. Jean-Baptiste is also committed to legal education, sharing his knowledge as a visiting scholar at ESCP Business School – Sup de Co Paris, among other institutions. His academic involvement demonstrates his dedication to nurturing the professional growth of the next generation of legal experts. With bar admissions in both France and Luxembourg, and an educational background that includes Columbia Law School, Jean-Baptiste's international legal experience is extensive. His active participation in the Luxembourg Capital Markets Association and his comprehensive legal practice underscore his commitment to providing high-quality legal services. · Corporate Law

Jeffrey Lee

Partner, Head of Singapore office · Private Client

Jessica Leung

Senior Associate · Trusts

Jihane Rizk

Jihane has more than 20 years of experience in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), capital markets and employment law. Jihane is based in our Qatar office and specialises in providing strategic, high-impact legal and regulatory advice. Her comprehensive experience and extensive regional knowledge enable her to adeptly manage intricate legal matters, providing customised solutions in both domestic and international contexts. She is fluent in English, Arabic and French. · Corporate Law

Jorge Alemán Juárez

Before joining our Firm, Jorge worked at a large international law firm in Mexico, focusing on general corporate transactions, debt financing, project finance, M&A, and assisting in the development of large-scale international projects, primarily in the energy, infrastructure, and natural resources sectors. Jorge holds an LL.M. degree in International Business Law from Université Paris II-Panthéon-Assas and an LL.B. from Universidad Panamericana in Mexico. He is a native Spanish speaker and speaks English and French. In addition to his experience in Luxembourg, Jorge has relevant experience in the Latin American market and has advised clients on energy and infrastructure transactional and regulatory matters and compliance. Jorge is admitted to practise in Mexico. · Corporate

Joseph Le Page

Senior Associate, Registered Foreign Lawyer · Private Client

Jovanne Zee

Senior Associate · Private Wealth

Kelly Dunn

Chartered Legal Executive and Licenced Conveyancer · Real Estate

Kim Campion

Kim leads Charles Russell Speechlys' Employment team in Paris. He advises mostly international companies or groups of companies on all aspects of French employment law relating to their French operations (whether on individual or collective matters), and in particular, in connection with restructurings or M&A. Kim also represents his clients in their in-court and out-of-court proceedings (litigation and settlement negotiations). He has recognised expertise concerning collective employment issues including negotiations with trade unions, works councils and staff representatives, definition and implementation of collective redundancies, and negotiation of collective agreements. He assists his clients in connection with their day-to-day human resources issues, such as recruitment, employment contracts and dismissals, staff representative elections or drafting of collective agreements. Kim is admitted to the Paris Bar. · Employment

Kristie Wong

Senior Associate · Family Law

Kurt Rademacher

Partner, Head of US Private Client · Private Client

Lisa Wong

Partner · Matrimonial Law

Marguerite Brac de La Perrière

Marguerite Brac de La Perrière is a recognised expert in Data, AI and IT contracts, with a leading and well‑established practice in Digital Health. Marguerite specialises in Data Protection & AI, as well as IT contracts, in highly regulated sectors such as Healthcare and Life Sciences. With nearly 20 years’ experience, Marguerite acts as a strategic business partner to international stakeholders in the Digital, Healthcare, and Life Sciences sectors. She is recognised as a pioneer and leading figure in Digital Health. She provides strategic support throughout the entire products and services lifecycle, with particular expertise in: Data protection (GDPR) and sector-specific requirements applicable to Digital Health services Artificial intelligence (AI) Secondary use of data, including Health Data Warehouses (HDW) IT contracts: drafting & negotiation (SaaS, General Terms of services, distribution, outsourcing, IaaS, PaaS contracts) Platforms and marketplaces, e-commerce Cybersecurity Regulatory compliance and feasibility analysis She also acts as Data Protection Officer (DPO) for several players in the healthcare and industrial sectors. Marguerite is ranked as a leading partner in Digital Health. She is the author of numerous publications, especially on AI, and the secondary use of health data. She is also member of several scientific committees (e.g. AI for Health, Tech for Health). She regularly speaks at the Digital Health major conferences, such as AI for Health (“The untapped potential of health data reuse”), Tech for Health, Santexpo, where she shares insights on AI and the strategic reuse of health data. She also teaches at Paris 8 University (Master 2 “AI and Digital Health”), Paris Dauphine (Master 2 “Digital Marketing”), EHESP (training dedicated to Health data secondary use for healthcare leadership), as well as at the Institute for Smart Health (INeS). Marguerite is a graduate of the Paris Bar. She holds a Master II in Medical Sciences Law from Paris 5 University and a Master I in Private Law from Paris Panthéon-Assas University. · Data Protection

Mark Summers

Mark advises global wealthy families, their businesses and wealth holding structures, and the institutions that service them. He is most noted advising families resident or investing in multiple highly taxed and regulated jurisdictions such as the US or EU where they are affected by complex multi-jurisdictional tax and legal issues. Mark’s practice includes advising on matters of automatic exchange of tax information (including CRS and FATCA), anti-money laundering regimes and information registers (including 4 and 5AMLD), and requirements to report cross border transactions and tax schemes (including DAC6 and CRS Mandatory Disclosure Rules). It also includes the regularisation of untaxed assets particularly where there is a multi-jurisdictional dimension. Mark also advises on matters of UK taxation including the remittance basis of taxation for non-domiciliaries, matters of UK tax residency and the taxation of UK real estate. Mark is admitted to practise in England and Wales and as a foreign lawyer to the EU list of the supervisory commission of lawyers for the canton of Zurich and the Swiss Federation. Mark is a member of the IBA and the vice-chair of the STEP Public Policy Committee. He is a permanent Swiss resident with his family in the canton of Zug. · Private Client

Michael Wells-Greco

Michael advises on cross-border private client and international family and child law matters. Able to approach both common law and civil law issues from a practical perspective, Michael advises on international succession planning and mental capacity matters, with a particular focus on advising on asset protection aspects and resolving cross-border inheritance disputes. Michael deals with a wide range of cross-border family work including nuptial agreements, financial claims, and cohabitation issues. He advises trustees and beneficiaries caught up in divorce proceedings. He has considerable experience in disputes relating to children (custody, child abduction (Hague and non–Hague)), both within and outside of the Court forum. Michael is highly sought after to advise on international surrogacy arrangements, co-parenting agreements and adoption matters. His work usually has an international perspective, often involving inherited wealth, tax and trust implications, substantial assets or income. · Private Client

Mo Nawash

Mo is a corporate associate who advises clients ranging from start-ups to multinationals, as well as venture capital and private equity funds, on mergers and acquisitions (including divestitures), securities transactions, private equity and venture capital investments/exits, joint ventures, and corporate reorganisations. He possesses extensive experience in advising clients across various sectors, with a particular focus on technology, life sciences and healthcare, construction, education, media and telecoms, and retail and consumer industries. Many of the transactions he advises on are within cutting-edge sub-sectors, which often require specialist legal expertise from experts across the firm. These sub-sectors include artificial intelligence (AI), biotech, blockchain, cyber, deep tech, health-tech, medical devices, quantum computing, software, and robotics, among others. Prior to relocating to the Middle East, Mo served as an in-house M&A counsel for the micro processing chip company – Arm Holdings, a subsidiary of SoftBank Group. Mo is admitted as a Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales and as a legal consultant in Dubai. · Mergers and Acquisitions

Nicola Jackson

Partner · Dispute Resolution

Patrick Gearon

Partner, Head of Charles Russell Speechlys LLP Middle East · Litigation

Paula Boast MBE

Partner, Head of Construction Engineering & Projects, Middle East · Construction

Peter Smith

Legal Director · Dispute Resolution

Phillip Basler-Gretić

Philip is Principal at the corporate department of the Luxembourg office. Philip’s practice areas are general corporate and financial transactions, with particular emphasis on cross-border restructurings and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, cross-border financing and voluntary insolvency procedures. Philip regularly advises on complex international restructuring matters for multinational corporate, private equity and real estate clients in Europe, the United States and Asia. Prior to joining Charles Russell Speechlys in 2016, Philip worked in the corporate mainstream department at a magic circle law firm and two of the top 10 independent law firms in Luxembourg. Philip is fluent in German, French, English and Croatian. Philip is admitted to practise in Luxembourg. · Corporate Law

Pierre Bydzovsky

Pierre is a partner in the litigation group of Charles Russell Speechlys in Geneva, specialising in white-collar crime cases and mutual assistance proceedings, banking litigation, disputes relating to foundations and estates and insolvency. Pierre also advises companies on employment law and in the implementation of good governance rules in the field of data protection, as well as in sports law where he notably advises the Swiss Basketball Federation on all legal aspects including the organisation of competitions, players’ statutes and disciplinary matters since 2016. Pierre is also a certified Data Protection Officer (University of Geneva – 2020). Pierre is admitted to practice in Switzerland. · White-Collar Crime

Rachel Kan

Senior Associate · Mergers and Acquisitions

Reem Al Mahroos

Legal Director

Renaud Ferry

Renaud specialises in corporate law, focusing on domestic and international M&A transactions, particularly leveraged buyouts and other private equity transactions alongside private equity funds, entrepreneurs, business founders, family and private groups and/or managers in their acquisition, fund raising and disposal transactions. He has experience in management packages, corporate group reorganisations, debt restructurings and the setting up of joint ventures and commercial partnerships. Renaud is a native French speaker, is fluent in English, is a member of the Paris Bar and holds a DEA in business law (Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne). Renaud is admitted to the Paris Bar. · Corporate Law