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- CM Law, your alternative legal partner At CM Law, we offer more than just legal expertise – we provide a long-term and cost-efficient relationship tailored to our clients’ needs. We are your day-to-day lawyer, assisting you to navigate through challenges and opportunities. - Our core values and key strengths - 🔸Broad expertise - 🔸Responsive and client-centric approach - 🔸Pragmatic and tailored solutions - 🔸Long-term relationships - 🔸Proven track record of successful transactions - 🔸In-depth knowledge of banking and industry best practices - 🔸Cost-effectiveness - Our practice areas - Corporate, Commercial, M&A M&A transactions and due diligences, business licenses, corporate restructurings, domestic and cross-border mergers/divisions, inbound and outbound migrations, joint ventures, dissolutions/liquidations - Private Equity - Leveraged public and private buyouts, portfolio management, recapitalizations, exits - Real Estate Acquisitions, financings, restructurings, joint ventures, audits, lease and sublease agreements, negotiation of agreements, exits, real estate/infrastructure investment funds, local authorizations and permits - Banking & Finance Bank financing transactions, setup and implementation of collateral packages, provision of guarantees, issuance of legal opinions, enforcement issues, regulatory matters - Capital Markets Private/public shares or bonds offerings, listing on the Luxembourg Markets (regulated market and Euro MTF market), regulatory and compliance obligations deriving from capital markets rules - Investment Funds Identification of appropriate fund structure, incorporation of fund vehicle and SPVs, negotiation of contractual arrangements (depositary, prime brokers, distributors…), draft and review of required legal documentation and agreements, AIF/AIFM compliance and fund distribution, fund due diligence - Tax Tax advisory, tax compliance, Luxembourg direct tax, International tax structuring, M&A tax, Transfer Pricing on Financing Transactions, In-house tax support - Dispute Resolution Settlement, negotiation, arbitration, mediation, recovery procedures, insolvency advice and procedures, litigation - Employment Global employment contracts, employment contracts, addendums, secondment agreements, suspension and termination of employment contracts, codes of conduct, car/IT policies, compensations and benefits, incentive plans, stock option plans, RSUs, phantom shares, transfers of undertakings, restructurings, mergers/spin offs, liquidations, bankruptcies, disposals and outsourcings, posting of workers, salary splits, union actions and strikes, data protection issues, social security issues - Contact our experts - T +352 28 26 45 1 - E info@cmlaw.lu - www.cmlaw.lu ### Languages - French - German - Luxembourgish - English - Italian - Spanish - Dutch ### Memberships - LAA (Luxembourg Arbitration Association) - IBA (International Bar Association) - LPEA (Luxembourg Private Equity and Venture Capital Association) ### Staffing Figures - 10 Staff
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Lawyers in this office
Anthony Cardinaux
With his experience in the banking and consulting sectors, he has developed a real appetite for all Compliance issues, including those relating to new technologies. He is also recognized as an ISO37001 auditor, the international standard for the implementation of anti-corruption management systems, and can therefore support his customers in obtaining this certification. His experience and attention to detail have made him an expert in business law and compliance. · Compliance
Flavien Carbone
Counsel at CM Law, Flavien Carbone mainly assists and advises international and local clients on their mergers and acquisitions, corporate, banking and finance, funds raising and real estate transactions. He particularly develops expertise on bank loan financing transactions, including the drafting and review of facility and collateral agreements coupled with the issue of related legal opinions. Before joining CM Law as a Senior Associate in 2014, Flavien worked as an Associate at Baker & McKenzie Luxembourg for three years. He studied in France and in Luxembourg and he is a member of the Luxembourg Bar since 2012. · Corporate / M&A
Raphael Collin
Managing Partner · Corporate / M&A
Sandra Birtel
Sandra BIRTEL, Attorney-at-Law at the Luxembourg Bar, heads the Compliance department of the firm, which she has structured around a strong conviction: compliance should not be seen as a constraint, but rather as a strategic lever for regulated entities. A regular speaker at French universities and private institutions, she teaches with passion on topics such as compliance, financial crime, and regulatory obligations. She supports clients in particular with: Compliance & Business Ethics Banking and Financial Regulation Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML/CFT) Crypto-assets, Cybersecurity, and Regulated AI Governance, Risk Management & ESG Compliance · Compliance