Ogier Appoints Three Senior Lawyers to Luxembourg Team

Law firm Ogier has announced the appointment of three senior lawyers to its growing Luxembourg funds and corporate team.

Head of Ogier in Luxembourg, Daniel Richards, said that the appointments of Hélène Arvis, Walid Sharara and Anneleen Hofkens demonstrated the focus of the international law firm on its Luxembourg office, a full-service business law team acting for leading investment fund managers, banks, corporate and institutional clients. Founded in 2012, the Luxembourg team has grown to an eight-strong partnership, supported by 22 fee-earners.

Hélène Arvis, counsel, is a Luxembourg lawyer with more than a decade's experience in other international law firms, specialising in corporate and commercial law. Hélène advises businesses ranging from major private equity firms, investment funds and real estate investment managers to smaller investment houses and Luxembourgish and other European entrepreneurs. She advises on all aspects of corporate and commercial law, including the establishment of cross-border investment structures in Luxembourg, group restructurings and cross-border M&A and private equity real estate transactions.

Walid Sharara, managing associate, advises on the establishment, structuring and day-to-day operation of both regulated and non-regulated Luxembourg investment funds. Walid advises domestic and international clients on the regulatory landscape of the funds industry in Luxembourg and related corporate governance matters. His practice focuses on the structuring and formation of hedge funds, credit funds and private equity funds with investment strategies across a wide variety of industry sectors and across the capital stack.

For her part, Anneleen Hofkens, senior associate, advises on mergers and acquisitions, corporate structuring and restructuring, joint ventures and financing.  She has been admitted in Luxembourg for almost ten years and has been involved in the development and implementation of legal tech projects at international law firms in the Grand Duchy.

The recruitment follows the promotion of investment funds lawyer Anne-Gaëlle Delabye to Ogier's partnership and the arrival of new tax partner William Jean-Baptiste earlier this year.