Arendt & Medernach opens Frankfurt office, and adds 4 partners in Luxembourg

“In our Frankfurt office, Arendt will continue to provide its unique expertise in Luxembourg law, tax, regulatory, consulting and investor services from a single point,” Arendt co-chair Claude Niedner said.

“Through its local presence, Arendt will be in a position to more closely provide guidance to asset managers and investors already active in the Luxembourg market or interested in the Luxembourg fund center,” the firm said.  

“Arendt´s capability to focus specifically on the legal requirements and market practices to which German clients are subject when structuring Luxembourg products and transactions will be considerably enhanced. We are also looking forward to strengthening our ties even further with our peers from major international and local law firms and continue to serve them with respect to all Luxembourg matters,” Arendt’s head-of-office in Frankfurt Constanze Jacobs, said. 

Jacobs will be supported in Frankfurt by Paul Noffmann, senior associate, investment management, while Philipp Jost and Dominik Pauly will coordinate German market activities between the Frankfurt office and Arendt’s headquarters in Luxembourg.

In addition to the opening of the new office, the firm also announced four new partners: Fouzia Benyahia, Stéphanie Lhomme, Stéphanie Maschiella and Serge Zeien. 

“They will leverage their expertise to enhance the firm's capabilities across six different domains, and the appointments underscore Arendt's commitment to further developing its strategy, aimed at providing clients with comprehensive guidance across all facets of their projects, showcasing the breadth of our expertise and support,” the firm said in a statement.

Fouzia Benyahia is a partner in the corporate law, M&A, private equity and real estate and restructuring and insolvency practices of Arendt & Medernach. She is also a member of the freshly reinforced team of Arendt’s representative office in Paris. She advises multinational companies, financial institutions, private equity and real estate funds on structuring and executing domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, leveraged buy-outs, corporate restructurings and refinancing. She also represents companies facing financial difficulties and acts for creditor institutional investors or banks in financial restructurings, distressed transactions, cross-border restructuring and insolvency proceedings.

Stéphanie Lhomme is a partner at Arendt Regulatory & Consulting. She built and leads the now well-established forensic investigations, corporate intelligence and litigation support practice, and has more than 25 years of experience in international firms providing pragmatic assistance in complex engagements for corporates, private equity houses, financial institutions and public organizations, covering fraud and corruption investigations, worldwide asset searches, AML investigations, anti-bribery and corruption reviews and strategic intelligence assignments. She has managed complex assignments for the private sector (corporates, financial institutions, investment funds and insurance companies), public institutions and governments in Luxembourg, other European countries, the Middle East and Africa, expanding Arendt’s regional reach.

New partner Stéphanie Maschiella heads Arendt’s tax compliance services, advising on both national and international tax issues, with practical implementation as part of her tax compliance expertise. She works on funds, private equity, real estate and finance transactions, and seamlessly integrates her extensive legal expertise in tax with practical considerations, delivering clients an efficient, unique and comprehensive service. She also has a particular focus on the Italian market.

And new partner Serge Zeien works in the finance and capital markets practice and is an expert in capital markets regulations and securities law, advising clients on the entire range of debt and equity capital markets transactions, including debt issuance programs, securitization, structured products, equity offerings, takeovers, buy-backs and tender and exchange offers. He also advises on securities listing and admission to trading on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, on the regulatory compliance arising from such listings and on corporate governance matters for public companies.