Clifford Chance

A steady stream of high-profile cross-border deals in a climate of innovation

For the right law firms, the opportunity exists here to work on some of the most exciting, high-profile deals around today. We are one of the firms in Luxembourg qualified to advise on top-end transactions in structured finance (including securitisations), mergers and acquisitions and capital markets.

This is the world's largest international funds center with a reputation for pan-European innovation. Our funds practice is pre-eminent as we act for the leading US, UK and European institutional investors. Local integration continues to play an important part in the way we work. As a full service office, we field strong teams in financial services and regulation, banking, M&A, capital markets, EU law and competition, corporate law, joint ventures, litigation, tax, IP, employment and media.

Luxembourg's ambition to increase its role as one of the leading centers in terms of e-commerce, media and telecommunications has opened new areas of work, which our firm is embracing with interest.

Client focused professional excellence

Clifford Chance's Luxembourg office fosters a culture of client focused professional excellence through ongoing investment in developing our people. We have built a multicultural and multilingual team that is experienced in local and international legal matters. Our team members communicate proficiently in French, English, German, Italian, Dutch and Luxembourgish. We look for ways to continuously improve our service, developing our professional skills and constantly thinking ahead to anticipate our clients' needs. Our professionals succeed when our clients succeed. We pride ourselves on the ability to listen to our clients, understand their needs and work proactively on their behalf.

Developing our people

Clifford Chance has developed an integrated approach to professional development and training. Appraisals, career development opportunities as well as educational activities have become interrelated elements of our long-term professional development strategy. We offer an innovative learning environment to enhance individual competencies, with extensive training programmes in legal, business, managerial and interpersonal skills.

International exposure within a meritocratic culture

International exposure is an important part of our training programme. We place considerable emphasis on maintaining a meritocratic culture which encourages knowledge sharing, teamwork and transparency. We are a forward thinking firm located in the heart of Europe. Living and working here provides the opportunity to enjoy an excellent lifestyle, with first-rate social, sporting and cultural activities tied into a truly multicultural, multilingual and forward-looking community.