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Over 20 years of experience
After obtaining a Master 2 in Corporate and Business Law – DJCE from Nancy II (France), Valérie began her career in Luxembourg in 2004 as a tax advisor with one of the Big Four.
She was admitted to the Luxembourg Bar in 2007.
As a lawyer, Valérie initially worked for a renowned Luxembourg law firm specializing in corporate, banking, and financial law, advising clients on restructuring and financing matters.
She also gained experience working for an international banking institution.
Building on the skills she acquired in advisory services, Valérie then decided to specialize in business litigation.
Specialized in business litigation, and much more
While focusing on risk prevention and management, Valérie represents her clients before national and European courts, and as an expert before foreign courts, in sophisticated civil and commercial law disputes, bankruptcy and liquidation matters, as well as criminal, tax, and regulatory law matters.
Valérie also assists her clients in resolving disputes through amicable agreements or alternative methods such as mediation or arbitration.
Valérie advises on corporate governance matters. She assists executives and directors in fulfilling their duties, making informed decisions, and protecting their liability.
Valérie also regularly acts as a judicial liquidator and trustee for bankrupt companies.
In an increasingly digital world, Valérie is involved in issues related to artificial intelligence (AI). She is a member of the AI Commission of the Luxembourg Bar Association and a member of the AI Think Tank Commission of the Luxembourg Institute of Directors (ILA).
Committed and passionate above all
Committed, determined, and above all passionate, she puts her expertise at the service of her clients with a strategic vision and tailor-made support.
Attentive listening, rigor, and a strong command of legal, operational, economic, and litigation issues define her approach to advising and representing clients.
Valérie also knows how to surround herself with experts and specialized colleagues when the complexity of a case requires it. She has a network of experienced and internationally renowned professionals with whom she collaborates, both nationally and internationally, and who share the same values of rigor and excellence.
Languages spoken: English, French, knowledge of Luxembourgish and German.
Experience
An international telecommunications group facing a claim for damages in the amount of €973 million in connection with an allegedly irregular and fraudulent distribution of dividends, with the managers’ liability being called into question, involving in particular the issue of the nature under Luxembourg law of a “Convertible Preferred Equity Certificate” (CPECs).
A real estate group in connection with the fraudulent enforcement of a pledge on shares for the repayment of a €123 million loan, raising the much-debated issue of the cancellation of a pledge subject to Luxembourg law.
A Middle Eastern central bank in connection with the enforcement in Luxembourg of a US judgment on assets held with a clearing bank, in violation of sovereign immunity.
An international investment bank in the recovery of a €120 million debt from a member of the United Arab Emirates royal family and the enforcement of a Swiss judgment in Luxembourg with seizure of bank accounts, receivables, and shares.
An international group active in the therapeutic industry against dissident limited partners seeking court-ordered management review, the liquidation of the limited partnership (SCSp), the appointment of a provisional administrator, and the liability of the managers for €15 million.
A Luxembourg private bank against private clients challenging the bank’s liability on the grounds of a breach of the bank’s duty of loyalty and information, and a failure to comply with its regulatory obligations for an amount of €5 million.
One of the world’s leading asset managers against an international bank in connection with the default of a Luxembourg SICAV-RAIF under a £35 million financing agreement, with enforcement of pledges on shares and receivables, and the managers’ liability being called into question in the context of bankruptcy.
One of Europe’s leading suppliers of beef products in a family dispute between shareholders and a contentious restructuring of the group for €85 million.
A broker against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in connection with a request for enforcement in Luxembourg of a US decision relating to an alleged violation of US banking regulations, and seizure of insurance portfolios worth US$10 million.
A minority shareholder who invested €50 million in a real estate group, in order to assert his right to information and his right of representation on the management body, with a request for a court-ordered management review, annulment of board decisions, and appointment of a provisional administrator, in a context of insolvency, with transfer of the COMI of the holding company to the United Kingdom.
A private investor who subscribed for €10 million in a SICAV-RAIF active in the real estate sector in Germany, following a redemption request that was not honored due to poor portfolio management by the manager.
An alternative investment fund manager (AIFM) sued jointly with the depositary, investment advisor, brokers, and general partner of the fund by investors for poor execution of its mandate and breach of its supervisory obligations in connection with a fraudulent valuation of assets worth €85 million.
As trustee in the bankruptcy of a Luxembourg company holding a majority stake in a listed French company, with fraudulent transfer of part of this stake by former executives during the hardening period to related companies, coordination of foreign legal proceedings to repatriate the misappropriated assets to the bankruptcy estate.
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