Wildgen
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Wildgen, Partners in Law is one of the top 10 Luxembourg
business law firms.
It was originally founded by Victor Bodson
in the early 1920s. Following the leave in 1977 of its founder Maître Victor Bodson, also a former member of the Luxembourg Government and a member of the European Commission
, Maître Albert Wildgen decidedly centred the law firm
’s activity towards business law and financial law.
Since the 1980s, the firm has undergone a significant development jointly with the impressive boom witnessed by the Luxembourg financial market
. It focuses its activity on corporate
, financial and tax law
but has also sound track report in niche areas such as administrative law
or islamic finance. The firm boasts a wide network of experts and has connection with the Middle East
, Asia
and the Nordic countries
.
The Luxembourg office is headed by 7 Partners - Pierre Metzler, François Brouxel, Samia Rabia, Georges Gudenburg, Michel Bulach, Franck Greff and Daniel Boone - and it includes about 60 lawyer
s from 15 nationalities and speaking 12 languages. Diversity
is high valued at Wildgen. The average age of the firm is 35 years.
They have lawyers qualified in many jurisdictions who are qualified in Luxembourg to provide advice under the home-title:
Wildgen ranked in the top tier by Chambers and Partners, Legal 500, PLC and IFLR1000 directories.
. Highly motivated musician
s and volunteers bring music to people who would normally be deprived of the joy, that a live concert produces.
Wildgen also supports the national federation of rugby and the artist Eleonora Pasti
Wildgen is member of numerous chambers of commerce and business associations. It is an associate member of the Luxembourg Private Equity and Venture Capital Association , of the Luxembourg Administrators Association and of the Luxembourg Fund Labelling Agency.
Partners are also members of associations such as the International Banking Forum, the International Bar Association or AIJA.
Samia Rabia is member of the Female Entrepreneurship Ambassadors of Luxembourg, FEALU, http://www.ffcel.lu.
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
business law firms.
It was originally founded by Victor Bodson
Victor Bodson
Victor Bodson was a justice minister of Luxembourg and received the Righteous Among the Nations award by the Israeli Supreme Court for his participation during the Holocaust in helping Jews in Germany escape persecution from the German government.Bodson was born in 1902 in Luxembourg...
in the early 1920s. Following the leave in 1977 of its founder Maître Victor Bodson, also a former member of the Luxembourg Government and a member of the European Commission
European Commission
The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
, Maître Albert Wildgen decidedly centred the law firm
Law firm
A law firm is a business entity formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law. The primary service rendered by a law firm is to advise clients about their legal rights and responsibilities, and to represent clients in civil or criminal cases, business transactions, and other...
’s activity towards business law and financial law.
Since the 1980s, the firm has undergone a significant development jointly with the impressive boom witnessed by the Luxembourg financial market
Financial market
In economics, a financial market is a mechanism that allows people and entities to buy and sell financial securities , commodities , and other fungible items of value at low transaction costs and at prices that reflect supply and demand.Both general markets and...
. It focuses its activity on corporate
Corporate law
Corporate law is the study of how shareholders, directors, employees, creditors, and other stakeholders such as consumers, the community and the environment interact with one another. Corporate law is a part of a broader companies law...
, financial and tax law
Tax law
Tax law is the codified system of laws that describes government levies on economic transactions, commonly called taxes.-Major issues:Primary taxation issues facing the governments world over include;* taxes on income and wealth...
but has also sound track report in niche areas such as administrative law
Administrative law
Administrative law is the body of law that governs the activities of administrative agencies of government. Government agency action can include rulemaking, adjudication, or the enforcement of a specific regulatory agenda. Administrative law is considered a branch of public law...
or islamic finance. The firm boasts a wide network of experts and has connection with the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
, Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
and the Nordic countries
Nordic countries
The Nordic countries make up a region in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic which consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden and their associated territories, the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland...
.
The Luxembourg office is headed by 7 Partners - Pierre Metzler, François Brouxel, Samia Rabia, Georges Gudenburg, Michel Bulach, Franck Greff and Daniel Boone - and it includes about 60 lawyer
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
s from 15 nationalities and speaking 12 languages. Diversity
Multiculturalism
Multiculturalism is the appreciation, acceptance or promotion of multiple cultures, applied to the demographic make-up of a specific place, usually at the organizational level, e.g...
is high valued at Wildgen. The average age of the firm is 35 years.
They have lawyers qualified in many jurisdictions who are qualified in Luxembourg to provide advice under the home-title:
- Members of the Law Society of ScotlandLaw Society of ScotlandThe Law Society of Scotland is the professional governing body for Scottish solicitors.It promotes excellence among solicitors through representation, support and regulation of its members. It also promotes the interests of the public in relation to the profession...
, England and WalesLaw Society of England and WalesThe Law Society is the professional association that represents the solicitors' profession in England and Wales. It provides services and support to practising and training solicitors as well as serving as a sounding board for law reform. Members of the Society are often consulted when important... - Members of the following Bars: FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
(ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, StrasbourgStrasbourgStrasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...
), BelgiumBelgiumBelgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
(Bruxelles), GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
(DüsseldorfDüsseldorfDüsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
, FrankfurtFrankfurtFrankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...
, KarlsruheKarlsruheThe City of Karlsruhe is a city in the southwest of Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border.Karlsruhe was founded in 1715 as Karlsruhe Palace, when Germany was a series of principalities and city states...
, CologneCologneCologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
/EssenEssen- Origin of the name :In German-speaking countries, the name of the city Essen often causes confusion as to its origins, because it is commonly known as the German infinitive of the verb for the act of eating, and/or the German noun for food. Although scholars still dispute the interpretation of...
), ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
(RomeRomeRome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
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Wildgen ranked in the top tier by Chambers and Partners, Legal 500, PLC and IFLR1000 directories.
Practice areas
| Core business: | |
|---|---|
| * Corporate Law: | |
| Private Equity, Insolvency & Restructuring, Corporate Finance | |
| * Banking and Finance: | |
| Capital markets, Investment Funds, Structured finance and Securitisation | |
| * Tax | |
| Expert areas: | |
| * Administrative Law | |
| * Aviation & Maritime | |
| * Employment & Pensions | |
| * Insurance & Reinsurance | |
| * Islamic Finance | |
| * Real Estate |
Awards
- 2011: Luxembourg Corporate Tax Law Firm of the Year by Dealmakers Monthly
- 2010: Benelux Re-insurance Law Firm of the Year by ACQ | Benelux Sharia Law Firm of the Year by ACQ | Corporate Tax Advisory Firm of the Year by Corporate INTL
- 2009: Best Law Firm in Luxembourg for Banking & Finance Legal work 2009 by Corporate INTL Magazine | Client-focused Law Firm of the Year – Luxembourg by ACQ Magazine | Law Firm of the Year – Luxembourg” by ACQ Magazine
- 2008: Best Capital Markets Team of the Year – Luxembourg by European CEO, 2008 - Corporate Law Firm of the Year-Luxembourg by ACQ Magazine
Associations and Support
The firm is founding member of the Foundation EME– Écouter pour Mieux s’Entendre («Listen to understand each other better»), founded in January 2009. It works in close collaboration with the Philharmonie and is dedicated to social workSocial work
Social Work is a professional and academic discipline that seeks to improve the quality of life and wellbeing of an individual, group, or community by intervening through research, policy, community organizing, direct practice, and teaching on behalf of those afflicted with poverty or any real or...
. Highly motivated musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
s and volunteers bring music to people who would normally be deprived of the joy, that a live concert produces.
Wildgen also supports the national federation of rugby and the artist Eleonora Pasti
Wildgen is member of numerous chambers of commerce and business associations. It is an associate member of the Luxembourg Private Equity and Venture Capital Association , of the Luxembourg Administrators Association and of the Luxembourg Fund Labelling Agency.
Partners are also members of associations such as the International Banking Forum, the International Bar Association or AIJA.
Samia Rabia is member of the Female Entrepreneurship Ambassadors of Luxembourg, FEALU, http://www.ffcel.lu.