Experienced lawyers with international backgrounds and practical judgement
Our team combines international law-firm experience, in-house perspective and strong knowledge of Luxembourg legal practice. We advise clients on corporate, funds, regulatory, tax and private matters with a focus on responsiveness, technical quality and practical execution.
Jean-Claude Wolff
Founder and Managing Partner
Jean-Claude Wolff leads the firm’s corporate transactions and international tax practice. He advises international corporate groups, private equity sponsors, investment funds and institutional clients on complex cross-border corporate, financing, investment and tax structuring transactions. His practice covers mergers and acquisitions, international tax structuring, private equity investments and multi-jurisdictional corporate reorganizations.
Marc LENAERS
Partner – Head of Investment Management Practice
Marc Lenaers leads the firm’s investment funds practice, advising global asset managers and fund service providers on the structuring, operation and restructuring of a wide range of regulated and unregulated investment funds. His expertise covers private equity, real estate, hedge funds, debt funds, venture capital and funds of funds, with a particular focus on alternative investment funds and cross-border investment structures. As a fully qualified lawyer, he also represents international and domestic clients in complex fund litigation matters.
Gregory PIAVENT
Senior Managing Associate
Grégory Piavent is a member of the firm’s corporate transactions practice and advises international corporate clients on mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganisations and joint ventures, as well as on banking and structured finance transactions, including securitisation.
He is also a member of the firm’s global compliance, regulatory and investigations practice, advising corporate groups and financial institutions on anti-money laundering, sanctions, anti-bribery and corruption, ESG and sustainability regulation, governance and regulatory licensing.
Nessym J. TIR
Partner – Head of Global Compliance, Regulatory & Investigations Practice
Nessym Jules Tir leads the firm’s global compliance, regulatory and investigations practice. He advises corporate groups, wealth management institutions and financial institutions on complex compliance and regulatory matters, including anti-money laundering and sanctions, anti-bribery and corruption, compliance programs, internal and regulatory investigations, data protection, governance matters and regulatory licensing applications.
Omar Shehabi
Partner Attorney-at-law
Omar Shehabi is a partner at Wolff & Partners SCS advising the firm’s private clients on a broad range of international matters, including international tax and structuring, corporate and investment transactions, securitization, structured financing, transfer pricing, contractual matters and domiciliation. He regularly assists clients in cross-border transactions involving both common law and civil law jurisdictions and has developed significant experience in international strategic advisory matters.
