Since 1923, WILDGEN, Partners in Law has been at the heart of law practice in Luxembourg. It is today one of the best known and wellrespected law firms in Luxembourg, possessing a strong track record and continuing to offer sound technical expertise. For decades now, we have served our clients as a full-service corporate, financial, tax, and business law firm; we continue to assist them in achieving success with their goals. Our lawyers have years of experience in the industry sectors of our clients and facilitate the most complex financial procedures and transactions for them. While fully independent, our firm boasts a wide-ranging and long-established network of experts worldwide, enabling us to select the best advice in each circumstance. Awarded on many occasions, our teams offer a wealth of experience and a strong, long-standing track record in advising on cross border transactions. We regularly represent Fortune 500 companies and a wide variety of closely and publicly held corporations, partnerships, emerging businesses and individuals, investment funds, pension funds, private equity houses as well as leading banking and financial institutions and leading insurance and reinsurance service providers. Our sizeable teams are recognised in several industry sectors and enjoy a solid reputation in a wide range of practice: Banking & Finance I Commercial, Litigation and Labour Law I Corporate I IP/TMT I Investment Funds I Tax I Public.
3 CONTENTS HOW WE CAN ASSIST YOU... 5 WILDGEN S ART & FINANCE TEAM... 7 REFERENCES... 8 POLICY... 9 WE ARE THERE FOR YOU... 9 The information contained herein is of a general nature and is not intended to address the circumstances of any particular individual or entity. Although we endeavor to provide accurate and timely information, there can be no guarantee that such information is accurate as of the date it is received or that it will continue to be accurate in the future. No one should act upon such information without appropriate advice after a thorough examination of the particular situation. Therefore, WILDGEN cannot accept any liability for any errors, omissions or opinions contained herein and for the implementation of the principles set 2015 out WILDGEN without its Art active & Finance involvement.
TAXATION FREE ZONES/ FREEPORT COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS ACQUISITION DIVESTITURE PRE-LITIGATION LITIGATION COORDINATION WITH EXPERTS/ INSURANCE/ BANKS ASSISTANCE IN INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS ART EU LAW STRUCTURING COMPANY LAW FINANCING CUSTOMS / TRACFIN ASSISTANCE IN ADMINISTRATIVE DECLARATIONS
5 HOW WE CAN ASSIST YOU Our Art & Law team offers practical and concrete legal advice to: art galleries, antique dealers, experts, auction companies, artists, individuals, and institutions such as insurers, banks, and investors. It provides clients with the following services: drafting and negotiation of commissioning agreements, assignment agreements, artistic coproduction contracts, and publishing agreements, assisting professionals, institutions and individuals in the drafting of general sales terms and conditions, assuring compliance with applicable regulations; guarantee on authenticity and origin, assistance regarding TRACFIN procedure, assistance in administrative procedure regarding exportation, importation and rules governing protected cultural assets, advising clients on tax issues, free zone / freeport regimes, financing of acquisitions (including investment funds..), advising clients on insurance issues (authenticity, damage, transportation), representing clients in disputes arising out of private and public auctions (nullity of sale, liability of auctioneers, ). 2015 WILDGEN Art & Finance
7 WILDGEN S ART & LAW TEAM Our team includes lawyers who are experienced in art law, the art and auction markets, and the world of museums and other cultural institutions and it relies on experienced Wildgen lawyers when necessary and among whose: Tax lawyers specialised in asset taxation (national and international), and IP/TMT lawyers specialised in trademarks, intellectual property rights, copyrights, new technologies Accountants, banks, notaries, investment funds, associations, experts and other stakeholders in accordance with the nature of the case or transaction. Our team also works in a multidisciplinary way with member of our international network. 2015 WILDGEN Art & Finance
REFERENCES Assistance of clients in the creation of an investment fund in Luxembourg for classic cars. In cooperation with the Luxembourg Freeport, leadership on legislative proposals to make the place of Luxembourg the most attractive for art transactions, digital art and auction sales. Legal assistance provided to a French art consultancy agency. Assistance of a US company for the structuration of art financing activities from Luxembourg. Assistance of individuals and companies for the structuration of investments in art. Assistance of a gallery in the purchase of Soulages paintings. Assistance of clients in the sale of Claude Monet paintings. Assistance of a Chinese investment fund for investments in art works. Assistance of an artist to organize a bronze sculptures exhibition in the city of Luxembourg.
9 POLICY Wildgen offers flexible fee arrangements adapted to the needs of our clients: Discussions with the clients on the conditions of the operation, Specific budget on the basis of the identified operations, Possibility of a fixed-price established in accordance with a defined periodicity and within the framework of the legal operations, Coordination and common services with our international network. WE ARE THERE FOR YOU For further information on our Art & Law services in Luxembourg, feel free to contact our expert: Catherine Cathiard, of Counsel Avocat aux Barreaux de Paris et de Luxembourg (+352) 621 197 162 catherine.cathiard@wildgen.lu Languages: English, French 2015 WILDGEN Art & Finance
Pierre METZLER Managing Partner Commercial Dispute Resolution Corporate I Maritime pierre.metzler@wildgen.lu François BROUXEL - Partner Corporate Securitisation Reinsurance Business Litigation francois.brouxel@wildgen.lu Samia RABIA - Partner Investment Funds Corporate I Islamic Finance Real Estate samia.rabia@wildgen.lu Michel BULACH - Partner Banking & Finance Securitisation I Insurance & Reinsurance Capital Markets michel.bulach@wildgen.lu
Page 11 David MARIA - Partner Tax Corporate I Energy david.maria@wildgen.lu Mevlüde-Aysun TOKBAG - Partner Banking & Finance Capital Markets Investment Funds Mergers & Acquisitions mevlude-aysun.tokbag@wildgen.lu Jackye ELOMBO Partner Dispute Resolution I Business Litigation Employment & Pensions jackye.elombo@wildgen.lu Emmanuelle RAGOT Partner IP/TMT Regulatory Competition I Biotechnologies emmanuelle.ragot@wildgen.lu 2015 WILDGEN Art & Finance
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