Elvinger Hoss Prussen stands as a leading law firm, trusted by clients to guide them through their most important legal matters. Created in 1964, the firm was built on a foundation of independence, excellence, creativity, and a deep sense of professional responsibility. These founding values continue to define our identity. By fostering this heritage and unique culture, we developed a firm dedicated to providing businesses, institutions, and entrepreneurs with comprehensive, multidisciplinary legal solutions.
Operating from Luxembourg, with offices in Hong Kong and Paris, a partner firm in New York, and strong collaborations with leading international law firms, Elvinger Hoss Prussen continues to play a key role in strengthening Luxembourg’s position as a major global financial centre.
An open and diverse community
Our strength lies in the rich diversity of our team — bringing together individuals from over 33 nationalities. Women represent 64% of our team and 47% of our partners — figures that stand out not only in Luxembourg but across Europe, as we are one of only two European law firms of our size with such a high proportion of female partners, reflecting our long-standing commitment to empowering women.
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Our Core Expertise
Our work is anchored in a set of core areas of expertise, yet our lawyers are equally engaged across a broad range of complementary fields, allowing us to deliver agile and comprehensive legal solutions.
Asset Management and Investment Funds
We provide expert advice on a broad spectrum of investment products tailored to a diverse and discerning client base. Proudly, we stand as Luxembourg’s leading firm by net assets for investment funds where we serve as trusted legal advisers.
Corporate, Banking and Finance
At the core of our firm lies our dedicated corporate, banking, and finance teams. This unique structure empowers our experts to address a wide range of sector-specific matters, ensuring seamless continuity of service as challenges evolve, and maintaining enduring relationships built on trust and excellence.
Dispute Resolution and Commercial Law
Our extensive litigation practice spans corporate, commercial, civil, and administrative disputes. We represent companies, financial institutions, businesses, and individuals — whether operating locally in Luxembourg or across multiple jurisdictions — championing their interests with enduring dedication.
Tax
We offer tax advice to national and multinational financial institutions and intermediaries, large corporations, investment and pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, leading private equity and real estate firms, as well as high-networth individuals — guiding them through complex tax landscapes with precision and insight.
Discover the expertise of our LATAM team through their professional profiles below.
Partner Cintia Martins Costa’s principal fields of activity are corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, finance and structured finance, including securitisation and capital markets.
Among others, Cintia is a member and Newsletter Officer of the Securities Law Committee of the IBA (International Bar Association) and member of the LPEA (Luxembourg Private Equity and Venture Capital Association).
Cintia speaks English, French, German, Luxembourgish and Portuguese.
Partner Ana Bramao’s principal fields of expertise are fund finance, finance, structured finance, corporate law, mergers and acquisitions and real estate acquisition structuring. She is also regularly involved in corporate litigation matters.
Among other professional roles, she is a member of the LPEA (Luxembourg Private Equity and Venture Capital Association), the ALJB (Luxembourg Banking and Financial Law Association), and the legal committee of the AMCHAM (American Chamber of Commerce in Luxembourg).
Ana speaks English, French, Portuguese and Spanish.
Partner Anna Hermelinski-Ayache’s practice concentrates on corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, financial and securities law and corporate restructuring.
Anna advises a number of private equity firms, international groups, lenders, borrowers, underwriters, sponsors and venture capital firms, on corporate re-organisations, financing and re-financing as well as restructurings.
Anna is an Officer of the Insolvency Section of the IBA (International Bar Association) and Co-Chair of the Insolvent Financial Institutions Subcommittee.
She speaks English and French.
Partner Michel Marques Pereira‘s principal field of activity is the structuring and formation of private equity, real estate, infastructure and debt funds under the form of regulated or non-regulated vehicles.
Michel advises a number of investment fund promoters, their investment vehicles and their investment managers on a wide range of regulatory, commercial and finance matters.
He also advises fund promoters on asset-stripping related notifications under the AIFMD.
Michel speaks English, French, German, Luxembourgish and Portuguese.
Partner Tiago Nogueira’s practice focuses on banking, insurance and financial services regulatory matters. He advises a large number of credit institutions, MIFID firms, insurance companies, professionals of the financial sector, payment/electronic money institutions and crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) on a wide range of regulatory matters, including CRD/CRR, MiFID, IFD/IFR, PSD, MiCA and AML.
Tiago specialises in the field of licence applications (including legal qualification of regulated services), governance and internal controls, banking, professional secrecy, AML, acquisitions/disposals of qualifying holdings, group reorganisations (including transfer of regulated business units/branches), buyer/vendor due diligences and inspections by regulatory authorities.
Active in the local business community, he is President of the Board of Directors of the AEDBF Luxembourg (Association Européenne pour le Droit Bancaire et Financier) and Former Secretary of the AEDBF Luxembourg (Association Européenne pour le Droit Bancaire et Financier), among other professional memberships,
Tiago speaks English, French, German, Luxembourgish, Portuguese, and Spanish.
Partner Nadège Le Gouellec specialises in Luxembourg and international tax law. She advises a wide range of multinationals and private equity funds with respect to their tax structure in Luxembourg. Her advice relates mainly to acquisitions, project financing, structured finance, corporate reorganisations and real estate. She also has extensive experience in tax controversy and tax litigation.
Nadège is a member of the IFA (International Fiscal Association) and member of the tax committee of the Luxembourg Bar Association.
She speaks English and French.
Partner Jean-Bernard Spinoit’s practice comprises securitisation, structured finance, capital markets and financial and securities law with a particular focus on all types of securitisation and fund financings.
Jean-Bernard specialises in all aspects of securitisation transactions, including regulated and non-regulated securitisations, as well as in capital market issuances.
He also advises a variety of investment funds and financial institutions on all types of financing transactions involving alternative and securitisation structures (including leverage financings, NAV financings and capital call financings).
In addition to his other professional commitments, he is a member of the management and corporate governance committee and of the private equity and private debt committee of the Luxembourg Capital Markets Association (LuxCMA).
He speaks English and French.
Counsel Rachel Hardy’s practice focuses on collective asset management and investment funds.
Rachel advises investment fund promoters and other financial institutions on the set-up and structuring of their Luxembourg investment fund operations as well as on regulatory matters.
Rachel is a member of the AIJA (International Association of Young Lawyers).
She is part of the firm’s sustainable finance task force.
Rachel speaks English, French and Spanish.
Senior Associate Lena Hoss specialises in civil and commercial dispute resolution with a specific focus on corporate and investment funds related litigation. In this context, she regularly assists clients in cross-border disputes. Lena also advises on civil, commercial and corporate law.
Lena is a member of the Executive Committee of AIJA (International Association of Young Lawyers).
She speaks English, French, German, Spanish and Luxembourgish.
Senior Associate Filipe Vilas Boas’ practice concentrates on commercial, civil and employment litigation. In addition to litigation, Filipe advises on commercial, civil and employment law.
Filipe is the Vice-President of the Escala Business Club Luxembourg – Portugal.
He speaks English, French, German, Luxembourgish and Portuguese.
Should you have any questions regarding Luxembourg law or regulations, please do not hesitate to contact the members of our LATAM team or visit our website at www.elvingerhoss.lu