23/11/20

GSK Stockmann promotes fourteen lawyers from their own ranks

On the occasion of their partner meeting on 13th/14th November, GSK Stockmann appointed three new Equity Partners, nine Local Partners and two Counsel from their own ranks. In doing so, the law firm continues to pursue its (inter)national growth targets even during Corona’s challenging times, focussing above all on the development and encouragement of its own up-and-coming legal talents.

As of the beginning of next year, the new Equity Partners are: Dr. Raoul Kreide (Restructuring & Insolvency), Mathilde Ostertag (Tax), Dr. Marcel Vietor (Corporate, M&A). The new Local Partners are: Dr. Claudia Busch (Public Building & Planning Law, Environmental Regulations and Energy), Rebecca Comtesse (Finance), Dr. Harald Feiler (Financial Regulation, Anti-Money Laundering, Compliance), Dr. Manuel Fernandez (Financial Regulation), Philippe Lorenz (Financial Regulation), Valerio Scollo (Financial Regulation), Dr. Nadine Wachendorf (Real Estate Commercial Law), Dr. Jonas Philipp Wilkens (Private Building and Architect Law, Real Estate Law), Kerstin von Staa (Public Building & Planning Law). The new Counsel are: Dr. Martin Hossenfelder (Data Protection, IT Law) and Alexander Spreitzer (Private Building and Architect Law, Dispute Resolution).

Commenting on the promotions, Dr. Oliver Glück, Co-Managing Partner at GSKStockmann, said: “We congratulate all appointees very warmly on their promotions and wish them all much success in their new roles. The promotion of 14 of our own up-and-coming talents is a strong signal that we are continuing to pursue our growth targets even during Corona’s challenging times. We are particularly pleased that we were able to further increase the proportion of women in our partnership with five outstanding female colleagues. The appointment of three partners from Luxembourg was also a conscious decision to further develop our international orientation in terms of our position as a leading independent European corporate law firm. Furthermore, with these promotions we are strengthening our entire scope of expertise and sectors within our law firm which in turn enables us to optimally advise our clients on future issues with our focused orientation and extensive industry experience.“

Here are the appointees in relation to the Luxembourg office of GSK Stockmann

Mathilde Ostertag was admitted to practise law in Luxembourg in 2008 and has been a part of GSK Stockmann since 2016. She studied law at the Université Robert Schuman in Strasbourg and at the Freie Universität in Berlin. Mathilde Ostertag built up and developed the tax department at GSK Stockmann’s Luxembourg office. She has many years of experience in international tax planning with a main focus on inbound investments in the structuring of EU funds, capital markets and structured finance transactions. She provides legal advice to German and international real estate portfolio groups, real estate developers, non-regulated funds and listed companies. In addition to her legal practice, Mathilde Ostertag is also President of the Ladies In Law Luxembourg Association (“LILLA”).

Dr. Manuel Fernandez – studied law at the Paris XII and Paris II Panthéon-Assas universities. He was admitted to practise law in Paris in 2010 and then in Luxembourg in 2012. In 2016 he joined GSK Stockmann. Manuel Fernandez has been specialising in banking, finance and capital markets law for many years. In addition to a wide-ranging practice in financial and regulatory law, he also represents clients in the areas of corporate finance, structured finance and corporate litigation in Luxembourg courts.

Valerio Scollo – studied law at the University of Trento, the University of Rotterdam, New York University and the National University of Singapore. He was admitted to practise law in Italy, Luxembourg and New York and has been a GSK Stockmann team member since 2016. Valerio Scollo is specialised in capital markets, the regulation of financial services and international banking. His main focuses are securitisation, debt capital markets and structured finance products. His clients include banks, financial institutions, asset managers, corporations and insurance companies.

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