CMS Luxembourg is delighted to announce a series of 26 promotions, including the appointment of one Partner, bolstering the firm’s extensive legal expertise across all practice areas.
These promotions illustrate CMS’s unwavering commitment to nurturing and growing internal talent to achieve excellence in the way we serve our clients.
All the Partners at CMS Luxembourg believe that fostering our talent is key to our strategy to transform challenges into optimal opportunities for the future. As we step up together, we reinforce our ongoing efforts and consolidate our position in the market. This progress is made possible by the exceptional contributions and commitment of our talented team members
Partner
Julia Bruzzese has been appointed Partner in the Investment Funds practice. She joined CMS in 2020 and has been specialising for more than 10 years in regulated and non-regulated investment funds. She mainly advises clients on the regulatory, corporate and organisational aspects of the structuring, setting-up and ongoing operations of investment funds, with a specific focus on UCITS and AIFs. She also provides assistance to investment fund managers and other service providers (e.g. depositaries, administrative agents, etc.) on regulatory-related issues.
Julia’s appointment puts CMS Luxembourg’s partnerships into double digits with 10 partners.
Senior Counsel
Miruna Poenaru has been appointed Senior Counsel in the Corporate/M&A practice. She specialises in mergers & acquisitions and private equity investments across diverse portfolios and has long-standing experience in corporate governance, for both domestic and international corporates. She is also an active member of our German desk and has extensive experience of handling transactions involving clients from the DACH region.
Counsels
- Charlotte Demeuldre in the Banking & Finance team.
- José Ocaña in the Capital Markets team.
- Johann Parmantier in the Corporate/M&A team.
- Stéphane Boutoundou in the Investment Funds team.
- Harrison Dans in the Investment Funds team.
Senior Associates
- Sarah Hantscher in the Banking & Finance team.
- Mélanie Poirrier in the Banking & Finance team.
- Cédric Dvoratchek in the Corporate/M&A team.
- Angélique Eguether in the Corporate/M&A team.
- Adrien François in the Corporate/M&A team.
- Leslie Ledrich in the Employment team.
- Julie Pelcé in the Investment Funds team.
- Julien Robert in the Investment Funds team. IP/TMC
- Milan Dans in the IP/TMC team.
Managing Associates
- Guillaume Flagollet in the Corporate/M&A team.
- Tristan Louet in the Investment Funds team.
- Sergiu Mihailescu in the Investment Funds team.
- Vicente Chapa in the Tax team.
Business Support Staff
Finally, and of equal importance, five members from Business Support Services have been promoted, which is in recognition of their commitment and expertise. Their contribution is crucial for the firm's growth and for upholding our standards of excellence. Their new roles are as follows:
· Thierry Delvigne, Senior IT Manager,
· Rémi Czauderna, Senior Business Development Manager,
· Anne Picot-Guillot, Senior Knowledge Officer,
· Sonia Maiza, Senior Executive Assistant,
· Alejandra Velasco, Senior Business Development & Marketing Officer.
Please join all of us at CMS Luxembourg in congratulating these individuals on their accomplishments and wishing them continued success in their new roles.
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