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• Mission & Approach• Skill & Experience• Partners

• Philipp A.H. Simon• Joram Moyal• Partice R. Mbonyumutwa

• Areas of Expertise• Funds Law• Banking Law• Company & Corporate Law• Related Areas of Law• Services offered• Contact


Mission & Approach

Mission• Legal advice must be quick, clear and reliable

Approach• Personal assistance for each client• Services in English, French, German, Portuguese, Russian, Dutch,

Hebrew and Luxemburgish • Rights of audience in Luxembourg, England & Wales, Germany &

Europe• Co-operation with a European network of business law firms for our

international clients • Flexible and transparent fee arrangements


Skill & Experience

At MMS we pride ourselves with providing seamless cross border legal adviceto internationally active clients.

• MMS lawyers are polyglot and frequently qualified to practice law in more than one jurisdiction, accompanying their clients wherever they go.

• Meeting the legal demands of the 21st century, our lawyers are renown for their reliable legal and economic judgment.

• When faced with negotiations and decisions, MMS provide clients with clear guidance based on a combination of experience and specialist knowledge across a range of industries and businesses. MMS command substantial negotiating experience in conference with opponents and public bodies and can be assertive in court.


Partners

The firm is led by these partners:

Patrice R. MbonyumutwaPartnerAvocat à la Cour (Luxembourg)

Joram MoyalPartnerAvocat à la Cour (Luxembourg)Rechtsanwalt (Germany)Solicitor (England & Wales)

Philipp A. H. SimonPartnerBarrister (England & Wales)Rechtsanwalt (Germany & Luxembourg)


Phillip A. H. Simon

His membership in the renown set of Barristers Chambers „4 King‘s Bench Walk“, in the legal heart of London, enables Philipp Simon to provide reliable and efficient services on either side of the English Channel.

Philipp Simon is a member of: • Britisch - German Jurists Association• German - French Jurists Association• 4 King’s Bench Walk• The Honourable Society Of The Inner

Temple Inn, London• The European Circuit of the Bar of

England and Wales

Philipp Simon speaks English, German, Luxembourgish and has basic knowledge of French.

Philipp A. H. Simon has been admitted to the Bars of England & Wales (2004), Germany (2006) Luxembourg (2008). Philipp advises across the borders of these countries in respect of corporate, banking and financial matters, including the law of funds.

Based on his international expertise, Philipp has

advised former cabinet ministers of Luxembourg’s government on European

Competition Law matters.

Recognising Philipp’s experience, the University of Luxembourg has appointed

him Chargé de Cours Associé. Philipp teaches at

the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance


Joram Moyal

Joram specialises in corporate law, M&A and banking. In addition he defends cases of civil and administrative law in court and covers labour law, immigration law and debt collection matters. Before joining MMS as a founding partner Joram was working in the corporate department for a well established Luxembourg business law firm for several years and managed a boutique law firm specializing in corporate and tax law . Joram has represented Fortune 500 companies and private clients with respect to M&A transactions. He also advised international businesses on, inter alia, corporate restructuring, partnerships, internal financing, international sale of shares, and acquired significant experience in commercial litigation and cases of labour and immigration law.

Joram has been admitted as Avocat à la Cour in Luxembourg (2003), Rechtsanwalt in Germany (2006) and Solicitor in England & Wales (2010). He is President of the Arbitrational Court of Jewish Communities of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany and works pro bono for an NGO defending the rights of mentally handicapped people. Joram speaks English, French, German, Dutch, Portuguese, Russian, Luxembourgish and some Hebrew.


Patrice R. Mbonyumutwa

Patrice commands substantial experience in luxembourgish business litigation, both in terms of oral and written procedures. Most notably he deals with cases involving commercial law, construction law, white-collar crime, employment law, real estate law, administrative law, contractual law and civil liability in general. Patrice speaks French, English and Kinyarwanda. He is a member of ELSA (Employment Law Specialists Association, Luxembourg) and ALAP (Luxembourg Association of Criminal Defence Lawyers).

Patrice has been admitted to the Luxembourg Bar in 2002 and became an Avocat à la Cour in 2004. Before becoming a founding partner of MMS in 2010, he led the litigation department of a major business law firm in Luxembourg for five years. Up to 2005, Patrice worked as an associate lawyer in a well-established litigation law firm. Patrice started his career in 2001 with a mid-size Luxembourg business law firm where he was active as associate lawyer in the fields of business law and litigation.

He holds a master in law from the Catholic University of Louvain (Belgium).


Areas of Expertise

• Funds related areas of law• Funds Law • Banking Law • Company & Corporate Law

• Non Funds related areas of law• Administrative Law• Civil Law• Commercial Law• Employment Law• Litigation & Dispute resolution

MMS cover all of these fields in respect of Luxembourgish, German and English law and accordingly MMS entertain rights of audience in the courts of Luxembourg, Germany and England & Wales as well as before the European Courts. MMS frequently represent clients abroad.


Funds Law

• Fund Creation• SICAV / SICAF• SIF• SICAR

• Fund Service Agreements • Custodian • Administration

• Domiciliation Services & Agreements• Prospectus Drafting and Reviewing• Funds Regulatory Law

• CSSF liaising


• Acquisition finance• Banking transactions• Credit collateralisation

• Pledges (Shares, Assets, (C)PECs…)• Guarantees

• Financial Services Law• Data room contracts• Escrow Agreements

Banking Law


Company & Corporate Law

• Merger & Acquisition• Corporate Housekeeping• Domiciliation• Company Formation

• Limited Companies• S.A. • S.à r.l.

• Partnerships• Company Liquidations• Corporate Group Law• Intragroup Financing• IPOs

• AIM• EURO MTF

• LBOs


Related areas of Law covered

• Administrative Law• Immigration Law • Planning Law• Insurance Regulatory Law• PPP’s

• Civil law• Contract Law• Enforcement • Property Law• Real Estate Law• Sale of Goods and Services• Civil procedural Law

• Commercial law• Commercial Agents Law• Contract Drafting• Contract Review• Industrial Law• Letter of Credit• Letter of Exchange• Securities Exchange Law • Trade Law

• Employment law• Employee representation• Employment contract drafting• Employment termination

agreements• Employer representation


Services offered

• Specialist legal advise on cross border transactions

• Know how in respect of international finance• Domiciliation• Company Management• Legal drafting of:

• Contracts• Financial instruments• Pleadings• Prospectuses

• Negotiating skills• Advocacy skills


Contact

MMS12A, Rue des Bains1212 LuxembourgLuxembourgTel.: (+352) 26203006 Fax: (+352) 26203007

MMS – EnglandIn co-operation with4 Kings Bench Walk ChambersChambers of Lawrence PowerLondon EC4Y 7DLTel.: +44 (0) 2078228822 Fax: +44 (0) 2078228844

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