Lextrust - team

Partner

Jonathan Burger is one of the Founding Partners of our firm and a member of the Luxembourg Bar since 2006.

Jonathan specialises in the structuring, setting up and operation of the full spectrum of regulated and unregulated investment funds, including UCITS and Alternative Investment Funds (SIFs and SICARs), financial holding undertakings, securitisation vehicles and private asset management companies. Within the framework of his practice, he advises national and international fund promoters, Alternative Investment Fund managers, distributors, investment banks, asset managers, custodian banks, government authorities and other agents providing fund-related services.

Before joining LEXTRUST, he spent some ten years with a Big 4 audit firm, a magic circle UK firm and a leading Luxembourg business law firm.

Jonathan is "maître en droit" from the Université Panthéon-Assas Paris II, holds a “D.E.A.” (“Diplôme d'Etudes Approfondies”) in Tax Law from the Université Panthéon-Assas Paris II, and a “Doctorat en droit privé” from the Université Nancy 2.

Partner

Lars Goslings is one of the Founding Partners of our firm.

With his considerable background in international business, Lars represents and advises Luxembourg and foreign corporations and professionals with respect to complex national and cross-border transactions and litigations.

He primarily focuses on corporate, contractual, civil, intellectual property and financial industry related affairs, including but not limited to all aspects of organisation, reorganisation, liability, mergers & acquisitions, and regulatory matters.

Lars further acts as a non-executive board member of several Luxembourg companies.

Lars is a member of the Luxembourg Bar and a former member of the Dutch Bar.

Prior to founding LEXTRUST, Lars already had an international career within the financial industry and subsequently was a partner of two other law firms.

Lars studied at the Maastricht University and fluently speaks English, French, German, Dutch and Luxembourgish.

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Partner

Arnaud Ranzenberger is one of the Founding Partners of LEXTRUST.

Arnaud specialises in criminal law, civil law, commercial law and administrative law, with respect to which fields of expertise Arnaud represents and advises a national and international corporate and private clientele.

Arnaud has been a member of the Luxembourg Bar since 2002.

Prior to joining LEXTRUST Arnaud has been a partner of several law firms.

Arnaud studied at the University of Strasbourg and fluently speaks English, French and German.

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Thomas Stackler is one of the Founding Partners of LEXTRUST.

Thomas specialises in civil law, commercial law, contract law and criminal law, with respect to which fields of expertise he represents and advises a national and international corporate and private clientele.

Thomas has been a member of the Luxembourg Bar since 2005.

He is a former board member of the Luxembourg Bar Association and a former delegate of the latter’s president for judicial assistance related affaires.

Furthermore, Thomas is a member of the Commission for the reformation of the Luxembourg Criminal Code, as designated by the Luxembourg Ministry of Justice.

Prior to joining LEXTRUST, Thomas has been a partner of another law firm.

Thomas studied at the University of Strasbourg and fluently speaks English and French.

Counsel

Jean-Marie Verlaine is one of the Founding Partners of our firm.

With his extensive expertise in civil, banking and commercial law, Jean-Marie represents and advises Luxembourg and foreign clients with respect to different types of national and international transactions and litigations.

Jean-Marie is a member of the Luxembourg Bar since 1997 and the former head of legal of a Luxembourg bank.

He further teaches his expertise in different professional training institutes, such as the HOUSE OF TRAINING and the FRANKFURT SCHOOL OF FINANCE.

Prior to joining LEXTRUST Jean-Marie was a partner in different law firms.

Jean-Marie studied at the University of Nancy and fluently speaks English, French, German and Luxembourgish.

Counsel

Rafaëlle Weiss has been a member of the Luxembourg Bar since 2001 and has been appointed as approved mediator by the Luxembourg Ministry of Justice.

Rafaëlle specialises in construction law, urban planning, family law, civil law, contract law, labor law and administrative law, with respect to which fields of expertise Rafaëlle represents and advises a national and international clientele.

Prior to joining LEXTRUST, Rafaëlle has been working as mediator for a French non-profit organization before working for several Luxembourg law firms.

Rafaëlle studied at the French Universities of Strasbourg and Nancy and fluently speaks French, English and German.

Rafaëlle further is the vice-president of the Luxembourg non-profit organization ASEBS (Association d’aide à la Scolarisation des Enfants à Besoins Spécifiques).

Associate

Sze-suen specialises in the structuring, setting up and operation of the full spectrum of regulated and unregulated investment funds, including UCITS and Alternative Investment Funds (SIFs and SICARs), and financial holding undertakings, securitisation vehicles and private asset management companies.

Before joining LEXTRUST, Sze-suen gained significant experience with business law firms in Hong-Kong, China and France.

Sze-suen studied at the University of Strasbourg, where she obtained a Master in Private Law, Criminal Law, International and European Law.

Sze-suen fluently speaks French, English and Chinese (Cantonese / Mandarin).