Originally published in French in Edition #1 of Le Club Magazine
In July 2015, five renowned Luxembourg lawyers from the financial center founded an independent and selective firm, driven by a common goal: to offer tailor-made, high value-added legal and tax advice in the areas of private equity, wealth structuring, and cross-border investments. Ten years later, Lextrust Law Firm has established itself as a trusted strategic partner for a demanding institutional and entrepreneurial clientele.
A Niche Firm Rooted in Strong Values
When Jonathan Charles Burger, Lars Goslings, Thomas Stackler, and Jean-Marie Verlaine founded Lextrust in 2015, their entrepreneurial vision was clear: to build a structure of excellence dedicated to demanding international clients.
Lextrust was thus born as a niche boutique law firm focused on strategic advice and the structuring of complex investments. Each assignment is approached as a unique project. The firm favors long-lasting, intuitu personae relationships based on trust and expertise.
Structure, Secure, Transfer: The Firm’s DNA
As a recognized specialist in private equity investment structuring, and with the creation of a leading business law firm in 2009 that recently joined a UK network, Jonathan Charles Burger has led the firm’s Funds & Investment Structures practice since its inception. The assignments entrusted to him include regulated investment funds in listed securities, CSSF-approved UCITS, regulated vehicles reserved for alternative management approved by the CSSF (SIF, SICAR, RAIF), and customized non-regulated vehicles such as special limited partnerships (SCSp), patrimonial holding companies, and internationalclub deals. Each case is designed as a tailored response to specific objectives, whether financial, legal or inheritance-related.
The advice provided is strategic: it is not simply a matter of implementing a legal framework, but of supporting the client in decisions that have a significant economic, tax and sometimes generational impact.
Over time, Lextrust has developed a sound expertise in supporting wealthy families across several generations, working closely with their private banks, family offices, asset managers and notaries.
A Demanding, International and Loyal Clientele
From London to Geneva, New York to Paris, Miami to Sao Paulo, Lextrust now advises a client base comprising regulated management companies, entrepreneurial families, wealthy family groups, private banks, and alternative investment funds.
What sets us apart is our in-depth understanding of our clients’ economic rationale, our high level of technical expertise, the personal commitment of our partners to each case, and our ability to build strong, long-lasting relationships. We approach each assignment with a clear vision: to structure, secure, and defend our clients’ interests through a rigorous, pragmatic, and results-oriented approach.
Beyond advisory services, the firm also defends its clients’ interests before the Luxembourg courts, particularly in business litigation relating to governance, shareholder agreements, and management’s liability. Some of these relationships have lasted for more than ten years, based on mutual trust and shared high standards.
The Arrival of Jérémie Ferrian: Strengthening the Founders’ Ambitions
In 2023, Jérémie Ferrian joined Lextrust after a solid career in corporate and tax law with a leading independent firm and then a UK firm. In 2025, he was appointed Managing Partner, symbolizing a smooth transition and a new cycle of excellence.
Jérémie Ferrian embodies a new generation of lawyers capable of navigating structuring issues with a cross-disciplinary vision: corporate law, international taxation, compliance, and governance. He helps to anchor the firm in the long term, while strengthening its ability to meet the standards of the most sophisticated international institutions and families.
Alongside Mr. Burger and Mr. Ferrian, Mr. Lars Goslings (corporate & transactional), Mr. Thomas Stackler (litigation and consulting) and Mr. Verlaine (banking & regulatory) continue to contribute their sector expertise to the firm.
A Clear Vision for the Next 10 Years
Lextrust intends to continue investing in what makes it unique:
- tailor-made solutions, designed with a strategic and patrimonial approach;
- a relationship in which the lawyer is the client’s partner, capable of shedding light high-stakes decisions;
- a high-end positioning, combining international standards, discretion, and independence of mind.
Jonathan Charles Burger concludes: “Being a client’s go-to lawyer means understanding their economic and financial logic, sharing their entrepreneurial vision, and supporting them over time. It is a privilege, and it is also a responsibility that we take seriously, with loyalty and commitment.“
