SJ Berwin opens Luxembourg office

The office is headed by managing partners Alexandrine Armstrong-Cerfontaine and Geoffrey Scardoni.

Stephen Kon, senior partner at SJ Berwin, commented: "Opening an office in Luxembourg is consistent with our international expansion to date. Luxembourg is already an important jurisdiction for many of our clients, with most pan-European funds and continental European domestic funds having some part of their structure there. This growing importance of Luxembourg meant it was an obvious choice for SJ Berwin, to ensure we continue to offer our clients the very best service."

Armstrong-Cerfontaine launched her own practice Armstrong Cerfontaine Avocats in Luxembourg in 2009, prior to which she worked for Allen & Overy in London, Paris and Luxembourg. Her background is in private equity investments, corporate finance, syndicated financings and fund formation, including leveraged financing and restructurings.

Scardoni joins from the Luxembourg Tax practice of Loyens & Loeff. He specialises in international tax law, focusing on cross-border financial products, securitisations, private equity, venture capital, mergers and takeovers, and international corporate structuring.

The chairman of the Association Luxembourgeoise des Compliance Officers (ALCO), Jean-Noel Lequeue, will also join the firm as a consultant, while Martin Brockhausen, a senior associate in the SJ Berwin funds team, will be relocating from Munich.

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