International law firm opens Luxembourg desk in New York

International law firm NautaDutilh has opened a Luxembourg desk in its New York office.

The company's New York satellite team advises US clients on Luxembourg, Dutch and Belgian law, particularly with regards to cross-border banking and finance and corporate M&A transactions.

NautaDutilh's Luxembourg office, located in Belair, employs 45 lawyers and serves mainly financial institutions, asset managers, large and mid-sized corporates, private equity firms, funds sponsors and IT companies.

The new Luxembourg desk in the US will be headed by Jad Nader, who recently became local partner. The company said his arrival will increase their capacity to handle Dutch and Luxembourg matters locally.

"Having a Luxembourg presence in our London office has given us a great advantage in the scope of our service to local clients," Josée Weydert, Managing Partner of NautaDutilh Luxembourg, said in a statement. "I look forward to seeing the same growth take place in New York."

The firm's board member, Petra Zijp, added that the expansion will allow them to "markedly improve our 24/7 service to clients".

Nader specialises in banking and financial law and has expertise in the field of Islamic finance.

(Heledd Pritchard, heledd.pritchard@wort.lu, +352 49 93 459)