On Tuesday 18 April 2023, the American Chamber of Commerce in Luxembourg (AMCHAM), together with the British Chamber of Commerce for Luxembourg (BCC) and Luxembourg Times, held an event at ING in Luxembourg-Gare dedicated to the upcoming elections.
Luxembourg, 17 April 2023 – Global law firm DLA Piper has signed a lease agreement which will see its Luxembourg team relocate to the Nova building later this year. The prestigious 4,000 sq. m. building, strategically located in the heart of Luxembourg city on the Place de l'Etoile, offers both unrivalled access and visibility, and headroom for the continued growth of the team. The move is planned for end of 2023.
NautaDutilh Luxembourg is pleased to announce the appointment of five senior associates. "We are very proud of our newly promoted lawyers across our banking, corporate and tax departments," says Managing Partner Josée Weydert. "They are all working very hard to deliver excellent legal services to our clients while always maintaining a positive attitude and fostering a culture of teamwork. We look forward to our continued collaboration".
We wish to welcome our new Sustaining Member - ISG Luxembourg S.à r.l. (https://www.isgltd.com/) We asked the Country Head, Andrew Zacharias.
Like it or not, the past few years have shone a light on just how much the workplace can impact on people’s behaviour, mood, and productivity – with colleagues now demanding the right to choose where they carry out their tasks, in line with what matters to them from a work-life balance perspective. But how has the workplace evolved over the years, and what design ideas can we still see today? We take a look…
On 23 March 2023, the Luxembourg parliament adopted a new arbitration regime, ushering in a new era of arbitration. The new law amends a large part of the code of civil procedure and implements a modern and efficient approach of arbitration in line with recent transformations adopted in neighbouring countries. Superseding a 40-year-old regime, the new law sets a balanced code for arbitration proceedings in Luxembourg and the recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards. Luxembourg now has the law required to be fully recognised as an arbitration hub that meets the expectations of local and international players.
In recognition of International Women’s Day, on Tuesday 8 March 2023, the British Chamber of Commerce (BCC) People and Leadership Group, in collaboration with The NETWORK, held an in-person evening event at the offices of ATOZ in Luxembourg’s Aerocenter. This event was an opportunity to hear the story of one of Luxembourg’s most inspirational women: Erna Hennicot-Schoepges. What do Luxembourg’s Philharmonic Orchestra, the Philharmony, the University, and the Rockhal have in common? The answer is: Erna Hennicot-Schoepges. She kept the audience spellbound with her recollections of how she started out in life as a professional pianist, moving into politics in the 1970s, and navigated a stellar political career, while being a mother of three children.
INVITATION FROM STEP BENELUX: Please join us in person at BDO Luxembourg on 28 March 2023 at 16:00 when James Capper and Adam Cox of BDO UK, in conjunction with STEP Benelux and BDO Luxembourg, will be providing a UK tax update.
The Luxembourg legislator and administration have brought several legislative changes impacting the real estate industry in Luxembourg, and further legal initiatives have been announced in draft bills. The Luxembourg Constitutional Courts also issued an important decision.
Leading global investor services group IQ-EQ is pleased to announce the appointment of Ilias Georgopoulos, who is taking up a key position in the Group’s commercial leadership team as Global Head of Private and Institutional Asset Owners. Ilias joins IQ-EQ with over 25 years’ financial services experience, including more than a decade at senior leadership level and with responsibilities spanning the U.S., EMEA and APAC.
ULESS aims to defend and promote the collective interests of social entrepreneurs in Luxembourg and the Greater Region. It is also in charge of the management and awarding of the IMPACT LUXEMBOURG label which was created in order to give more visibility to impact businesses and to support them in promoting their activities in favour of a Social and Solidarity Economy. On Tuesday 21 February 2023, Daniel Tesch, General Manager of ULESS presented the challenges and opportunities of this new market segment.
The British Chamber of Commerce for Luxembourg is delighted to become a fully signed up member of IMS, the premier corporate network in Luxembourg for driving ´people, planet, prosperity´ through smart initiatives such as reducing corporate plastic waste, a busy schedule of workshops and trainings to enable business people in Luxembourg to realise the opportunity of sustainable business, to the annual IMS Luxembourg Sustainability Forum. Through their close collaboration, both organisations aim to create new value and insights on sustainable business for their respective member networks. To find out more and to get involved, visit: IMS Luxembourg: Constant growth and 27 new members - IMS Luxembourg
