Attorney in Luxembourg
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Responsive. Diligent. Competitive.


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“Out of clutter, find simplicity. From discord, find harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” – Albert Einstein

Arvine Zamani
By your side, protecting your rights
E nergetic, commercially-minded, level-headed and independent attorney specialised in Luxembourg company law with an interest in tax law, real estate, private equity and investment funds.
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Strong professional with an international experience.Recognized for his analytical skills, his legal advice in special situations, a positive mindset and inflexible resolve
with the ability to hit the ground running.
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Education
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Admitted to the Luxembourg bar in 2019
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Master of Advanced Studies (LLM) in International Tax Law, Leiden University, 2013
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Master in European law, University of Luxembourg, 2011
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Erasmus semester at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva and at the University of Geneva in 2010
Professional experience
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Founding investor in a new corporate services startup in Brussels in 2022
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Founder of a new legal startup in Luxembourg in 2022
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Serving as a director on client companies
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Associate attorney at the international law firm CMS - 2019 - 2022​
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Associate at the international Swiss Law firm Bonnard Lawson - 2017 - 2019
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Consulting assignments 2014 - 2017
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at Round Hill Capital
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at CBRE Global Investors
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at the European Investment Bank
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at Partners Group
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Marketing at M3 in London​
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Tax adviser at KPMG Luxembourg - 2013 - 2014
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Junior Associate focusing on corporate and tax matters at wildgen - 2012 - 2013.
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Practices
Being Your Strategic Partner.
Corporate, M&A, Insolvency and restructuring
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assistance in the incorporation and liquidation of companies;
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assistance in the governance of companies;
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assistance on transactions and in the due diligence process;
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assistance on the drafting of intercompany documentation such as interest bearing loan agreements, interest free loan agreements, profit participating loan agreements, loan facilities, contribution agreements;
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assistance in share capital increases by contribution in cash or in kind or capital decreases;
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assistance in the amendment to the articles of associations of companies;
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issuance of legal opinions;
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assistance in the issuance of (convertible) bonds, financing instruments and beneficiary shares;
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assistance in corporate structuring;
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assistance in joint-ventures, club-deals or co-investments;
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assistance in the set-up of management incentives plans;
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drafting of shareholders' agreements;
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assistance in drafting of share pledge agreements or receivable pledge agreements;
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protecting intellectual property and drafting of license agreements;
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assistance on operational issues; and
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acting as a director in client companies and strenghtening of substance.
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Estate Planning
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assisting individuals and families with an international ambit in estate planning and relocations;
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assistance in the set-up of trusts and fiduciary arrangements; and
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assistance in asset protection strategies and art-lending solutions.

Tax planning and wealth management
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structuring of international investments and exits;
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tax advice in transactions;
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structuring of management incentive plans;
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tax due diligence and tax review of agreements;
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management of tax exposures and tax leakages;
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assistance in tax audits and litigation;
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preparing tax returns;
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assistance in exchange of information procedures; and
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assistance in obtaining advance certainty with the Luxembourg tax administrations.

Investment Funds and Securitisation
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structuring of the best set-up for the contemplated investment strategy;
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set-up of alternative investment funds and securitisation vehicles;
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assistance in the drafting of the fund or securitisation vehicle documentation;
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negotiations of the SLAs with Luxembourg service providers;
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assistance in the issuance and listing of bonds with the Luxembourg stock exchange; and
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representation of the client before the Luxembourg regulator, the CSSF (Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier).

Real Estate
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drafting or review of leases;
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assistance in real estate transactions;
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homeownership and estate managers; and
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assistance in the mediation of disputes.

Legal Consulting and Secondments
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AML consulting;
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drafting of procedures;
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provision of in-house secondments in order to assist client companies in their backlog,navigating increase of activities or filling-in gaps in recruitments in the legal services units;
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as a testimonial to this activity, past consulting activities can be mentioned including most recently a successful secondment of 20 months at a major listed US investment firm.

Some Highlights
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Arvine Zamani has acted on behalf of a listed US Asset Manager of a Pan-European investment fund on European real estate transactions and notably in the acquisition of civic and infrastructure assets and provided ongoing operational legal assistance from a Luxembourg corporate legal perspective on the intragroup financing of its Luxembourg sponsored SPVs.
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Arvine Zamani has acted on behalf of a listed US Asset Manager of a Pan-European investment fund in the acquisition of a French asset under a forward purchase agreement and has issued two legal opinions in that context
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Arvine Zamani has assisted a French investment fund in the MBO of an operating company
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Arvine Zamani has assisted a listed US Asset Manager of a Pan-European investment fund and provided a remote secondment placement opportunity in the absence of a Luxembourg corporate governance manager by reason of a minimum of 2 hours per day for more than 6 months​
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Arvine Zamani has provided ongoing advice to the asset management division of a leading listed US Investment bank on the intragroup financing of its Luxembourg sponsored SPVs
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Arvine Zamani has assisted in the migration of a Luxembourg holding and financing company to Switzerland as part of a group restructuring
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Arvine Zamani has assisted as a lead counsel a foreign operational company in the setting-up of its Luxembourg holding and financing company and on the reorganisation of its group companies in the EEA and the Persian Gulf region
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Arvine Zamani has assisted UHNWI individuals based in Belgium, Switzerland, Dubai and Monaco on corporate structuring, estate planning, family governance matters and wealth structuring
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Arvine Zamani has assisted a basketball player in the settlement of a dispute with his employer
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Arvine Zamani has assisted clients on real estate matters and notably individual owners in the drafting of lease agreements
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Arvine Zamani has assisted in the setting-up of an unregulated Luxembourg investment platform for investors in the form of an SCSp
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Arvine Zamani has acted for seed investors in the drafting of a head of terms for a new investment to be structured through the setting-up of a Luxembourg investment platform
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Arvine Zamani has acted for an Italian asset manager in the setting-up of a reserved alternative investment fund
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Arvine Zamani has assisted in the structuring of some carried interests to be distributed to the management team of a fund