Legal Market
"Noble & Scheidecker is increasingly competing with the best in the market and now fields around 45 fee-earners - up from around 30 in 2006. It recently set up specialist teams for banking, investment funds and litigation, and recruited new partners to head up its employment and new technology departments.” Last Edition.
Corporate & M&A
“Clients of Marie-Béatrice Noble’s 30-lawyer corporate and finance team at Noble & Scheidecker consider the firm to be ‘very professional, proactive and imaginative’. The team acted on around 40 M&A deals in 2007, including several in the banking sector. Its work as local counsel to the borrower in a €1.7bn takeover bid stands out. The firm has also been active in private equity-linked transactions and high-value cross-border corporate restructurings. Real estate specialist Jean-François Findling is popular with clients.” Last Edition.
Employment
"Noble & Scheidecker’s award-winning, two-partner employment practice was closely involved in the creation of the Employment Law Specialist Association (ELSA) in
IP & IT
"Noble & Scheidecker’s technology and IP practice is co-headed by Katia Scheidecker and the newly made-up Gary Cywie, whom one client rated for his ‘invaluable input’ on all aspects of an IP restructure. Clients rate the team’s ‘hard work and commitment’. The group is particularly well regarded for its advice to financial and insurance sector clients in relation to IT outsourcing, data protection and software development agreements, and receives regular referrals from an international firm in relation to IP matters. A global leader in e-commerce is a key client. The team also works closely with the firm’s corporate department to provide support in M&A deals.” Last Edition.
Banking & Finance
"With Marie-Béatrice Noble at the helm, Noble & Scheidecker’s banking and finance practice is closely tied to its corporate practice. Clients note the team’s ‘strong technical analysis, which is used for the contribution to creative ideas’ and its ‘strong pragmatic sense in solving issues’. Advice covers such issues as the tailoring of
Investment Funds
"Noble & Scheidecker is most active in setting up non-regulated private equity funds, with its recent work including advising a Portugal-based asset-management company on the implementation of an investment structure in the real estate sector. Its expertise in regulated funds including Sicars and SIFs is also growing. The firm recently assisted one of Europe’s oldest asset-management groups in the setting up of a
Dispute Resolution
"Noble & Scheidecker handles disputes on behalf of many of its employment and technology clients, with Marielle Stevenot and Gary Cywie as the key contacts. The firm also handles a range of commercial and civil disputes, including private banking litigation, construction disputes, and hospital liability issues. The firm recently won a case on appeal relating to a €15m dispute between two shareholders of a liquidated
PLC Which Lawyer? recommends MNKS for its following specialisations:
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Private equity/venture capital |
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Intellectual property |
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IFLR 1000 recommends MNKS for its Investment Funds specialisation :
MNKS has grown in recent years and was fairly active with investment funds this year, acting on a number of Ucits, institutional and pension funds. The firm also advised various investment managers on setting up a range of Luxembourg investment vehicles, as well as Sicar fund structures and SIF vehicles.
Clients like the firm as it provides a high-quality of work and a close relationship between the teams on both sides of the table.
"When we have the choice, we usually work with mid-sized firms that prove to be more efficient, responsive and cost-effective compared to large ones," said one client.
"We have been working with the major ones but are definitely more comfortable and appreciate working with firms such as this."
