André Hoffmann
Partner
Expertise
After initial experience at the Luxembourg Bar in 1984, André Hoffmann integrated one of the major Luxembourg banks where he headed the Legal and Tax department before joining the firm in 2006. His experience of more than 20 years in the banking industry allowed him to gain extensive expertise in banking, finance and corporate law as well as in regulatory issues.
André’s principal fields of activity are banking and financial services, insurance, regulatory, AML/CFT and international sanctions as well as mergers and acquisitions.
Selected deals
- The EIF and the Bourgogne Franche-Comté French Region implemented a first loss portfolio guarantee agreement
- The EIF and the Grand-Est French Region implemented a first loss portfolio guarantee agreement
- The EIF and the Republic of Cyprus increased their financial assistance in Cyprus through the implementation of a new portfolio risk sharing loan agreement
- Stonehage Fleming acquires Private Client Services business of Maitland
- Financing of a 27.000 sqm real estate project
Career and memberships
Lecturer at the University of Luxembourg on banking law in the Master programme in European banking and finance law.
Member of the Board of Directors and former Chair of the Commission Juridique of the ABBL (Association des Banques et Banquiers, Luxembourg).
Former member of the Comité des juristes of the CSSF (Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier).
Member and former Chairman of the Board of Directors of the ALJB (Association Luxembourgeoise des Juristes de Droit Bancaire).
Member of the Luxembourg Bar since 1984.
Education
Maîtrise en droit from the Université Robert Schuman in Strasbourg (France).
Publications
- Le secret bancaire, un risque pénal toujours d'actualité
- Commentaire du jugement commercial du tribunal d’arrondissement de et à Luxembourg, quinzième chambre du 1er avril 2015 (Liquidation judiciaire d’une compagnie d’assurance - Distribution de dividende - Tierce-opposition - Périmètre du super-privilège)
- Obligations d’information et de conseil en matière de service d’investissement : le banquier entre le marteau et l’enclume
- La vente à découvert ou short selling. Le règlement (UE) n°236/2012
- Insurance and Reinsurance Law Review 2015 - Luxembourg
- Banking Regulation 2013 - Luxembourg