François KREMER

Counsel, arbitrator

Luxembourg (LU)

+352 40 78 78 276

francois.kremer@arendt.com

Languages

English, French, German, Italian, Luxembourgish


Practice area

  • Contract Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Finance and Banking
  • Forensic / Fraud Investigation
  • Investment Dispute
  • Joint Ventures / Consortia / Shareholder Agreements
  • Mergers and Acquisitions

Biography

Educational/ Current position / Professional Experience

Education

I am a Partner in the Dispute Resolution practice of Arendt & Medernach.

I hold a Maîtrise en Droit des Affaires from the Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne (France) as well as a Master of Laws degree (LL.M.) from the London School of Economics and Political Science (U.K.).
I have been a member of the Luxembourg Bar since 1988.

I am the acting Chairman of the Luxembourg Bar Association until 2020, after serving as Vice-Chairman since 2016. I previously served as a Chairman of the Disciplinary Council of the Luxembourg Bar and also as a member of the Luxembourg Bar Council. As Chairman of the Luxembourg Bar Association, I am Member of the Council of Arbitration of the Luxembourg Arbitration Center.

I am also approved as mediator at the Luxembourg Civil and Commercial Mediation Centre.

Arbitration Experience

Acting as Counsel :
• in an international ICC arbitration seated in Luxembourg arising out of a stock purchase agreement (Luxembourg law);
• in an ad hoc domestic arbitration seated in Luxembourg arising out of a share purchase agreement (Luxembourg law);
• in an ad hoc domestic arbitration seated in Luxembourg in relation to a real estate guarantee dispute (Luxembourg law);
• in an international arbitration under the rules of the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce seated in Luxembourg arising out of a shareholder agreement (Luxembourg law) ;
• in an international ICC arbitration seated in Luxembourg in relation to a settlement agreement (Luxembourg law);
• as co-counsel in an international ICC arbitration seated in Geneva in relation to preferred equity certificates (Luxembourg law).

Acting as Arbitrator :
• in an ad hoc arbitration seated in Luxembourg in relation to sale of goods (Luxembourg law).

Publications and Speaking Engagements

International Tracing of Assets, Luxembourg Chapter, Sweet & Maxwell, 1997
Attachment of Assets, Luxembourg Chapter, Juris Publishing, Editor Lawrence W. Newman, 2002
International Guide to Money Laundering Law and Practice, Luxembourg Chapter, Butterworths, Second Edition, 2002
Le Banquier face à la saisie-arrêt de droit commun, in Droit bancaire et financier au Luxembourg, Larcier, 2004
International Fraud and Asset Tracing, Jurisdictional Comparisons, European Lawyer, Luxembourg Chapter, First Edition, General Editors Simon Bushell and Peter Burrell, 2008
Fraud and its governance: A Practical Guide for Directors, ILA, Institut Luxembourgeois des Administrateurs, 2011
International Fraud and Asset Tracing, Jurisdictional Comparisons, European Lawyer, Luxembourg Chapter, Second Edition, General Editor Simon Bushell, Herbert Smith LLP, 2011
Le Banquier face à la saisie-arrêt de droit commun : développements récents, in Droit bancaire et financier au Luxembourg, Larcier, 2014
International Fraud and Asset Tracing, Jurisdictional Comparisons, European Lawyer, Luxembourg Chapter, Third Edition, General Editor Simon Bushell, Latham & Watkins, 2015
The Asset Tracing and Recovery Review, Third Edition, Law Business Research Ltd, Editor Robert Hunter, 2015
The Asset Tracing and Recovery Review, Sixth Edition, Law Business Research Ltd, Editor Robert Hunter, 2018

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