Biography

Educational/ Current position / Professional Experience

Education

I am a Partner in the Dispute Resolution and Commercial & Insolvency practices of Arendt & Medernach. I specialize in civil and commercial law focusing on corporate and finance disputes, asset tracing, arbitration and mediation as well as insolvency and restructuring.
I have been a member of the Luxembourg Bar since 2003. Prior to joining the Luxembourg Bar, I worked as an in-house counsel in Paris from 1999 to 2002.
I hold degree in business law and a diplôme d’études spécialisées in industrial property law (DESS droit de la propriété industrielle) from the Université Paris II Panthéon – Assas (France), as well as a Master of Laws degree (LL.M.) from the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität of Munich (Germany).

Arbitration experience

Acting as Counsel :
• 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 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)

Publications and Speaking Engagements

• The Restructuring Review, Luxembourg Chapter, eleventh edition, The Law Reviews, 2018
• Grégory Minne et Clara Mara-Marhuenda, Petit parcours à travers le règlement (UE) 2015/848 du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 20 mai 2015 relatif aux procédures d’insolvabilité (refonte), Bulletin Droit & Banque, n°61, ALJB, December 2017
• Nouvelles règles européennes en matière d’insolvabilité: vers une amélioration des droits des créanciers, Agefi Luxembourg, Clara Mara-Marhuenda, Grégory Minne, Philippe Schmit & Laurent Schummer, Commercial & Insolvency, Arendt & Medernach, July 2017
• Le banquier face à la saisie-arrêt civile de droit commun (mise à jour), Droit bancaire et financier au Luxembourg, volume II, ALJB, Larcier – Anthemis, 2014