rj gaito Law Firm

Ronnen is the founding partner of RJ Gaito. He is a member of the Luxembourg and New York Bars as well as a solicitor in England and Wales and is the current Luxembourg Chapter Chair of the International Section of the New York State Bar Association. He was ranked by clients and peers as a thought leader in M&A and corporate governance by Who’s Who Legal and in 2018 And 2019 Global Law Expert named the firm Private Equity and Joint Venture Law Firm of the Year for Luxembourg.

Ronnen focuses on private equity and venture capital transactions, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate finance, fund formation, complex corporate reorganisations as well as corporate governance matters and cross-border transactional disputes. He has been engaged in many high-profile matters that include cross-border transactions, leveraged buyouts and complex restructuring deals.

In addition to Ronnen’s extensive Luxembourg law experience, he has acquired specific insight in global deals and litigation matters during his time as a Senior Corporate Counsel at the world’s largest satellite operator SES S.A. and as counsel for corporate mergers and acquisitions at Novartis International A.G.

Martin has over 26 year’s experience working in the area of international tax gained within a Big Four environment, focussing mainly on alternative investment funds. He has advised many of the largest global private equity players on the market, advising on the structuring of investment funds and holding platforms, and on the various stages through the life-cycle of a fund, from the structuring of investment acquisition – including management incentive programmes, co-investment and participation by business founders – through the holding period, including liquidity events, refinancing, emergency financing and partial disposals – to the final exit, whether through a sale to a secondary PE buyer, a strategic investor or by way of IPO. Martin is the tax director at RJ Gaito, where he continues to be involved in the structuring of transactions.

Note^*: Not a member of the Luxembourg bar

Gwendoline Bella is a member of the Luxembourg Bar and leads the firm’s litigation practice. She is a highly experienced and effective litigator with an outstanding successful record in the Luxembourg courts and extensive out-of-court settlement experience. Gwendoline provides court representation from the lower courts up to the Luxembourg Supreme Court (“Cour de Cassation”).

Gwendoline has expertise in commercial litigation, alternative dispute resolution, obtaining freezing orders and emergency measures as well as enforcing foreign judgement in the Luxembourg courts. She also provides regular advice on data protection and representation of clients in related litigious matters.

Sophie Pierini, is a member of the Luxembourg Bar and leads the firm’s civil law practice. Sophie is a highly experienced civil and commercial litigator and is trusted by the Luxembourg courts as a court appointed liquidator for judicial winding-ups, bankruptcy trusteeships and conservatorships.