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About
Provided by Laurent Lazard
Practice Areas
Laurent Lazard has been advising clients for over 25 years on a wide range of banking and finance matters.
As an expert in structured finance, in particular securitisation, he has assisted numerous regulated and unregulated securitisation vehicles, sponsors and originators. He has represented major banks in setting up multi-billion Euro platforms for the issuance of structured finance instruments.
Laurent Lazard is also recognised for his capital markets work and his expertise in restructuring and insolvency matters.
Career
Admitted to the Luxembourg Bar, 1990.
Lecturer in Structured Finance - University of Luxembourg.
Professional Memberships
Member of the Luxembourg Supervisory Commission of the Financial Sector (CSSF) Securitisation Committee
Loan Market Association (LMA)
Luxembourg Capital Markets Association (LuxCMA)
International Bar Association (IBA)
Chambers Review
Europe
Laurent Lazard is well regarded for his work advising lenders on acquisition finance, corporate finance and real estate financing mandates. He also assists clients with non-performing loan transactions and securitisation transactions.
Laurent Lazard is well regarded for his work advising lenders on acquisition finance, corporate finance and real estate financing mandates. He also assists clients with non-performing loan transactions and securitisation transactions.
Articles, highlights and press releases
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BSP announces new partner promotions
BSP is pleased to announce the promotion of four new partners, effective 1st January 2022. The partnership now consists of 16 partners, 9 women and 7 men.
BSP announces a new promotion as partner within the firm
After the announcement of six new promotions within the firm in January, BSP is now pleased to announce the promotion of Michaël Kitai to partner.
The Grand-Ducal Regulation of 26 October 2019 (the "Amending Grand-Ducal Regulation") amending the Grand-Ducal Regulation of 21 December 2017 relating to the fees to be levied by the CSSF updates the fee arrangements
Luxembourg Stock Exchange | Various Updates
Updated Application Form and Undertaking Letter
MIFID II & MIFIR | Update of ESMA Q&A
Since our last newsletter, ESMA updated its Q&A on the Market in Financial Instruments Directive 2014/65/EU of 15 May 2014 ("MiFID II") and on the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation 600/2014 of 15 May 2014 ("MiFIR"), on the following topics
ESMA Guidelines on risk factors
On 1 October 2019, ESMA published the required guidelines (the "Guidelines").
CSSF Updates on IT Outsourcing by Supervised Institutions
New and Modified CSSF Templates for Authorisation Requests and Notifications
PSD 2 | EBA Opinion on the Deadline of the SCA
On 16 October 2019, the European Banking Authority (the "EBA") published an opinion on the deadline for the migration to strong customer authentication (the "SCA") under the Directive (EU) 2015/2366 of 25 November 2015 on payment services in the internal market (the "PSD 2") for e-commerce card-base
Securitisation Regulation | Finalisation of the Disclosure Technical Standards
Background Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 of 12 December 2017 laying down a general framework for securitisation and creating a specific framework for simple, transparent and standardised securitisation (the "Securitisation Regulation") imposes strict disclosure requirements on originators,
BSP announces new promotions within the firm
BSP is glad to announce for 2020 the promotion of three Counsels, four Senior Associates and eleven Associates
BSP announces new partner promotions
BSP is pleased to announce the promotion of four new partners, effective 1st January 2022. The partnership now consists of 16 partners, 9 women and 7 men.
BSP announces a new promotion as partner within the firm
After the announcement of six new promotions within the firm in January, BSP is now pleased to announce the promotion of Michaël Kitai to partner.
The Grand-Ducal Regulation of 26 October 2019 (the "Amending Grand-Ducal Regulation") amending the Grand-Ducal Regulation of 21 December 2017 relating to the fees to be levied by the CSSF updates the fee arrangements
Luxembourg Stock Exchange | Various Updates
Updated Application Form and Undertaking Letter
MIFID II & MIFIR | Update of ESMA Q&A
Since our last newsletter, ESMA updated its Q&A on the Market in Financial Instruments Directive 2014/65/EU of 15 May 2014 ("MiFID II") and on the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation 600/2014 of 15 May 2014 ("MiFIR"), on the following topics
ESMA Guidelines on risk factors
On 1 October 2019, ESMA published the required guidelines (the "Guidelines").
CSSF Updates on IT Outsourcing by Supervised Institutions
New and Modified CSSF Templates for Authorisation Requests and Notifications
PSD 2 | EBA Opinion on the Deadline of the SCA
On 16 October 2019, the European Banking Authority (the "EBA") published an opinion on the deadline for the migration to strong customer authentication (the "SCA") under the Directive (EU) 2015/2366 of 25 November 2015 on payment services in the internal market (the "PSD 2") for e-commerce card-base
Securitisation Regulation | Finalisation of the Disclosure Technical Standards
Background Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 of 12 December 2017 laying down a general framework for securitisation and creating a specific framework for simple, transparent and standardised securitisation (the "Securitisation Regulation") imposes strict disclosure requirements on originators,
BSP announces new promotions within the firm
BSP is glad to announce for 2020 the promotion of three Counsels, four Senior Associates and eleven Associates
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