Bob Scharfe

Avocat à la Cour
Managing Partner Luther S.A., Location Head
Bob Scharfe

Areas of practice

Capital Markets, Banking & Finance
Financial Services Investment Funds & Alternative Investments

Bob Scharfe is the Managing Partner and heads the Banking, Finance and Capital Markets practice of Luther’s Luxembourg office. He advises banks, multi-national corporations, and private equity firms on a wide range of banking and financing matters, capital markets, structured finance, securitisation and insolvency law aspects, and structuring private equity investments through Luxembourg. He also has solid experience in general corporate law.

Vita

Bob Scharfe obtained an LL.M. in International Business Law from the University of Kingston Upon-Hull, a Master's degree in Private Law from the University Robert Schuman in Strasbourg, and a Certificate in General Management from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. He was admitted to the Luxembourg Bar in 2008. 

Prior to joining Luther in 2018, he worked in the banking, finance and capital markets department of an international law firm in Luxembourg.

Honors and distinctions

  • Legal 500 EMEA (2025): Recognized for Banking, Finance and Capital Markets. "Bob Scharfe is on the ball, pragmatic and is being considered as part of "our team" where Luxembourg involvement is required.
  • Chambers Global (2025): Ranked Up and Coming Lawyer for Banking & Finance. "Bob Scharfe is an exceptional lawyer and our go-to in Luxembourg. His advice is always thoughtful and practical.", "Bob Scharfe is quick, very knowledgeable and has a great network internationally. He is also a very good negotiator and deals well with pressure."
  • IFLR1000 (2024): Ranked in Banking as Highly regarded. Clients say: "Excellent partner with an in-depth knowledge of all financial regulations - very reliable person for complex projects."
  • IFLR1000 (2024): “Bob is very responsive and always comes through with his team whenever we need input.”
  • ​​​​​​Chambers and Partners Europe (2024): Ranked Up and Coming Lawyer for Banking & Finance. "Bob Scharfe knows what he is doing and is always calm and focused even during heated discussions, which was appreciated.", "Bob Scharfe is strong in understanding key issues and is always keen to find solutions for the right compromise."
  • Legal 500 EMEA (2022): Recognized for Banking, Finance and Capital Markets. "Bob Scharfe has an incredibly vast knowledge of all banking, finance, regulatory and corporate matters. He is also a very good listener which allows him to always have a holistic, full-picture view on issues and to always provide a correspondingly precise advice. But above all he’s an incredibly friendly and humble guy."
  • IFLR1000 (2021/2022): Ranked in Banking as Highly regarded. Clients say: "Bob is proactive and hands on in his approach, but also delegates responsibilities well. He quickly assesses the individual attributes and challenges of different transactions and implements effective courses of action at inception, thereby reducing the risk of subsequent issues."
  • IFLR1000 (2021): Ranked in Banking as Highly regarded. Clients say: "Bob is extremely knowledgeable on the trickiest issues, and always deals with them in a responsive and thorough way.""Our business includes and puts together very different stakeholders, such as banks, trust service providers, insurance companies or any company having a website or operating in the internet. It is quite complex meeting very different legal and regulatory requirements. Bob is incredibly fast in understanding the business, the relationship between the stakeholders, their needs and requirements. […] He has a very vast (legal) knowledge what makes it easy to discuss very different subjects with him without losing the view for the big picture, i.e. the connection between the different stakeholders and their legal/regulatory requirements."
  • Legal 500 EMEA (2021): Recognized for Banking, Finance and Capital Markets. ‘Bob Scharfe has vast knowledge and experience and therefore the ability to look at matters from different angles/perspectives and to think outside of the box. He is also very well-connected in Luxembourg as well as to the other international offices of Luther.’ ‘Bob Scharfe is very calm under pressure.’
  • IFLR1000 (2020): Aufgeführt im Bereich Banking als hoch angesehen. Mandanten sagen: „[Bob Scharfe] und sein Team verfügen über umfangreiche Erfahrung und sind ausreichend qualifiziert, um auch unsere komplexesten Asset Backed-Finanzierungen zu betreuen.“ Wird beschrieben als „sehr proaktiv, lösungsorientiert, pragmatisch und verfügt über ein sehr großes Wissen.“
  • Legal 500 EMEA (2019): Anerkennung im Bereich Banking, Finance and Capital Markets.
  • IFLR1000 (2018): Gelistet im Bereich "Financial and Corporate"
Bob Scharfe

Bob Scharfe

Avocat à la Cour
Managing Partner Luther S.A., Location Head
Newsroom
More Experts
Xinyue Zhu, LL.M.

Xinyue Zhu, LL.M.

Business Lawyer

Cologne

Constance Xue Yao Valsemey, LL.M.

Constance Xue Yao Valsemey, LL.M.

Associate

Singapore

Peter Holan

Peter Holan

Associate

Hamburg

Isabel Hoyer

Isabel Hoyer

Associate

Frankfurt a.M.

Oliver Zaruba

Oliver Zaruba

Associate

Frankfurt a.M.

Paula Dresler

Paula Dresler

Associate

Berlin

Swe Yee Htun

Swe Yee Htun

Associate

Yangon

Rafaella Gavrielidou

Rafaella Gavrielidou

Associate

Luxembourg

Pia Grahmann

Pia Grahmann

Associate

Frankfurt a.M.

Maryana Slyusarchuk

Maryana Slyusarchuk

Associate

Frankfurt a.M.

Konrad Prokop, LL.M.

Konrad Prokop, LL.M.

Associate

Frankfurt a.M.

Yassine Bouzetit

Yassine Bouzetit

Associate

Luxembourg

Florian Plambeck

Florian Plambeck

Associate

Hamburg

Janis Rentrop

Janis Rentrop

Associate

Cologne

Anna-Sophia Riebeling

Anna-Sophia Riebeling

Senior Associate

Frankfurt a.M.

Lasse Langfeldt, LL.M. (Uppsala), LL.M. (Brussels School of Competition)

Lasse Langfeldt, LL.M. (Uppsala), LL.M. (Brussels School of Competition)

Senior Associate

Brussels

Victoria Schöll

Victoria Schöll

Senior Associate

Frankfurt a.M.

Stefanie Samosny

Stefanie Samosny

Senior Associate

Luxembourg

Georgios Patsinaridis

Georgios Patsinaridis

Senior Associate

Luxembourg

Jael Marquardt

Jael Marquardt

Senior Associate

Frankfurt a.M.

Leonie Herwarth von Bittenfeld, LL.B., M.A.

Leonie Herwarth von Bittenfeld, LL.B., M.A.

Senior Associate

Frankfurt a.M.

Anne Gensert

Anne Gensert

Senior Associate

Leipzig

Dr Manuel Seidel, LL.M.

Dr Manuel Seidel, LL.M.

Senior Associate

Berlin

Sascha Wiemann

Sascha Wiemann

Senior Associate

Luxembourg

Thierry Joseph

Thierry Joseph

Senior Associate

Luxembourg

Volkan Top

Volkan Top

Senior Associate

Hamburg

Erik von Kügelgen

Erik von Kügelgen

Senior Associate

Cologne

Jan-Patrik Welter

Jan-Patrik Welter

Senior Associate

Hamburg

Stefan Jokel

Stefan Jokel

Senior Associate

Frankfurt a.M.

Marion Lanne

Marion Lanne

Counsel

Luxembourg

Dr Marc Peters, LL.M. oec.

Dr Marc Peters, LL.M. oec.

Counsel

Cologne

Elena Recklin

Elena Recklin

Counsel

Frankfurt a.M.

Ofeliia Assa, LL.M., CAIA

Ofeliia Assa, LL.M., CAIA

Counsel

Frankfurt a.M.

Leif Dustin Schneider

Leif Dustin Schneider

Counsel

Ho Chi Minh City

Prof. Dr Johannes Beermann

Prof. Dr Johannes Beermann

Of Counsel

Berlin

Philipp Kropatscheck Nguyen, LL.M.

Philipp Kropatscheck Nguyen, LL.M.

Of Counsel

Singapore

Robert Goerend

Robert Goerend

Partner

Luxembourg

Dr. Daniel Krauspenhaar

Dr. Daniel Krauspenhaar

Partner

Luxembourg

Dr David von Saucken, MJur (Oxon)

Dr David von Saucken, MJur (Oxon)

Partner

Berlin, London

Claudia Hoffmann

Claudia Hoffmann

Partner

Luxembourg

Daniel Latta

Daniel Latta

Partner

Berlin

Christoph Schauenburg, LL.M. (London)

Christoph Schauenburg, LL.M. (London)

Partner

Frankfurt a.M.

Dr Eberhard Vetter

Dr Eberhard Vetter

Partner

Cologne

Dr Jörgen Tielmann, LL.M.

Dr Jörgen Tielmann, LL.M.

Partner

Hamburg

Prof Dr Florian Schulz M.B.A. (Nimbas)

Prof Dr Florian Schulz M.B.A. (Nimbas)

Partner

Hamburg

Stephan Gittermann

Stephan Gittermann

Partner

Frankfurt a.M.

Dr Benjamin Hub

Dr Benjamin Hub

Partner

Hamburg

Dr Andreas Kloyer

Dr Andreas Kloyer

Partner

Frankfurt a.M., London

Dr Rolf Kobabe

Dr Rolf Kobabe

Partner

Hamburg

Henning Brockhaus

Henning Brockhaus

Partner

Frankfurt a.M.

Dr Joachim Heinemann

Dr Joachim Heinemann

Partner

Hamburg

Martin Hüwel

Martin Hüwel

Partner

Frankfurt a.M., Cologne

Achim Pütz

Achim Pütz

Partner

Frankfurt a.M., Cologne

Nicole Bittlingmayer

Nicole Bittlingmayer

Partner

Frankfurt a.M.

Dr Björn Simon

Dr Björn Simon

Partner

Frankfurt a.M.

Dr Bela Jansen

Dr Bela Jansen

Partner

Frankfurt a.M.

Dr Gregor Wecker

Dr Gregor Wecker

Partner

Cologne

Bob Scharfe

Bob Scharfe

Managing Partner Luther S.A.

Luxembourg