Robert Goerend
Areas of practice
Robert Goerend is a Partner and a member of the Corporate/M&A and Dispute Resolution practices at Luther’s Luxembourg office. He provides comprehensive legal counsel on corporate financing, private equity transactions, and mergers & acquisitions.
Robert regularly provides strategic guidance in special situations, including corporate restructurings and insolvencies.
Robert has extensive expertise in handling corporate and commercial litigations with a focus on shareholder litigation and highstakes matters involving regulated entities, such as banks and fund structures.
Vita
Robert Goerend has graduated from the University of Aix-Marseille III in France. He obtained a Master’s degree in business law and a postgraduate diploma in corporate law, tax law and accounting (diplôme de magistère droit, fiscalité et comptabilité). Robert joined Luther in 2010 and was admitted to the Luxembourg Bar in 2011.
He also serves as Co-President of the Legal Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce in Luxembourg.
Honors and distinctions
- Leaders League, 2025: Ranked Excellent for Restructuring & Insolvency and Excellent for Dispute resolution and commercial litigation.
- IFLR1000, 2024: Luther ranked Tier 3 for Restructuring & Insolvency. Robert Goerend was described as follows: “Deep knowledge and pragmatic approach, high availability and always reactive to help us.” “Robert is a fast and responsive and provides innovative advice.”
- Legal 500 EMEA, 2024 : “The ’exceptional’ Robert Goerend, who is particularly skilled at handling shareholder disputes, ‘constantly looks for a winning edge – on the technical side of laws and documents, but also on the tactical side of psychology.” “Very pleasant interaction, goal-oriented advice.” ”Robert Goerend really knows his stuff and was incredibly helpful and went out of his way to assist.”
Publications
- Path to Recovery: The Judicial Reorganization
- Controversial interpretation of Commercial Code: case of third-party opposition raised
- Litigation and Enforcement in Luxembourg: Overview
- Luxembourg's Regulatory: ESG, Whistleblowing, Class-Action reforms & More
- Supreme Court asserts that companies must adhere to publication requirements under RCS Law
- Having your day in court: litigation trends in Luxembourg
- Litigation and enforcement in Luxembourg: overview
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Associate
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Associate
Berlin
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Senior Associate
Singapore
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Business Lawyer
Cologne
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Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
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Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
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Of Counsel
Berlin
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Associate
Yangon
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Senior Associate
Hamburg, Hanover
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Senior Associate
Hanover
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Counsel
Hamburg
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Senior Associate
Luxembourg
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Associate
Dusseldorf
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Partner
Hamburg
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Senior Associate
Hamburg
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Partner
Cologne
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Partner
Cologne
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Associate
Leipzig
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Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
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Associate
Leipzig
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Partner
Berlin, London
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Partner
Cologne
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Partner
Munich
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Associate
Singapore
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Dusseldorf
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Singapore
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Leipzig
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Berlin
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Luxembourg
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Cologne
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Hanover
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Counsel
Ho Chi Minh City
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Associate
Cologne
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Partner
Leipzig
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Hamburg
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Singapore
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Cologne
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Berlin
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Munich
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Senior Associate
Berlin
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Cologne
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Frankfurt a.M.
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Hanover
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Munich
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Frankfurt a.M., Cologne
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Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
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Hamburg
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Counsel
Singapore
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Stuttgart
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Partner
Singapore, Ho Chi Minh City
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Hamburg
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Dusseldorf
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Cologne
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Luxembourg
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Singapore
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Cologne
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Essen
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Stuttgart
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Hamburg
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Hanover
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Singapore
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Yangon
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Dusseldorf
Sophia Meyer, Maître en Droit
Associate
Berlin
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Counsel
Berlin
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Luxembourg
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Senior Associate
Essen
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Partner
Bangkok
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Counsel
Leipzig
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Counsel
Dusseldorf
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Associate
Singapore
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Cologne
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Managing Partner
Cologne
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Singapore
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Luxembourg
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Luxembourg
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Luxembourg
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Leipzig
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Frankfurt a.M.
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Stuttgart, London
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Essen
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Cologne
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Singapore
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Luxembourg
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Frankfurt a.M.
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Berlin
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Frankfurt a.M.
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Partner
Leipzig
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Partner
Hamburg
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Frankfurt a.M., London
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Senior Associate
Kuala Lumpur
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Kuala Lumpur
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Jakarta
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Hamburg
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Hamburg
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Frankfurt a.M.
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Associate
Cologne
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Hanover
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Senior Associate
Luxembourg
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Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
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Partner
Munich
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Senior Associate
Leipzig
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Associate
Munich
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Associate
Leipzig
Martin Hüwel
Partner
Frankfurt a.M., Cologne
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Partner
Singapore
Dr Benjamin Hub
Partner
Hamburg
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Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
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Associate
Essen, Dusseldorf
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Partner
Berlin
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Senior Associate
Stuttgart
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Associate
Hamburg
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Counsel
Luxembourg
Claudia Hoffmann
Partner
Luxembourg
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Associate
Hamburg
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Associate
Hanover
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Counsel
Stuttgart
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Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
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Partner
Hamburg
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Associate
Munich
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Partner
Hamburg
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Partner
Hanover
Prof. Dr Hans-Georg Hahn
Of Counsel
Hanover
Thi Ha
Associate
Yangon
Frank Gutsche
Partner
Stuttgart
Pia Grahmann
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Bernd Götze
Of Counsel
Singapore
Silke Gottschalk, LL.M. (London)
Senior Associate
Cologne
Robert Goerend
Partner
Luxembourg
Imke Glücks
Partner
Essen
Philipp Glock
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Stephan Gittermann
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Anne Gensert
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Rafaella Gavrielidou
Associate
Luxembourg
Dr Stefan Galla
Partner
Essen
Ann-Kristin Freiheit
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Anne-Sophie Fischer
Associate
Munich
Sebastian Fedder
Partner
Hamburg
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Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Benjamin Effler
Associate
Berlin
Dr Michael Ebert
Counsel
Stuttgart
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Associate
Leipzig
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Partner
Singapore
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Partner
Hamburg
Philipp Dietz, LL.M. (Edinburgh)
Partner
Cologne
Euryale Didillon
Counsel
Luxembourg
Marx Dauth, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Marco Dauner
Associate
Stuttgart
Rolf Corsten
Of Counsel
Dusseldorf
Prof. Dr Christian Burholt, LL.M.
Partner
Berlin
Dr Christoph von Burgsdorff, LL.M. (Essex)
Partner
Hamburg
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Associate
Hanover
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Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
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Partner
Kuala Lumpur
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Partner
Dusseldorf
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Associate
Singapore
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Counsel
Stuttgart
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Associate
Luxembourg
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Partner
Dusseldorf
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Partner
Yangon, Singapore
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Partner
Berlin
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Partner
Hanover
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Associate
Munich
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Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
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Senior Associate
Leipzig
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Senior Associate
Singapore
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Partner
Dusseldorf
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Of Counsel
Essen
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Of Counsel
Berlin
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Partner
Essen
Dr Johannes Becker
Counsel
Cologne
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Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
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Senior Associate
Bangkok
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Partner
Hamburg
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Senior Associate
Luxembourg
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Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
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Senior Associate
Luxembourg
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Partner
Cologne