Bob Scharfe

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

Inhaltliche Schwerpunkte

Bob Scharfe ist Managing Partner und leitet im Luxemburger Büro von Luther den Bereich Banking, Finance and Capital Markets. Er berät Banken, multinationale Konzerne und Private Equity-Firmen zu den verschiedensten banken- und finanzrechtlichen Angelegenheiten, zu Fragen betreffend die Kapitalmärkte, strukturierte Finanzierung, Verbriefung und Insolvenzrecht sowie zur Strukturierung von Private Equity-Anlagen über Luxemburg. Daneben verfügt er über fundierte Kenntnisse und Erfahrung im allgemeinen Gesellschaftsrecht.

Vita

Bob Scharfe hat einen LL.M. in Internationalem Wirtschaftsrecht von der Universität Kingston upon Hull, einen Master-Abschluss in Privatrecht von der Robert Schuman-Universität in Straßburg sowie ein Zertifikat in Allgemeinem Management von der Graduate School of Business der Universität Stanford. Er ist seit 2008 in Luxemburg als Anwalt zugelassen. Vor seinem Wechsel zu Luther 2018 war er für eine internationale Anwaltskanzlei in Luxemburg im Bereich Banking, Finance and Capital Markets tätig.

Auszeichnungen

  • 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
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