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"
Publikationen
- Lending and Taking Security in Luxembourg: Overview
- Small Business, Big Market: How the Listing Act puts SMEs in the spotlight of EU Capital Markets
- Luxembourg's Regulatory: ESG, Whistleblowing, Class-Action reforms & More
- International Banking Review 2023-2024
- Corporate Governance in Luxembourg - 2022
- Lending and Taking Security in Luxembourg: Overview (2022)
- Public Mergers and Acquisitions in Luxembourg: Overview
- Corporate Governance 2021
- Head of ESG – Ensuring that ESG becomes the company’s DNA
- Lending and taking security in Luxembourg: overview
- Public mergers and acquisitions in Luxembourg: overview
- 2020 Corporate Governance - Luxembourg
- Lending and taking security in Luxembourg: overview
- 2019 Corporate Governance - Luxembourg
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Xinyue Zhu, LL.M.
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Paula Dresler
Associate
Berlin
Pia Grahmann
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Rafaella Gavrielidou
Associate
Luxemburg
Oliver Zaruba
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Swe Yee Htun
Associate
Yangon
Maryana Slyusarchuk
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Janis Rentrop
Associate
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Florian Plambeck
Associate
Hamburg
Peter Holan
Associate
Hamburg
Konrad Prokop, LL.M.
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Constance Xue Yao Valsemey, LL.M.
Associate
Singapur
Anne Gensert
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Jael Marquardt
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Sascha Wiemann
Senior Associate
Luxemburg
Thierry Joseph
Senior Associate
Luxemburg
Lasse Langfeldt, LL.M. (Uppsala), LL.M. (Brussels School of Competition)
Senior Associate
Brüssel
Stefanie Samosny
Senior Associate
Luxemburg
Anna-Sophia Riebeling
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr. Manuel Seidel, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Berlin
Victoria Schöll
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Georgios Patsinaridis
Senior Associate
Luxemburg
Volkan Top
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Leonie Herwarth von Bittenfeld, LL.B., M.A.
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Erik von Kügelgen, M. Iur.
Senior Associate
Köln
Jan-Patrik Welter
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Stefan Jokel
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Leif Dustin Schneider
Counsel
Ho-Chi-Minh-Stadt
Marion Lanne
Counsel
Luxemburg
Ofeliia Assa, LL.M., CAIA
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Elena Recklin
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr. Marc Peters, LL.M. oec.
Counsel
Köln
Prof. Dr. Johannes Beermann
Of Counsel
Berlin
Philipp Kropatscheck Nguyen, LL.M.
Of Counsel
Singapur
Henning Brockhaus
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr. David von Saucken, MJur (Oxon)
Partner
Berlin, London
Christoph Schauenburg, LL.M. (London)
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Claudia Hoffmann
Partnerin
Luxemburg
Stephan Gittermann
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Prof. Dr. Florian Schulz M.B.A. (Nimbas)
Partner
Hamburg
Dr. Gregor Wecker
Partner
Köln
Dr. Eberhard Vetter
Partner
Köln
Dr. Rolf Kobabe
Partner
Hamburg
Dr. Jörgen Tielmann, LL.M.
Partner
Hamburg
Dr. Andreas Kloyer
Partner
Frankfurt a.M., London
Dr. Benjamin Hub
Partner
Hamburg
Robert Goerend
Partner
Luxemburg
Daniel Latta
Partner
Berlin
Dr. Joachim Heinemann
Partner
Hamburg
Martin Hüwel
Partner
Frankfurt a.M., Köln
Achim Pütz
Partner
Frankfurt a.M., Köln
Dr. Daniel Krauspenhaar
Partner
Luxemburg
Nicole Bittlingmayer
Partnerin
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr. Björn Simon
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr. Bela Jansen
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.