Dorothée Ciolino

Counsel

Luxembourg
Luxembourg
T:+352 28 57 39 223
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
T:+352 28 57 39 223
Dorothée Ciolino

Dorothée Ciolino

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Biography

Dorothée Ciolino is a commercial, corporate and IT lawyer based in Luxembourg. She advises clients on banking and finance, commercial, corporate and IT law issues and has more than 20 years' experience of working in the Luxembourg market.

Dorothée is a trusted advisor to clients in a wide variety of industries, including technology and banking and finance. She offers a broad range of services relating to banking regulation, with a focus on FinTech, payment services and the digitalisation of payment means. Dorothée also has extensive knowledge of intellectual property law and new technologies, in particular in software development and implementation of SaaS and PaaS, as well as data protection issues.

Dorothée's diverse practice involves advising clients on corporate and contract law. She assists local and international clients in setting-up their business in Luxembourg, in their day-to-day operations and in expanding their business across the EU. She advises on mergers and acquisitions and restructurings involving financial institutions, as well as on structuring of the investment and financing transactions.

Having held directorship positions in several types of businesses (mainly payment services providers, luxury groups, real estate companies), Dorothée is able to take a practical approach in negotiating agreements with providers and regulators. Her experience allows her to offer a global and integrated vision on regulatory and structuring matters and on operational issues.

Prior to joining the firm, Dorothée was the founding partner of DCL Avocats.

Professional experience

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DU on intellectual property and new technologies, Lille II, 2002

PhD (doctorat) on «Dematerialisation of property» (with the unanimous consent of the jury and receiving the «Nancy University PhD of the year» award), 2001

DEA (French post-graduate master degree), in Private Law, at Paris II (Panthéon – Assas) University, 1997

Masters in Private Law, with Honours from Nancy University, 1996

  • Luxembourg Bar 2007
  • Paris Bar 2003

Dorothée advises her clients on banking and finance, commercial, corporate and IT law issues. Her experience includes:

  • advising on structuring and setting-up of IT start-ups (e.g., SaaS providers, PaaS providers, regulated or not regulated) and negotiation of commercial agreements;
  • drafting of corporate documents such as share purchase agreements and shareholders' agreements;
  • negotiating and drafting of financing documentation (security package and credit agreements) for credit institutions or corporations on all related regulatory aspects in order to assist her clients in relation to compliance related projects;
  • advising on restructuring (mergers, acquisitions).
  • Highly recommended: IT, Outsourcing & Data Protection, Luxembourg, Leaders League, 2023
  • "Off the record: Tech" training, "Règlement Dora: enjeux et perspectives", Paperjam Business Club, November 2024
  • "MiCA: The key facets of regulatory compliance and opearational protocols", NRF conference, November 2024
  • Podcast host, "Fund tokenization: The future of funds?", Norton Rose Fulbright, October 2024
  • Lecturer at Nancy 2 University - private law courses (Master 2 degree «International and European Lawyers»), 2007 – onwards
  • Lectures on commercial companies' laws (3 hours per session (3 sessions) – External training for the Financial regulator employees, Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (Luxembourg Financial regulator), November 2019 and September 2021
  • "L'assistance financière", MEETINCS Conference, Luxembourg, October 2020
  • Lectures and Workshop on GDPR, Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce, 2023 and 2018

ABBL (The Luxembourg Bankers' Association)

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  • English

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