MNKS*: 2015 – A great year for talent
MNKS, a leading Luxembourg independent law firm, is delighted to announce the promotion of 7 talents.
"At MNKS we believe that it is vital to offer today's talent not only opportunities for personal development
but also the challenges necessary to acquire solid expertise.
We encourage innovative and cross-departmental solutions for our clients and support the
entrepreneurial qualities of our talent.
In this way, everyone can realise and express their potential in the environment of excellence of MNKS.
That is the key to the success of our 7 promoted staff members.”
Joëlle Marsot, Human Ressources Director.
Sabrina Alvaro, 31 years old, has been appointed Senior Manager at
MNKS.
A member of the Paris Bar since 2009 and of the Luxembourg Bar since
2014, Sabrina is a labour law specialist who notably focuses on social
security law and international mobility. She is also a member of two
associations of employment law specialists: ELSA and EELA.
Sabrina graduated with a Master’s Degree in Business Law (DJCE) from
the University of Nancy. Before joining MNKS in 2010 she worked in the
legal and social relationships department of Nestlé Waters Supply Est
and then in the labour law department of CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre
in Paris.
Edouard Bubenicek, 32 years old, has been appointed Manager at
MNKS.
A member of the Luxembourg Bar since 2010, he graduated with a
Master’s degree in International Trade Law from the University of
Nancy.
Edouard is involved in various fields of corporate law, such as corporate
structuring and mergers and acquisitions.
He previously worked in Lorang & Wingerter and Meynioglu Law in
Luxembourg before joining the corporate law department of MNKS in
2013.
Jonathan Collins, 34 years old, has been appointed Manager at MNKS.
Jonathan graduated with Bachelor of Civil Law degree in 2002 and a
Master’s Degree in Criminal Law from the University of Cork in 2005, he
entered the Roll of Solicitors of the Republic of Ireland in 2010.
He is specialized in corporate law and has gained a vast experience in
mergers & acquisitions. Jonathan trained as a solicitor with LK Shields
Solicitors in Dublin and worked with IFS Asset Managers Limited before
joining the MNKS corporate department in 2010.
Aleksandra Grabarska, 31 years old, has been appointed Senior at
MNKS.
She is admitted to the Circuit Chamber of Legal Counsel in Warsaw and
a member of the Luxembourg Bar since 2014. She graduated with a
Master’s degree in Law from the University of Warsaw.
Aleksandra is specialized in company law, M&A, restructuring, issues
regarding real estate law and tax law. She worked with notable
international and local law firms in Poland before joining MNKS in 2014.
Rima Guillen, 31 years old, has been appointed Senior Manager at
MNKS.
A member of the Lithuanian and Luxembourg bar since 2011. She holds
Master’s degree in Law from Pantheon-Assas University (Paris II) and
Vilnius University (Lithuania).
Rima is an expert in IT/IP, data protection and contractual law, with
particular focus on e-commerce sector.
Before joining MNKS’s Technologies & IP department in 2011 Rima
previously worked in a major Lithuanian law firm, with an international
law firm in Paris and for the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal
Market in Spain.
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Joanna Long, 34 years old, has been appointed Senior Manager at
MNKS.
A member of the Luxembourg Bar since 2013, she was also admitted in
the Roll of Solicitors of the Republic of Ireland in 2008 and the Roll of
Solicitors in England and Wales in 2010. She holds a Master’s degree in
Civil Law from the University College of Dublin and a certificate in French
Law from the University of Nancy II, France.
Joanna is specialized in corporate law, she advises a broad range of multinational clients in a diverse range of sectors with respect of international
corporate structuring projects, mergers & acquisitions, and general
corporate advice.
Before joining MNKS Corporate department in 2010, Joanna started her legal career as a litigation
associate in a Dublin law firm specialising in insurance litigation and commercial law. She also worked
in Brussels on a European Commission’s project.
Anne-Laure Wach, 27 years old, has been appointed Senior at MNKS.
A member of the Paris Bar and the Luxembourg Bar since 2014, she holds
a Master’s Degree in Social Law from the University of Strasbourg.
Anne-Laure previously completed internships in different law firms in
Strasbourg, Vancouver and Luxembourg, as well as within MNKS. She
also worked in a Labour Law firm in Luxembourg before joining MNKS’
employment law and dispute resolution departments in 2014.
*MNKS ranks amongst the top 10 law firms in Luxembourg and amongst the top 5 local independent law firms. It is a full service
business law firm working for a large client base ranging from Luxembourg SME clients to very large global organisations.
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