Valérie Kopéra
Biography
Valérie Kopéra is a counsel in the Litigation and Employment practice groups of Baker McKenzie's Luxembourg office. She joined the Firm on 1 February 2024.
Valérie has almost 20 years of experience in Luxembourg business matters. She started her career as a tax adviser at one of the Big Four firms before focusing on corporate, banking and finance matters at a major local law firm.
After almost a decade of legal advisory at internationally renowned firms and a short experience at a bank, Valérie decided to focus on business litigation, drawing on her extensive consulting experience. She worked for nearly eight years in a leading law firm as counsel and litigation attorney, before running her own practice and finally heading the litigation and dispute resolution department as a partner of a local law firm.
Practice Focus
Valérie is renowned in dispute resolution matters. She has been involved in high-profile multijurisdictional civil, commercial, tax and regulatory disputes before Luxembourg courts and as counsel in foreign jurisdictions.
Valérie assists clients in prelitigation matters through risk management and pre-dispute advice, and in litigation matters by representation at court or through amicable settlements or arbitration.
She handles all aspects of cases involving shareholders' disputes, fraudulent acts, contractual issues, breach of fiduciary duties, directors' liability, contractual and tort liability, labor law, enforcement of foreign decisions, seizure of bank accounts and claims recovery.
Valérie is particularly active in corporate governance.
Valérie has gained a deep experience in insolvency matters by acting as a judicial liquidator and bankruptcy trustee in major international insolvency cases.
Valérie is also active in data protection, IP/IT and AI matters.
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Immaterial Law Commission of the Luxembourg Bar Association (IP/IT, data protection) - Member
- Luxembourg Association of Banking Lawyers (ALJB) - Member
- Luxembourg Institute of Directors (ILA) - Member
Admissions
- Luxembourg (2007)
Education
- Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce (Luxembourg tax diploma - income tax and VAT for companies and individuals) (2006)
- University of Nancy II, France (Business legal advisor diploma - Diplôme de Juriste Conseil d'Entreprise) (2004)
- University of Nancy II, France (Master's degree in business law) (2003)
Languages
- English
- French