Family office
Family office legal services in Luxembourg
The firm structures and coordinates the legal side of your family office in Luxembourg: wealth holding company, SPF, succession, family governance and the organised transfer of wealth.
In short
A legal family office in Luxembourg organises the holding, governance and transfer of significant family wealth: wealth holding company, SPF, agreements and family governance charter, succession planning. Cerno Law Firm designs and coordinates this legal framework, without being a wealth manager.
Responsible for legal content: Maître Cora Maglo, Avocate à la Cour, Liste I du Barreau de Luxembourg depuis 2009. · Applicable law: Luxembourg
Family office legal services in Luxembourg: key points at a glance
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| Fees | Fees stated upfront. Scoping meeting from EUR 175 excl. VAT; fixed-fee wealth structuring engagement from EUR 1,500 for the design phase, then fees according to scope. |
| Indicative timing | The design of the architecture is carried out over a few weeks; the implementation of the structures and agreements is planned according to the required deeds. |
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A substantial family estate is protected by a coherent architecture: combining a holding company, a wealth vehicle (SPF), family governance and succession planning secures the transfer across several generations.
Cerno Law Firm designs and coordinates the legal framework of your family office, aligning ownership, governance, tax and succession in the service of directors and high-net-worth families (HNWIs).
Family office legal services in Luxembourg: when should you call on the firm?
As a director or family with a substantial estate, you want to organise the ownership, governance and transfer of your wealth durably and coherently.
An estate scattered across several structures, with no governance or succession strategy, creates risks of deadlock and dispersion.
What happens if you do nothing?
Family conflicts, forced joint ownership, poorly anticipated transfer taxation, absent governance, dispersion of the estate among heirs.
Without an overall legal framework, the transfer becomes a source of disputes and erosion of the family estate.
How does the firm step in?
Design of the wealth architecture (holding company, SPF), drafting of family governance agreements and charters, succession planning and legal coordination of the family's advisers.
Cerno is a law firm admitted to the Luxembourg Bar: the digital tools serve only to simplify the gathering of information, the qualification of the matter and the tracking of requests; they never replace the lawyer's advice, who designs and steers the entire arrangement.
Practice areas
When to call on the firm
- Structure the ownership of family wealth through a holding company and an SPF.
- Put in place family governance and a family charter.
- Plan and secure the transfer between generations.
- Coordinate the legal side of an international estate.
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Expertise
Review by a lawyer of the Luxembourg Bar.
Simplicity
Under 5 minutes to open your case.
Fees stated upfront
Scoping meeting from EUR 175 excl. VAT; fixed-fee wealth structuring engagement from EUR 1,500 for the design phase, then fees according to scope.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is a legal family office?
It is the legal organisation of the ownership, governance and transfer of a substantial family estate, combining a holding company, a wealth vehicle, agreements and succession planning.
From what level of wealth is it relevant?
Once the estate is significant, diversified or international, an overall legal architecture protects it better than scattered ownership. The firm assesses your situation.
Does the firm handle the international dimension?
Yes, the firm coordinates the residences, treaties and succession rules applicable to cross-border estates.
Is Cerno a wealth manager?
No. Cerno is a law firm admitted to the Luxembourg Bar that designs and coordinates the legal framework; the lawyer steers the arrangement, the digital tools only help with tracking.
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Founded in 2013; Maître Cora Maglo has been admitted to the Luxembourg Bar since 2009
- 2013
- independent firm
- 2009
- at the Bar since 2009
- 4,7/5
- 81 Google reviewsRead reviews
Expertise & authority
Ongoing review and analysis of Luxembourg and European case law
Avocate à la Cour, List I of the Luxembourg Bar since 2009
Trained at the London School of Economics, formerly at Clifford Chance and Bonn Steichen & Partners
Member of international networks: EILN, AEA, Cross Border Advisory Solutions
Every matter handled and approved by a lawyer admitted to the Bar
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Had a consultation with Me Cora Maglo about my Luxembourg Blue Card application. She explained everything clearly: the process, timeline and documents I need, and helped me with my wife’s family reunification too. Honest and practical advice. I felt confident after talking to her.F. P.J’ai beaucoup apprécié le service de Maître Maglo : son sérieux, sa sympathie, son professionnalisme et sa disponibilité. Toujours répondu rapidement et clairement, avec des conseils pragmatiques, sans pousser à des procédures longues et coûteuses lorsqu’elles ne sont pas justifiées.N. W.Super assistance and great support! Highly recommend. All my questions were answered, Cora and her team kept me updated all the time. I will definitely reach out to them next time for my residency.T.They talk about us
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