Partner
Avocat à la Cour, Member of the Luxembourg Bar, 1996
1996 | Complementary Course in Luxembourg Law, University of Luxembourg |
1995 | Master's degree in Economic and Labour Law, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium |
English and French
François is a member of the European Employment Lawyers Association (EELA) and Vice-President and board member of the China-Luxembourg Chambers of Commerce a.s.b.l.. He is also an active member of the INTERLAW international network of independent law firms and Chair of the INTERLAW CARE impact Fund. In 2022, François was appointed by the Minister of Justice of Luxembourg as a co-teacher for the Trainees of the Bar of Luxembourg in charge of deeds of proceedings.
François is a specialist in all areas of litigation with an in-depth expertise in commercial litigation. His diverse practice includes insurance law, contract law, debt recovery, real estate and construction law, and insolvency & restructuring. After a long experience obtained as a receiver in bankruptcy, he is now frequently appointed by the district court of Luxembourg as a receiver of unclaimed estates and non-commercial associations.
François has also a deep knowledge and experience in employment law, including contracts and service agreements and internal regulations. He also regularly assists clients in contentious issues relating to Succession and Insurance matters with a particular focus to prevent litigation.
Before joining MOLITOR in 2014, he worked for 18 years with established law firms in Luxembourg.
In a rare occurrence in the insurance sector, the Commissariat aux Assurances (CAA) issued a news item dated 19 July 2024 which was published on its website (the CAA publication) to inform the public of the insolvency of the Luxembourg life insurance company FWU Life Insurance Lux S.A. (FLL). This is only the second Luxembourg […]
MOLITOR s’engage auprès de MSF Luxembourg grâce à un partenariat signé entre Roger Martinez-Dolz, Directeur Général de MSF Luxembourg, Me Michel Molitor, Managing Partner, et Me François Cautaerts, Partner au sein du cabinet. L’Etude apportera son soutien à MSF à travers du conseil juridique sur des projets phares de l’association. Retrouvez le communiqué officiel de […]
Introduction Jusqu’à ce jour, le Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ne s’était jamais doté d’une loi relative à la dormance ainsi qu’à la déshérence dans le secteur financier. Grâce à la loi du 30 mars 2022, entrée en vigueur en date du 1 juin 2022, c’est désormais chose faite. Cette nouvelle loi s’inscrit dans une triple démarche […]
The law of 10 August 2018[1] has transposed the Directive (EU) 2016/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union of 20 January 2016 on insurance distribution (the “IDD Directive”) into Luxembourg law. The law of 7 December 2015 on the insurance sector is amended again. The IDD Directive answers a […]
La loi du 10 août 2018[1] a transposé en droit luxembourgeois la directive (UE) 2016/97 du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 20 janvier 2016 sur la distribution d’assurances (ci-après « Directive DDA[2] »). La loi du 7 décembre 2015 sur le secteur des assurances s’en trouve une nouvelle fois modifiée. La Directive DDA, ainsi transposée, […]
What reorganisation and bankruptcy processes are available for financially troubled debtors?