Luisa received her Master’s degree in law from Passau University and is admitted as a lawyer in Germany, qualifying in 2017. She also received an LL.M. in Transnational Business Practice from McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento, USA. After completing her studies, Luisa trained, inter alia, in the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority.

Prior to joining Z&Co, Luisa worked as an associate in financial regulation and capital markets at Linklaters LLP in Frankfurt and Dubai where she was involved in a broad range of financial regulatory matters and conventional and Islamic capital market transactions. Her expertise in financial regulation covers multiple jurisdictions, having advised clients on EU, German, Luxembourg, Saudi, DIFC and ADGM law.

Recent experience includes advising:

• A Saudi bank on its Sukuk issuance (ongoing).
• A global technology company on the restructuring of its Saudi corporate and contractual arrangements (ongoing).
• Qatar National Bank on its US$ 1 billion EMTN programme update.
• Various local and international banks in relation to compliance with outsourcing requirements, notification of change of control, e-payment services, branch and subsidiary establishment and post-Brexit compliance.
• German insurance companies regarding Solvency II requirements and structuring re-insurance transactions.