Christopher Dortschy is a partner in Debevoise & Plimpton Europe, S.à r.l. and an international counsel in Debevoise & Plimpton LLP. He leads the firm’s Luxembourg office and is a member of the firm’s Funds/Investment Management and Private Equity Groups.
For more than 10 years, Mr. Dortschy has advised international asset management firms on establishing, administering and winding up all types of Luxembourg regulated and unregulated investment vehicles, with a specific focus on alternative investment funds investing in illiquid asset classes.
He has extensive experience advising clients on the regulatory aspects of establishing, operating and investing in Luxembourg fund management companies. Prior to joining Debevoise, Mr. Dortschy served in the Luxembourg office of a magic circle firm.
Mr. Dortschy is recommended for Investment Funds in Luxembourg by Chambers Global (2024) and Chambers Europe (2024), where clients appreciate his “holistic approach” to understanding their objectives, and describe him as “a very good and hands-on lawyer.” He is ranked as a Rising Star by IFLR1000 and has been praised as “commercial and responsive” by The Legal 500. He is also noted for Investment Funds in Luxembourg by The Legal 500 EMEA (2024).
Mr. Dortschy is a member of the Frankfurt and the Luxembourg bars and is a member of various working groups of the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI), as well as a member of various technical committees of the Luxembourg Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (LPEA). He also serves on Invest Europe’s European Long Term Investment Funds Task Force. He is fluent in German, French, English and Spanish.