Arnaud Julien joins from Eversheds Sutherland where he was a principal associate within the financial institutions group. He specialises in advising domestic and international clients including fund managers, credit institutions, investors and service providers on all types of alternative investment funds, UCITS funds, asset managers and corporate entities.

Investment funds partner Antonios Nezeritis said:

"We're delighted to be welcoming Arnaud to Ashurst. He is a strong up-and-coming practitioner with an outstanding skillset which will add great value to our investment funds team. We continue to be involved in the leading mandates in the Luxembourg market, and the pipeline is looking excellent. Arnaud's appointment demonstrates our continued commitment to the growth of our practice here in Luxembourg."

Luxembourg office managing partner Isabelle Lentz added:

"We continue to build on the strength of our Luxembourg offering to support clients in this important European investment centre. Arnaud's joining follows our strong investment in Luxembourg across all levels, including Katia Fettes and Fiona Keating who joined the global loans team earlier this year."