Cathrine Foldberg Møller
Luxembourg, 2 March 2026 – Global law firm DLA Piper announces the appointment of Cathrine Foldberg Møller as a partner in its Luxembourg office, joining the firm’s Financial Services Sector.
Joining the firm’s Luxembourg office from Simmons & Simmons, where she led the Regulatory practice, Cathrine has built a highly successful pan-European FS regulatory practice, advising a range of financial institutions, insurance companies, fintechs (including crypto-asset service providers) and other professionals of the financial sector.
With a background as a transactional lawyer, Cathrine’s practice covers traditional banking and payment services, investment activities, product regulation and financial promotion. She advises on the full spectrum of regulatory frameworks, including MiFID, CRD6, PSD3, DORA, MiCA and tokenisation, as well as licensing and perimeter matters. She has strong relationships with local regulators and significant M&A experience across the financial services industry. Closely monitoring legal and market developments, she helps clients anticipate and navigate regulatory change.
Cathrine’s appointment is among the latest strategic hires in DLA Piper’s Financial Services Sector, with Mark Brown also joining as a partner in London today.
Colin Wilson, International Group Head of DLA Piper’s Finance practice, commented: “The appointments of Cathrine and Mark highlight our investment in key European financial hubs. Their experiences and knowledge will significantly strengthen our structured finance and Financial Services regulatory benches and come at a time where we are investing in leading talent to join the firm.”
Xavier Guzman, Country Managing Partner, Luxembourg, DLA Piper, added: “Cathrine’s appointment to our Luxembourg office reinforces our ability to lead M&A transactions in the financial services sector, help clients navigate today’s regulatory requirements, and structural shifts reshaping financial services.
Her strong background covers both traditional financial services regulations and emerging areas, including crypto-assets and stablecoins. Combined with her cross-border perspective and deep understanding of how clients operate, Cathrine brings a profile perfectly aligned with our commitment to delivering high-quality, forward-looking advice. We are delighted to welcome her to the Luxembourg partnership and the firm.”
In recent months, DLA Piper’s International Finance practice has advised high-profile clients on matters including:
– Advising Banco Santander on the provision of EUR1.4 billion warehouse financing facility to Klarna.
– Advising Danaher Corporation and its Luxembourg-based financing entity in connection with the offer and sale of five tranches of CHF-denominated bonds in an aggregate principal amount of CHF 1.25 billion.
– Advising Breakwater Energy Holdings S.à r.l. (EIG Partners) on two parallel financing transactions to refinance the deferred purchase price for its 25% acquisition of Repsol E&P S.à r.l., including a new USD100m super senior revolving credit facility and a subsequent USD800m New York law governed senior secured bond issuance.
– Supporting Astra Partners, a specialist investor and developer in the datacentre market, on securing a EUR340 million financing facility.
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Notes to editors:
DLA Piper’s Finance practice is one of the driving forces of the DLA Piper global practice, providing market-leading insight and advice and representing leading investment and commercial financial institutions, public and private companies and government entities. The team advises clients across the full spectrum of banking/finance and capital markets, including asset-based lending, leveraged and debt finance, capital markets/high-yield bonds, derivatives, digital finance, fund finance, securitisation and structured finance, project finance, real estate finance, corporate treasury and venture finance.
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