Christina Nickel

Christina Nickel

Counsel
Christina Nickel is highly responsive and communicates clearly and concisely.
— Legal 500 EMEA 2026
Luxembourg
About

Christina Nickel advises on cross-border banking, finance and capital markets transactional matters. She also focuses on any regulatory matters within the banking, finance and capital markets sector as well as restructuring matters.

Christina regularly advises Luxembourg and foreign banks, professionals of the financial sector, securitisation undertakings, listed and non-listed companies undertakings on the issuance of and subscription to securities, the admission to listing, application for authorization with the CSSF, (cloud) outsourcing, AML, EMIR, etc.

She is further member of the debt capital markets and structured investments group of DLA Piper International.

Areas of FocusFinancial ServicesFinanceRegulatory and Government Affairs
Professional QualificationsAvocat admitted to the Barreau de Luxembourg

EXPERIENCE

  • Advised an American multinational aerospace and defense technology company on the delisting of its bonds from the official list of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.
  • Advised an American group on the design, manufacturing, and marketing of industrial and consumer products sector on its entry into a US commercial paper program for USD11.5bn.
  • Advised an American group being the world's largest medical device company on its public offering of notes of up to EUR7bn and the corresponding tender offerings as well as on its second public offering of notes of up to EUR5bn and the corresponding tender offerings.
  • Advised TRATON SE and its Luxembourg subsidiary on the update of its EUR12bn EMTN program and subsequent drawdowns.
  • Advised Luxembourg securitisation vehicles on a multi-issuer programme of USD500m with notes listed on the Official List of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and admitted to trading on the Euro MTF market.
  • Advised a Luxembourg energy provider on its issuance of bond certificates and entry into several Schuldschein loans for EUR250m.
  • Advised a German Bank on the financing of a project on the construction of the Grimsas wind farm in Sweden in for EUR32.25m.
  • Advised a Luxembourg company on its issuance of CHESS Depository Interests for AUD11m in connection with its launch of Low Earth Orbit Satellites.
  • Advised a Portuguese group on its acquisition of a Luxembourg regulated entity in the IT sector as well as related regulatory and finance assistance.
  • Advised an Indian group in the IT sector and English group in the communications sector on the set-up of its support professional of the financial sector (PFS) in Luxembourg.
  • Advised an American global debt buyer on its listing of bonds on the Luxembourg Securities Official List and related bonds issuances.
  • Advised several regulated Luxembourg entities and their parent undertakings on the compliance requirements with respect to (cloud) outsourcing and AML under Luxembourg law and regulations.
Languages
  • English
  • German
  • French

Awards

  • Rated as "Rising Star" by IFLR1000 2023-24
  • What clients said to Legal 500 EMEA 2026: “Christina Nickel is highly responsive and communicates clearly and concisely.”
Education
  • Luxembourg Bar School (Cours complémentaires), 2020
  • University of Trier (Germany), First State Exam in Law, 2015

Publications

Christina has written publications on:

  • Publication of the Luxembourg DORA law, July 2024
  • The countdown is on: EMIR 2024, December 2023
  • New CSSF circular simplifying reporting linked to the long-form report and news submission deadline for management letter, December 2023
  • Upcoming changes to EMIR reporting requirements, March 2023
  • Amendment of Luxembourg Securitisation Law, 2022
  • Important publication of new CSSF circular on outsourcing arrangements, 26 April 2022
  • "Outsourcing arrangements: Revised EBA guidelines and legal requirements in Luxembourg, France and Germany", PIN Code by Legitech, May 2021
  • "Artificial Intelligence in the Luxembourg Financial Sector", Agefi Luxembourg, March 2021
  • "The capital markets recovery package", Laurent Massinon and Christina Nickel, 13 October 2020
  • "Initial coin offerings in Luxembourg - General Overview and legal aspects", Laurent Massinon and Christina Nickel, 03/2019, Le Guide du Numérique et ses déclinaisons sectorielles, DLA Piper
  • "Cloud computing and IT outsourcing relying on a cloud computing infrastructure in Luxembourg - general overview and legal aspects", Laurent Massinon and Christina Nickel, 03/2018, Revue Luxembourgeoise de Bancassurfinance
  • "The revised Transparency Regime: Europe's next step towards more sustainable markets", Laurent Massinon and Christina Nickel, 09/2016, Revue Luxembourgeoise de Bancassurfinance

Prior Experience

  • 2023: Counsel, DLA Piper, Luxembourg
  • 2020-23: Senior Associate, DLA Piper, Luxembourg
  • 2017-20: Legal Advisor, DLA Piper, Luxembourg
  • 2015-17: Jurist, International Law Firm, Luxembourg
  • 2012-14: Student trainee

Memberships And Affiliations

  • Member of  the working group “Cloud Computing” (ABBL)
  • Member of the working group “Outsourcing Regulation” (ABBL)

My latest insights

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The Revised Capital Requirements Directive (CRD6): Key considerations ahead of its...

18 December 2025

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DORA Penalty Regimes

5 November 2025

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CRD6 is arriving to Luxembourg

17 October 2025

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+352 26 29 04 2004
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+352 621 179 838
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