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Cathrine Foldberg Møller

Partner
Cathrine is like a breath of fresh air in the industry. She is highly knowledgeable, delivers succinct and pragmatic advice and is in tune with the trends and what is happening on the market.
— Client
Luxembourg
About

Cathrine is a partner and leads the Luxembourg Financial Services Regulatory practice. She has a broad range of experience advising clients on Luxembourg and European financial services regulation.

Her clients include banks, financial institutions, fintech companies, payment institutions including crypto-asset services providers and other professionals of the financial sector.

Cathrine has worked with financial regulation during her entire career. Her background as a transactional lawyer has helped her to gain a deeper understanding of clients’ products and services and the practical aspects of their business.

Before joining DLA Piper she worked at international law firms in Luxembourg and has been a partner since 2021.

Areas of FocusFinanceFinancial Services
Professional QualificationsAvocat à la Cour admitted to the Barreau de Luxembourg
Education

  • Cours Complémentaires en Droit Luxembourgeois, Ministère de la Justice

  • Masters of Laws (LL.M.), European Banking & Financial Law, University of Luxembourg
  • Legal Practice Course, College of Law, London (UK)

  • Bachelor of Laws (LLB), University of Durham (UK)

EXPERIENCE

  • Advising international crypto payments group and stablecoin issuer to secure regulatory licences including passporting such services across the entire EU27.
  • Advising US-based fund administrator to obtain regulatory approvals in Luxembourg to provide fintech solutions for funds.
  • Assisting with the EU and Luxembourg regulatory aspects of the launch of a customised portfolio offering by two leading global wealth managers, including migration of clients, repapering of services and internal agreements relating to outsourcing and delegation.
  • Leading a MiFID top-up licence application for a Luxembourg-based AIFM, preparing the contractual documentation for the expanded services and advising on the EU and Luxembourg regulatory requirements for the new business line. 
  • Advising a crypto custodian on the MiCA licence application process and providing legal interpretation and solutions for the interplay between MiCA and PSD2. 
  • Leading the regulatory application for an acquisition and change of control process of a Luxembourg regulated entity part of a global crypto-exchange.
Languages
  • English
  • French
  • Danish
  • German
  • Luxembourgish

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

Publications and media

  • DORA, ACE Magazine (2026/2)
  • Lexology, Fintech Regulation in Luxembourg (2023, 2024 and 2025)

Seminars

  • LSFI Summit 2025
  • Nexus 2025
  • Silicon Luxembourg, AI in Action: Applications, Compliance and Legal Perspectives

Memberships and Affiliations

  • Vice-Chair and Member of the Board of the LuxCMA
  • Chair of Luxembourg Group of the Danish Management Society (VL)
  • Active member of the Luxembourg Bankers Association (ABBL)

My latest insights

News
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Cathrine Foldberg Møller & Mark Brown join in strategic Financial Services hires

4 March 2026

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DLA Piper starts March with four strategic partner appointments

4 March 2026

Connect

Phone

+352 26 29 04 2036
(Work, Luxembourg)
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