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Asset Recovery
We help governments, companies, individuals, and liquidators recover assets and seek damages. We trace concealed assets in Switzerland or abroad.
Business Crime
We handle plaintiffs and defendants in local and global legal matters, covering criminal, administrative, and international assistance.
Cross-border Litigation
We enforce foreign judgments, arbitral awards, and insolvency decisions, freeze assets, and gather evidence for overseas proceedings.
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Our partner Yves Klein has contributed to the Asset Tracing & Recovery Overview for Chambers and Partners Litigation Support Guide 2025
Our partner Yves Klein has contributed to the Asset Tracing & Recovery Overview for Chambers and Partners Litigation Support Guide 2025 with an article titled "International Asset Tracing and Recovery at 2025: Where Do We Stand?", where he reflects on the evolution of the practice over the past 25 years—from its beginning as a nascent concept at the turn of the century to its emergence as a globalised and structured discipline, blending public and private law, civil and criminal enforcement. The article explores the pivotal roles played by UNCAC, ICC FraudNet, StAR, UNCITRAL, FATF, and the IBA Asset Recovery Committee in shaping the modern framework of international asset recovery.
New Top Ranking for Our Asset Recovery Team and Yves Klein in Chambers Global-Wide Litigation Support Guide 2025.
Our associates recognized as Thought Leading Authors in Mondaq’s Spring and Thought Leadership Awards Switzerland
Our firm has been recognized in the Mondaq Spring 2025 Thought Leadership Awards — achieving top positions for Thought Leadership Awards Switzerland in several categories.
Under the leadership of Elisa Branca, our weekly Newsletter on Asset Recovery, Business Crime and Cross-border Litigation has been awarded in:
Finance and Banking:
Newsletter n°84, authored by Elisa Branca, Frieda Bouma and Serena Colasanto
Government, Public Sector:
Newsletter n°93, authored by Elisa Branca, Frieda Bouma and Serena Colasanto
Our Newsletter provides (in French) a regular summary of key decisions from the Federal Supreme Court on business crime, criminal procedure, debt enforcement and bankruptcy, private international law, and mutual assistance.
In addition, we are delighted to announce that, in the category:
Compliance and Government, Public Sector,
the article Anti-Money Laundering Comparative Guide, authored by Edouard Kaiflin and Natalia Hidalgo, was also recognized with an award.
You can view our profile and the list of winners here.
Paola Bittar returns to Monfrini Bitton Klein as an associate
We are thrilled to welcome back Paola Bittar, who returned to our firm as an associate as of 1 May 2025, after completing her legal traineeship with us between 2022 and 2024 and successfully passing the Geneva Bar examination in November 2024.
Paola’s main areas of practice include civil, criminal and administrative litigation, banking and finance law, data privacy, business crime, private international law, and mutual assistance in civil and criminal matters. She is fluent in French, English and German.
Yves Klein published and article for Thought Leaders 4 FIRE Magazine
The article discusses the recent reform of the Swiss Code of Civil Procedure, which now formally recognises private expert reports as admissible evidence — a significant development that opens up new procedural and strategic avenues, particularly in summary proceedings such as the recognition of foreign judgments or interim measures.
Yves Klein contributed to the Chambers and Partners Global Guide 2025 on International Fraud & Asset Tracing
Yves Klein contributed to the swiss chapter of Chambers and Partners Global Guide 2025 on "International Fraud & Asset Tracing".
MBK and our partners David Bitton and Yves Klein recognized in the "White-Collar Crime" category in the Chambers and Partners Europe Guide
Our firm and our partners David Bitton and Yves Klein have once again been recognized in the White-Collar Crime category in the Chambers and Partners Europe Guide.
Historic bankruptcy of Servette FC
20 years ago, Servette FC faced an historic bankruptcy.
During the ensuing trial, Me François Canonica and Me David BITTON defended the interests of the players and certain members of the staff, in a legal battle that had a decisive impact on Swiss soccer.
La Tribune de Genève looks back at this landmark event.
Publications
Expert opinions as admissible evidence in Swiss civil proceedings – Is Switzerland a new land of opportunity for international experts?
To Waive But Not Falter: When Should Foreign Bankruptcy Liquidators Apply for a Waiver of the Swiss Ancillary Bankruptcy?
For the seventh consecutive year, our partner Yves Klein is top-ranked in Band 1.