News

26 September 2024

Recognition for Excellence: Our Partners named WWL Thought Leaders in Asset Recovery and Business Crime Defence

We are proud to announce that our partners Enrico Monfrini, David Bitton, and Yves Klein have been recognized as Thought Leaders by Who’s Who Legal for their exceptional work in Asset Recovery and Business Crime Defence.

The WWL Thought Leaders - GIR report brings together the insight, expertise, and experience of the world’s leading lawyers and experts in asset recovery, business crime defence, and investigations, all in one comprehensive report.

The WWL Thought Leaders - Switzerland report highlights the expertise, wisdom, and achievements of some of Switzerland’s most prominent lawyers and experts.

25 September 2024

Lucile Cuccodoro returns to Monfrini Bitton Klein as an associate

We are thrilled to welcome back Lucile Cuccodoro as an associate after completing her professional traineeship with the firm and successfully passing the bar exam.

Lucile’s practice focuses on asset recovery, business crime, cross-border litigation, mutual assistance in civil, administrative and criminal matters, debt collection and international bankruptcies.

09 September 2024

David Bitton speaks on Léman Bleu about the Erwin Sperisen case

David Bitton shares his analysis on the Sperisen case, criticizing the “dysfunctional” handling of his detention, with 12 years already served despite uncertainty about his guilt. He compares this situation to the Mykailov case, another example of unjustified detention.

To watch the full video here.

30 August 2024

MBK welcomes Léa Froidevaux

We are proud to welcome Léa Froidevaux as our new associate. Léa is mostly active in business crime proceedings, mutual legal assistance in criminal, civil and administrative matters, international asset recovery
– in particular supporting foreign judicial and arbitration proceedings – as well as complex contractual disputes.

Léa speaks French, English, Italian, and German.

20 July 2024

MBK is once again recognised in Chambers and Partners Global-Wide Litigation Support Guide 2024

We are very proud of our award-winning Asset Recovery team, which has been ranked for another year in Band 2 for Asset Tracing and Recovery in Chambers and Partners Global-Wide Litigation Support Guide 2024. For the sixth year in a row, our partner Yves Klein is top-ranked in Band one.

28 June 2024

Our firm joins as a founding member of GILA

Our partner David BITTON represented our firm as a founding member of the Geneva International Legal Association (GILA) at its Constitutive Assembly on 26 June at the Salle de l'Alabama, a venue steeped in history, in the presence of State Councillor Delphine Bachmann.

The GILA, initiated by our Chair of the Geneva Bar Association Sandrine Giroud and the Geneva Bar Association, brings together legal and economic players to promote Geneva as an international capital of law and legal services.

The association will organise the annual Geneva International Legal Week (GILW), with the first edition scheduled for 10 to 12 March 2025. This event will aim to enhance Geneva's attractiveness and promote Swiss law locally and internationally.

We are delighted to contribute to this initiative, which will enhance Geneva's attractiveness and promote Swiss law.

25 June 2024

MBK welcomes Darya Dolasevic

We are proud to welcome Darya Dolasevic as our new multilingual associate (French, English, Russian, German, and Japanese), bringing with her valuable expertise in Civil, Criminal, and Administrative Litigation, Banking Law, Economic Criminal Law, and International Legal Assistance.

Welcome on board, Darya !

20 June 2024

Lucile Cuccodoro Passes the Geneva Bar Examination

Congratulations to our legal trainee Lucile Cuccodoro, for passing the Geneva Bar examination!

We look forward to welcome her as an associate starting in September.

15 June 2024

Asset Recovery Series' Americas conference

We are proud to sponsor the Asset Recovery Series' Americas conference, taking place in Washington, D.C. from June 25 to June 27.

On June 27, our partner Yves Klein will be speaking on the panel moderated by Jenni Jenkins, Partner at Mourant, 'Information Wars: Obtaining Information In Cross Border Cases And Arbitrations' alongside Sam T., Director, Head of Corporate Intelligence at S-RM, Oscar Shine, Partner at Selendy Gay PLLC, and Tara Plochocki, Partner at Sequor Law.

Do not miss this insightful event!

For more information, please visit: https://lnkd.in/ePp4ZN9k

07 June 2024

Our Partners are recognized as Switzerland’s top practitioners in Asset Recovery, Business Crime, and Commercial Litigation by Lexology - Who's Who Legal: Switzerland 2024

Three members of our firm, Enrico Monfrini, David Bitton and Yves Klein have been selected as Switzerland’s leading practitioners in Asset Recovery, Business Crime and Commercial Litigation in the Lexology - Who's Who Legal: Switzerland 2024 Report