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29 March 2019

MBK recognised in in Who's Who Legal Special Report on Switzerland

Enrico Monfrini, David Biton and Yves Klein feature in Who's Who Legal Special Report on Switzerland 2019 in the Asset Recovery, Business Crime Defense and Litigation categories.

01 March 2019

MBK sponsored the Asset Recovery International Conference in Dublin

Yves Klein and Antonia Mottironi participated in the KNect 365, Asset Recovery: Fraud Litigation, Enforcement and Contentious Insolvency Conference in Dublin. Yves Klein presented on Asset Protection Trusts: How to Break Them.

19 December 2018

Antonia Mottironi contributes to the launch of the Asset Recovery Hub of KNect365

Antonia Mottironi published an article Switzerland - Overlooked Tools For Pre-Trial Evidence Outside of Criminal Proceedings in the inaugural edition of the Asset Recovery Magazine (p.25).

Asset Recovery Magazine

14 November 2018

David Bitton speaks to the Tribune de Genève about his client in the Maudet case

David Bitton was interviewed by the Tribune de Genève on his defense of one the businessmen suspected of granting an advantage to Mr. Pierre Maudet, Minister of Justice and former President of the Canton of Geneva.

Affaire Maudet : deux Libano-Genevois bientôt en prévention.

13 November 2018

David Bitton in Monaco Matin about the consequences of Rybolovlev's arrest

David Bitton was interviewed by Monaco Matin on the filing for annulment of the Monaco criminal proceedings against Yves Bouvier as a consequence of the probe by Monaco prosecutors into corruption and influence peddling by AS Monaco owner Dimitri Rybolovlev in his long-running dispute with the Geneva art dealer.

Annulation de la procédure : le machand d'art suisse Yves Bouvier a déposé sa demande.

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07 November 2018

David Bitton speaks to the Tribune de Genève about Dimitry Rybolovlev's arrest

David Bitton was interviewed by the Tribune de Genève on the arrest of AS Monaco owner Dimitry Rybolovlev by Monaco prosecutors in relation to a probe into corruption and influence peddling in his long-running dispute with Geneva art dealer Yves Bouvier.

Le magnat Rybolovlev inculpé à Monaco

26 October 2018

Yves Klein presents at IBRA, São Paulo

Yves Klein participated in the 1st International Seminar on Asset Recovery as a Tool in Combating Fraud and Corruption of the Brazilian Institute for Asset Recovery/Instituto Brasileiro de Rastreamento de Ativos (IBRA) and presented on Conflict between criminal and insolvency proceedings/Conflito entre o procedimento criminal e falimentar

18 October 2018

Monfrini Bitton Klein in Who's Who Legal Thought Leaders Switzerland

Enrico Monfrini and Yves Klein feature in the inaugural edition of Who's Who Legal Thought Leaders: Switzerland 2018, which brings together the country’s foremost practitioners across a diverse range of practice areas.

According to Who's Who Legal Special Report on Switzerland

Yves Klein at MONFRINI BITTON KLEIN is the foremost asset recovery specialist in the Swiss market, who is “very well known” among peers as “an excellent strategist”. According to one source, “He is in the top echelon of practitioners in the field.” Enrico Monfrini is internationally recognised for his excellence when it comes to asset recovery matters, and garners praise for his work tracing the proceeds of corruption.

10 October 2018

Monfrini Bitton Klein sponsors the Committees on Anti-Corruption, Business Crime and Criminal Law joint dinner at the IBA Annual Conference in Rome

Monfrini Bitton Klein sponsored the Committees on Anti-Corruption, Business Crime and Criminal Law joint dinner at the IBA Annual Conference in Rome.

08 October 2018

Yves Klein moderates the Mock Trial at the IBA Conference in Rome

At the IBA Annual Conference in Rome, Yves Klein co-moderated the Mock Trial, titled The Briber’s Dilemma in Parallel Criminal, Arbitral and Civil Asset Recovery Proceedings, which took place at Italy's Supreme Court of Cassation and explored how the issues of circulation of evidence, legal profesional privilege and privilege against self incrimination are managed in criminal, arbitral and civil asset recovery proceedings by having the same persons examined by an Italian criminal court, an ICSID arbitral tribunal and the English High Court on the same set of facts. Hon. Judges of Italy's Supreme Court of Cassation Pierluigi Di Stefano and Andrea Venegoni, served respectively as Judge and as Attorney General in the Italian criminal proceedings. Sir John Goldring, President of the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal, presided over the English and ICSID hearings.