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28 April 2015

David Bitton Interviewed by Bloomberg on Multibillion-Dollar Art Dispute Case

David Bitton was interviewed by Bloomberg (The Billionaire, the Dealer, and the $186 Million Rothko) in the context of the multi-billion art dispute opposing Yves Bouvier to Dmitro Rybolovlev.

06 April 2015

Yves Klein Interviewed on Challenges of Ben Ali Asset Recovery

Yves Klein was interviewed by Swissinfo in an article (The complex case of Tunisia’s blocked funds) about the difficulties faced in Switzerland to recover the Ben Ali funds and the new strategy developed to seek damages from facilitators, such as banks who laundered crime proceeds.

19 March 2015

Yves Klein, James Bouzaglo Discuss Ben Ali Case with Media

Yves Klein and James Bouzaglo were interviewed by Bloomberg and Le Temps (Tunisia Asks to Join HSBC Case to Get Embezzled Ben Ali Cash; La Tunisie réclame 114 millions de francs à HSBC pour avoir accueilli l’argent du clan Ben Ali) about the action they are bringing on behalf of the Government of Tunisia against HSBC, Geneva, for 120 million US dollars in damages in connection with the laundering of Ben Ali funds.

25 July 2014

Yves Klein Pens Article on Civil Asset Recovery for Who’s Who Legal

Yves Klein published an article for Who’s Who Legal Asset Recovery 2014 titled A Civil Perspective on Asset Recovery (with a focus on Swiss Law).

04 May 2013

Enrico Monfrini Compares Lázaro and Abacha Cases for La Nación

El caso Lázaro Báez impacta en la dinámica de la justicia en Suiza / The Lázaro Báez case impacts on the dynamic of justice in Switzerland (La Nación)

Enrico Monfrini was interviewed by Argentina’s La Nación on the parallels between the Lázaro case and the Abacha case.

04 October 2012

Enrico Monfrini, David Bitton and Yves Klein Represent Nigeria in Abacha Case

The Tribune de Genève reported on the hearings of the criminal trial of Abba Abacha, in which Enrico Monfrini, David Bitton and Yves Klein represented the Federal Republic of Nigeria, seeking the confiscation of hundreds of millions of US dollars frozen in Luxembourg (Me David Bitton : « Camus a écrit l'étranger, Abba Abacha a écrit l’absent ! » / Me David Bitton : "Camus wrote the stranger, Abba Abacha wrote the absent »).

04 September 2012

Yves Klein Explains Relevance of Decision to Return Judge’s Assets to Brazil

Yves Klein was interviewed by the Brazilian newspaper Estado de Sao Paulo on the decision of the Swiss Federal Court confirming the confiscation and allocation to Brazil of the account with Banco Santander Geneva of former judge Nicolau Dos Santos Neto, who was convicted in 2002 in Brazil for corruption and embezzlement (Suíça vai devolver ao Brasil parte do dinheiro desviado por ‘Lalau’ / Switzerland will return to Brazil part of the money embezzled by ‘Lalau’ Estado de Sao Paulo).

24 May 2012

Enrico Monfrini Tells Reuters About Genesis of Ben Ali Case

Enrico Monfrini was interviewed by Reuters on the proceedings he initiated on behalf of Tunisia to recover the assets of former President Ben Ali and his associates (Bounty hunter on the trail of Arab Spring loot Reuters).

27 April 2012

Yves Klein Examines Cooperation Between Criminal and Tax Law

Yves Klein was interviewed by China Economic Review on the changing landscape of Swiss law on cooperation in criminal and tax matters (Swiss Banking: do new rules threaten Chinese tax evaders ? - China Economic Review).

23 April 2012

Enrico Monfrini Discusses Asset Recovery from International Kleptocrats

Enrico Monfrini was interviewed by Germany’s Tagesspiegel on the proceedings he initiated on behalf of developing nations (Nigeria, Haiti, Tunisia) to recover the assets of kleptocrats (Abacha, Duvalier, Ben Ali) (Der Milliardenjäger (The hunter of billions)).