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.

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.

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.

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.

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 !

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.

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

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

We are very proud to announce that Xhemile Ademi Shabani successfully completed the postgraduate training for a Certificate of Advanced Studies HES-SO in Paralegal from the HEG - Haute école de gestion Arc.

We are proud to announce that the authors of our weekly Asset recovery, Business crime and Cross-border litigation Newsletter, led by Elisa Branca, have been recognized as Thought Leading Authors in Mondaq’s Spring 2024 and Thought Leadership Awards Switzerland in the following categories:

- Government, Public Sector: Newsletter n°48 (https://lnkd.in/eeRjBhS5), authored by Elisa Branca, Lucile Cuccodoro and Alexandra Gauthey

- All Topics and Finance and Banking: Newsletter n°59 (https://lnkd.in/eDtbpexq), authored by Elisa Branca, Natalia Hidalgo and Lucile Cuccodoro

Our weekly Newsletter summarizes (in French) the Federal Supreme Court's main case law on business crime, criminal procedure, debt enforcement and bankruptcy, private international law and mutual assistance in civil, penal and administrative matters.

Congratulations to Elisa Branca, Natalia Hidalgo, Lucile Cuccodoro and Alexandra Gauthey on this well-deserved recognition for your hard work and dedication in delivering valuable content!

More information: https://lnkd.in/eyS_yM3K