International asset recovery, enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards, business crime
Edouard Kaiflin holds a Bachelor of Laws (2011), a Master of Laws (2013) and a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Legal Professions (2013) from the University of Geneva. As part of his Master Degree, Edouard Kaiflin studied at the Russian State University of Justice and Lomonosov Moscow State University.
Edouard Kaiflin completed his legal traineeship at LALIVE. He was admitted to the Geneva Bar in 2015.
Following two years in Colombia, Edouard Kaiflin joined Monfrini Bitton Klein as an associate in April 2018. He was promoted to counsel in January 2024.
Edouard Kaiflin is active in domestic and cross border litigation, in particular international asset recovery and business crime.
Geneva Bar Association (ODAGE)
Swiss Bar Association (SAV)
Edouard Kaiflin also a member of ICC FraudNet Future for Switzerland, the worldwide network of leading lawyers who specialise in asset tracing and recovery.
22 February 2024
FIRE Starters Global Summit: Dublin, Thought Leaders 4 FIRE, Using Insolvency Offensively & When and How to Maximise Recovery (Workshop Sessions).
24 February 2023
Thought Leaders 4 FIRE, 'Interaction between Fraud & Insolvency when Injunctions are contemplated and implemented'
01 October 2022
AIJA's seminar, ‘No Time to Die’: How to conduct an internal investigation and boost your fact-finding for effective prosecution and litigation relating to the breaches of R&W.
Edouard Kaiflin and Natalia Hidalgo have been recognized as Thought Leading Authors in Mondaq’s Autumn 2024 and Thought Leadership Awards Switzerland for their article "Mondaq Anti-Money Laundering Comparative Guide".
Edouard Kaiflin and Natalia Hidalgo publish an article for Mondaq White-Collar Crime titled “Switzerland: Anti-Money Laundering Comparative Guide”.
Natalia Hidalgo, Yves Klein and Edouard Kaiflin published an article for Thought Leaders 4 FIRE Magazine titled “Do you know about the swiss worldwide freezing order ?”.
Edouard Kaiflin et Natalia Hidalgo published an article for Thought Leaders 4 FIRE Magazine titled “Updates on money laundering and asset recovery in Switzerland".
Edouard Kaiflin and Natalia Hidalgo, “Lifting the veil on consolidated bankruptcies - update on the recognition of foreign bankruptcies in Switzerland” for Thought Leaders 4 FIRE Magazine.
Evin Durmaz, Natalia Hidalgo and Edouard Kaiflin participated in the FIRE Starters Global Summit organised byThoughtLeaders 4 FIRE in Dublin and MBK is proud to have sponsored the event held in Dublin.
Evin Durmaz has also participated in the panel entitled "Innovative Ways to Identify, Recover and Enforce against Assets".
Yves Klein and Edouard Kaiflin published an article for Mondaq Asset Recovery and White Collar Crime Newsfeeds titled “Trust your standing! Standing of beneficiaries of trusts and foundations in Swiss criminal or mutual assistance proceedings”.
Yves Klein and Edouard Kaiflin publish an article for Mondaq Asset Recovery titled “Post-Brexit Enforcement Of UK Judgments In Switzerland: All Is Not Lost”.