Yves Klein
International asset recovery, anti-corruption, complex civil and criminal proceedings, cross-border litigation and insolvency, recognition of foreign judgments and awards.
Lexology Index (formerly Who’s Who Legal) Awards: Asset Recovery Lawyer of the Year 2019, 2022, 2023 and 2025
Chambers and Partners Global-wide: Asset Tracing & Recovery, Band 1 since 2019
Who’s Who Legal Awards Switzerland: Asset Recovery Lawyer of the Year 2019 and 2020
Languages
- French
- English
- Portuguese
- Spanish
- Italian
- German
Testimonials
Our Senior Associate Evin Durmaz spoke at the Thought Leaders 4 FIRE for Women in FIRE conference
Our Senior Associate Evin Durmaz chaired, alongside Sue Thackeray of Kingsley Napley, a panel discussion on pitfalls to avoid as an asset recovery practitioner.
We were delighted to sponsor the Thought Leaders 4 FIRE Women in FIRE – Asset Recovery in Action conference held in London on Thursday, November 27, attended by Yves Klein, Evin Durmaz, Léa Froidevaux, and Lucile Cuccodoro.
We are proud to support this women-led forum dedicated to high-level technical content, professional development, and meaningful inclusion.
Our partner Yves Klein has received for the fourth time the “Asset Recovery Lawyer of the Year Award”
Our partner Yves Klein received the "Asset Recovery Lawyer of the Year Award" for the fourth time at the Lexology Index Awards ceremony held at Merchant Taylors' Hall in London on 26 November 2025.
Our partner Yves Klein has contributed to the latest edition of Enforcement of Judgments 2025 Chambers Global Practice Guide for Switzerland.
This guide provides the up to date legal information on the process of enforcing domestic and foreign judgments and arbitral awards in Switzerland.
Yves Klein recognised as Global Elite Thought Leader by Lexology Index
We are proud to announce that our partner Yves Klein has once again been recognized as a Global Elite Thought Leader in the field of asset recovery and in the GIR – Thought Leaders Guides, published by Lexology Index (formerly Who's Who Legal) for his exceptional expertise and dedication to this discipline.
Lexology Index brings together the knowledge, expertise, and experience of the world's leading lawyers and specialists in a single report. These individuals have received the highest number of nominations from their peers, corporate legal advisors, and other industry contributors in recent surveys.
Yves Klein and Lucile Cuccodoro contribute to Lexology Panoramic: Anti-Bribery & Corruption Switzerland
Yves Klein and Lucile Cuccodoro publisned their first confribution for Lexology Panoramic: Anti-Bribery & Corruption Switzerland
Our partner Yves Klein will be contributing to the sessions on the Identification of Assets as part of INSOL International’s new Short Course in Asset Tracing and Recovery
Running from 1 October 2025 to 31 March 2026, this six-month online course is designed to equip professionals with 5+ years’ experience in Restructuring, Insolvency, or AssetRecovery with advanced strategies for identifying, tracing, preserving, and recovering assets — including digital and crypto assets — in today’s complex Cross-border environment.
Yves will contribute to Sessions 2 & 3: Identification of Assets, where he will cover key topics such as:
- Tracing and profiling assets before bringing legal applications, including scenarios with no obvious assets to enforce;
- Practical considerations and legal remedies across different jurisdictions;
- Using insolvency tools and preventive measures to secure assets;
- Mandatory and ad hoc disclosures, preservation applications, and the effects of commencing insolvency proceedings;
- Comparative insights from the UK (common law) and the Netherlands (civil law), as well as perspectives on offshore jurisdictions.
He will be joined by fellow instructors Angela Barkhouse (Kroll, Cayman Islands), Ros Prince (Stephenson Harwood, UK), Antonia Mottironi (Ardenter Law, Switzerland), and Chris Parker (DLA Piper, UK).
Together, they will explore practical strategies and legal tools for identifying and preserving assets in cross-border insolvency and fraud cases. Topics will include asset tracing methodologies, disclosure mechanisms, jurisdictional considerations, and comparative insights from common and civil law systems.
Our partner Yves Klein has contributed to the Asset Tracing & Recovery Overview for Chambers and Partners Litigation Support Guide 2025
Our partner Yves Klein has contributed to the Asset Tracing & Recovery Overview for Chambers and Partners Litigation Support Guide 2025 with an article titled International Asset Tracing and Recovery at 25: Where Do We Stand?, where he reflects on the evolution of the practice over the past 25 years—from its beginning as a nascent concept at the turn of the century to its emergence as a globalised and structured discipline, blending public and private law, civil and criminal enforcement. The article explores the pivotal roles played by UNCAC, ICC FraudNet, StAR, UNCITRAL, FATF, and the IBA Asset Recovery Committee in shaping the modern framework of international asset recovery.
New Top Ranking for Our Asset Recovery Team and Yves Klein in Chambers Global-Wide Litigation Support Guide 2025.
For the seventh consecutive year, our partner Yves Klein is top-ranked in Band 1.