About

Provided by MONFRINI BITTON KLEIN

Founded in 1978 by Enrico Monfrini, the firm became renowed in international business law, complex litigation and arbitration.

The asset recovery practice of the firm started at the end of the 1990s with the representation of foreign governments, companies, individuals and liquidators of bankruptcies victims of fraud and Ponzi schemes.

In 2017, the firm changed its name to MONFRINI BITTON KLEIN and became a litigation-only practice in order to offer conflict-free services to its clients, focusing on Asset recovery, Business crime, and Cross-border litigation, including the obtaining of evidence, cross-border insolvency proceedings, and the enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards.

MBK is the representative for Switzerland of ICC FraudNet, the leading global network of fraud and asset recovery lawyers, and has access around the world to hundreds of specialised correspondent lawyers, private investigators, forensic accountants, insolvency practitioners and litigation funders.

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Asset Tracing & Recovery (Law Firms) - Global-wide

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What the Team is Known For

Geneva-based MONFRINI BITTON KLEIN is a Swiss asset recovery boutique. The firm is a leader in conducting asset recovery proceedings for liquidators of foreign insolvent entities, including cross-border insolvency and criminal proceedings.

Work Highlights

  • MONFRINI BITTON KLEIN advised the joint liquidators of Bermuda investment fund Point Investments in Swiss criminal proceedings to recover USD100 million of frozen assets.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Yves Klein
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Yves Klein
Head of Asset Tracing & Recovery (Law Firms)
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Yves Klein acts for individuals, companies, governments and liquidators to coordinate transnational asset recovery proceedings on behalf of parties enforcing claims against assets in Switzerland or abroad.

Yves’ strategic mindset, coupled with his rich cross-border asset recovery experience, means he is recognised internationally as an elite specialist in his field.

Switzerland is a challenging jurisdiction to litigate in and Yves helps cut through this complexity.

Yves Klein is a remarkable lawyer.

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Yves Klein
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Yves Klein
Head of Asset Tracing & Recovery (Law Firms)
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Members

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Darya Dolasevic

David Bitton

Edouard Kaiflin

Elisa Branca

Enrico Monfrini

Evin Durmaz

Lucile Cuccodoro

Léa Froidevaux

Natalia Hidalgo

Paola Bittar

Raphaël Huggel

Yves Klein

Yves Klein

Head of Department