Europe
Practice Areas
General Business Law
Commercial law
Banking law / financial disputes
Torts, contracts, construction, real estate
Labour and employment
Insurance
Intellectual property
White collar crime
International private law
Protective measures, enforcement of foreign judgments
Family Law (matrimonial, divorces, cild custody, child abduction, vulnerable adults, adoption)
Estates and Estate planning
Immigration to Monaco
Personal data protection
Compliance
Anti-Money Laundering
Career
Founder of the firm, Jean-Charles was admitted to the Bar of Monaco in 1988 and has practised as an
Avocat-Défenseur (Attorney) since 1997.
He is the former President of the Monaco Bar Association (Ordre des Avocats et Avocats-Défenseurs
de Monaco) and a former member of its Board.
He handles both consulting and litigation.
He was a Member of the National Council of Monaco and Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee from February 2003 to February 2013.
He was Head of the Monaco Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, and was elected Vice-President of both Assemblies.
He was also a member of Monaco's delegations to the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean and the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (EuroMed) of the Union for the Mediterranean.
Professional Memberships
Jean-Charles Gardetto is a member of the International Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the International Association of Lawyers, The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (TEP), the International Academy of Family Lawyers, the International Academy of Estate and Trust law, .
Publications
Chambers Global Practice Guides : Doing Business in Monaco 2023
The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides: Doing Business in Monaco 2024
Chambers Global Practice Guides : Private Wealth 2023 - Monaco Chapter
Chambers Global Practice Guides : Family Law 2024 - Monaco Chapter
Chambers Global Practice Guides : Child Relocation 2023 - Monaco Chapter
Chambers Global Practice Guides : Private Wealth 2023 - Monaco Chapter
International Comparative Legal Guide : Family Law 2024 - Monaco Chapter
International Comparative Legal Guide : Private Client 2024 and 2025 - Monaco Chapter
Legal 500 Private Client Guide Comparative Guide 2024 - Monaco Chapter
World Arbitration Reporter (Jurisnet) - Monaco Chapter
Enforcement of foreign judgments (Wolters Kluwer 2023) - Monaco Chapter
Protecting Wealth (A Jurisdictional Guide – China Edition) - Monaco Chapter
Enforcement of Foreign Judgment Guide (Multilaw) - Monaco Chapter