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MONFRINI BITTON KLEIN is a focused asset recovery practice best known for representing numerous African national governments in their asset-tracing and recovery actions, as well as advising on mutual assistance proceedings and freezing orders. The law firm additionally assists liquidators with international bankruptcy matters. The team also represents individuals, financial institutions and companies as plaintiffs and defendants in fraud and money laundering investigations.
Chambers & Partners - European Guide 2026
The law firm is skilled in all areas thanks to the skills of its team of lawyers. The department is very responsive, with a very high level of skill and exceptional creativity.
Chambers & Partners | Europe - White-Collar Crime 2025
MBK's team has deep knowledge of asset tracing and recovery, including its interplay with insolvency and potential enforcement or regulatory actions.
Chambers & Partners - Asset Tracing & Recovery 2023
MONFRINI BITTON KLEIN has a very deep understanding of enforcement work based on a long experience in the most complex cases.
Chambers & Partners | Global-Wide: Litigation Support - Asset Tracing & Recovery 2025
MONFRINI BITTON KLEIN has very strong lawyers in this practice who are very easy to work with and can be trusted
Chambers & Partners - Litigation Support Guide 2026
MONFRINI BITTON KLEIN are very proactive and have been good at identifying the cross-border issues.
Chambers & Partners | Europe - White-Collar Crime 2025
MONFRINI BITTON KLEIN is a stupendous practice for all Swiss matters. It houses very efficient coordinators who are very knowledgeable. You really want the team on your side!
Chambers & Partners | Europe - White-Collar Crime 2025
MONFRINI BITTON KLEIN is very strategic and has the trust of sophisticated clients.
Chambers & Partners - European Guide 2026
MONFRINI BITTON KLEIN have been responsive and capable of explaining the nuances. They make these nuances very clear and apparent. and provide timely and detailed breakdowns.
Chambers & Partners | Europe - White-Collar Crime 2025
They've been doing this work for years and have a good reputation for it.
Chambers & Partners | Global-Wide: Litigation Support – Asset Tracing & Recovery 2024
MONFRINI BITTON KLEIN has deep expertise in cross-border matters with significant interdisciplinary complexities. It helps proactively spot issues, solve problems and execute complex, cross-border strategies
Chambers & Partners - European Guide 2026
MONFRINI BITTON KLEIN is a go-to for complex asset tracing with any Swiss dimension.
Chambers & Partners | Global-Wide: Litigation Support – Asset Tracing & Recovery 2024
MONFRINI BITTON KLEIN are experienced and knowledgeable on how to run a complex case.
Chambers & Partners | Europe – White-Collar Crime 2024
MONFRINI BITTON KLEIN has significant experience in Swiss litigation and insolvency matters.
Chambers & Partners | Global-Wide: Litigation Support - Asset Tracing & Recovery 2025
They are sensitive commercially to clients' and co-counsels' needs.
Chambers & Partners | Europe – White-Collar Crime 2024
MBK have found practical working solutions to, at times, nuanced and novel areas of Swiss jurisprudence, doing so while maintaining commerciality.
Chambers & Partners | Global-Wide: Litigation Support - Asset Tracing & Recovery 2025
MONFRINI BITTON KLEIN are exceptional in their area of expertise.
Chambers & Partners | Europe - White-Collar Crime 2025

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09 November 2026

Yves Klein once again recognized as Thought Leader in Commercial Litigation 2026 by Lexology Index

We are proud to announce that our partner, Yves Klein, has once again been recognized as Thought Leader in Commercial Litigation 2026 by Lexology Index (formerly Who’s Who Legal) for his outstanding expertise and dedication to the field.

This distinction highlights Yves Klein’s extensive expertise in complex international disputes, cross-border litigation, asset recovery, and the representation of clients in high-stakes proceedings.

Lexology Index: Commercial Litigation provides an in-depth analysis of the foremost litigators around the world who are singled out for their outstanding ability: https://lnkd.in/ekqdU9K5
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Learn more about Yves Klein: https://lnkd.in/eExAApAA

09 November 2026

Yves Klein, David Bitton and Léa Froidevaux contribute to the Chambers Global Practice Guide – White-Collar Crime 2026

Our partners Yves Klein and David Bitton, together with our associate Léa Froidevaux, have contributed to the latest edition of the White-Collar Crime 2026 Chambers Global Practice Guide for Switzerland.

This guide provides up-to-date legal information on business crime in Switzerland, covering criminal offences, enforcement procedures, corporate liability, anti-corruption, money laundering and cross-border investigations.

Switzerland chapter: https://lnkd.in/ej3j-52U

#WhiteCollarCrime #Chambers #Switzerland

09 November 2026

Our partner Yves Klein and associate Léa Froidevaux at the International Insolvency Forum and C5 Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery Conference in Miami

Our partner Yves Klein and associate Léa Froidevaux had the pleasure of attending the International Insolvency Forum Miami 2026 and C5 Communications 15th Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery Conference, Miami edition.

During the IIF, Yves Klein participated as a speaker on the panel “Asset Recovery in Insolvency Proceedings”, alongside Carmel King, Ioannis Alexopoulos and Marcelo Lucidi, chaired by Stephen Baker.

Those two conferences were a great opportunity to exchange insights on key developments in asset recovery, business crime and cross-border insolvency.

#AssetRecovery #BusinessCrime #CrossborderInsolvency #Fraud #IIFMiami2026 #C5Miami #ICCFraudNet

25 September 2026

Our partner Yves Klein has contributed to the latest edition of Enforcement of Judgments 2026

Our partner Yves Klein has contributed to the latest edition of Enforcement of Judgments 2026 Chambers Global Practice Guide for Switzerland.
This guide provides up to date legal information on the process of enforcing domestic and foreign judgments and arbitral awards in Switzerland.

Switzerland chapter : https://lnkd.in/e7sUd7ur

Full guide : https://lnkd.in/ezEiaPS6

31 July 2026

Our partner, Yves Klein, has once again been recognized in the Global Elite Thought Leaders Guide

We are proud to announce that our partner, Yves Klein, has once again been recognized in the Global Elite Thought Leaders Guide in Asset Recovery, published by Lexology Index reflecting his outstanding expertise and dedication to the field.

The Lexology Index Thought Leaders – Global Elite Guide brings together some of the world's foremost lawyers and experts. Yves' inclusion in this prestigious ranking reflects his leading expertise in international asset recovery and the strong endorsement he received from peers, corporate counsel and other market sources during Lexology Index's latest research cycle.

Learn more about the report here : https://lnkd.in/eYEkmjku

08 July 2026

We are proud to announce that Elisa Branca & Lucile Cuccodoro have been recognized in the Mondaq Spring 2026 Thought Leadership Award

We are proud to announce that Elisa Branca & Lucile Cuccodoro, authors of our weekly Newsletter on Asset Recovery, Business Crime and Cross-border Litigation, have been recognized in the Mondaq Spring 2026 Thought Leadership Award in Arbitration & Dispute Resolution topic.

Our weekly Newsletter provides (in French) a regular summary of key decisions from the Federal Supreme Court on business crime, criminal procedure, debt enforcement and bankruptcy, private international law, and mutual assistance.

You can view the profiles and the list of the winners here : https://lnkd.in/eXyTCnvZ

26 June 2026

Recognition for Asset Tracing & Recovery in the Chambers and Partners Global-Wide Litigation Support Guide 2026 (Band 2).

We are very proud that our Asset Recovery team has once again been recognized for Asset Tracing & Recovery in the Chambers and Partners Global-Wide Litigation Support Guide 2026 (Band 2).

For the eigth consecutive year, our partner Yves Klein is top-ranked in Band 1.

Yves also contributed to the Asset Tracing & Recovery Overview with an article titled "Bridging the International Asset Tracing and Recovery Timing Gap", where he reflects on how asset recovery should be better integrated at the very early stages of disputes.

The publication is available on Chambers and Partners’ website

 

19 March 2026

Recognition in the White-Collar Crime category in Chambers and Partners Europe Guide 2026.

We are proud to announce that Monfrini Bitton Klein, David BITTON (who moves into Band 2) and Yves Klein have once again been recognized in the White-Collar Crime category in Chambers and Partners Europe Guide 2026.

We are truly grateful to our clients and peers for their continued trust and support.

- David Bitton's profile : https://lnkd.in/ePAskTsu
- Yves Klein's profile : https://lnkd.in/eNqqsNZX
- MBK profile : https://lnkd.in/eNrvYTgi