Baldi & Caratsch is a Swiss litigation boutique with offices in Zurich. The firm has been involved in various major fraud disputes and supported other FraudNet members in transnational cases, including the freezing of assets concealed on Swiss bank accounts, assistance in international legal assistance matters and recovery proceedings, institution of local criminal proceedings in aid of a request for tracing concealed assets or a money laundering investigation, recognition of foreign bankruptcy proceedings and of foreign interlocutory measures in Switzerland.

Michele Caratsch holds a law degree of the University of Zurich and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) of New York University. He was admitted to the Zurich Bar in 1991 and to the New York Bar in 1995.

He heads the litigation team of B&C, and specialises in complex commercial litigation and arbitration, with a particular focus on fraud and asset recovery. Michele Caratsch represented clients in several court proceedings, coordinated transnational fraud recovery proceedings in various jurisdictions which involved asset tracing and obtainance of freezing orders in multiple jurisdictions and advised foreign state bodies in formulating requests for mutual assistance directed to Switzerland. He speaks German, Italian and English and is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese.

Laure Michelle is a litigator who has more than 20 years of experience in fraud and asset recovery. She focuses her practice on complex and unusual litigation which often requires creative solutions.

More specifically, Laure advises clients on international matters having connection with Monaco and France, including enforcement and interim measures. She deals also with other types of matters such as real estate, commercial and business law, bankruptcy, inheritance issues, maritime labour law, employment law.

As a member of the Paris bar admitted in March 1997, Laure practices in Paris for 10 years, and then she joined the office of Donald Manasse as a member of the Nice Bar admitted.

Laure is the leader of multi-jurisdictional litigation and disputes resolution of Donald Manasse Nice Office which is a partner of Donald Manasse Monaco office. She appears before the Monaco and French Courts.

Laure is graduated in Environmental Law from University Paris I Pantheon-Sorbonne and holds a Master in European and International Law and another one in Private and Judicial Law from the same university.

Madsen Law firm was founded by Finn Madsen, a member of the Swedish Bar Association and the International Bar Association. As a former partner in VINGE – Sweden”s leading law firm – Madsen possesses extensive experience of Swedish and international arbitration practice, both as counsel and arbitrator. Furthermore, he has been appointed as arbitrator and chairperson by the SCC Institute and the ICC.

Madsen is the author of a commentary on the Swedish Arbitration Act and SCC rules, which has been published in English, Mandarin and Swedish and is now in its fifth edition.

In 2011, Madsen was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Lund in recognition of his contribution to international arbitration law. He is a fellow at The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and listed in a number of legal directories. Madsen Law firm has offices in Stockholm and Malmö, Sweden.

Finn Madsen has been a member of Fraudnet since 2010, and specializes in matters relating to asset tracing and recovery.

Henrique Forssell is a founding partner at Duarte Forssell Advogados (DFA), a Brazilian law firm specialized in complex litigation, international asset recovery and transnational insolvency. Located in São Paulo, it operates in more than 50 countries through an international network of legal professionals and has been successful in recovering millions of dollars its clients. DFA’s team is composed by skilled lawyers with more than 20 years of practice in complex and multijurisdictional transactions. In Brazil, Henrique has been appointed by several judicial authorities to lead and coordinate some of the most important international asset recovery procedures and is widely recognized for his expertise and efficiency.

The work developed by Henrique and DFA’s team of lawyers involves international asset recovery and investigation of transnational frauds; representation and providing legal counseling to financial institutions, foreign liquidators, judicial administrators and creditors related to the legal consequences of foreign insolvency proceedings; supporting parties in high complexity litigation and transactions across an extensive range of legal areas including corporate, civil, contractual, tax, administrative, real estate, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, dissolutions, etc.

Henrique has been a member of FraudNet since 2011 and is recognized as a Thought Leader, in the area of asset recovery, by the English guide Who”s Who Legal. He is also a member of INSOL (International Association of Restructuring, Insolvency & Bankruptcy Professionals).

Arthur Traballi is a Brazilian lawyer focused on complex litigation, national and international asset recovery as well as transnational insolvency. He advises financial institutions, trustees, and a variety of creditors in identifying and recovering assets diverted as a result of bankruptcy and capital market frauds in Brazil and abroad. Arthur is a member of the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA), founded in 1962 and based in Brussels, Belgium.