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Jacques-Alexandre Genet

Jacques-Alexandre Genet is a French avocat à la Cour and a partner of Archipel in Paris. He specialises in international enforcement and asset recovery.

He and his team have a wealth of expertise in all aspects of enforcement against sovereign states, including a thorough practical understanding of the law of immunities in key jurisdictions and of international sanctions (including the UN, the EU and OFAC). They have advised international clients, including creditor hedge funds, corporations and individuals in the enforcement of awards and judgments across many civil and common law jurisdictions.

Archipel is also active in fraud cases, where it provides guidance to clients in post-fraud recovery situations and relies on its network of local counsel, advisers, consultants and asset tracers to ensure multi-jurisdictional, coordinated recovery of assets.

Recent cases include the enforcement of UK judgment and worldwide freezing orders against serial debtors, the devising and obtaining of unprecedented French civil search orders to locate worldwide assets of debtors, the enforcement of US judgments and of ICC, ICSID, OHADA and ad hoc awards against several African, Latin American, or Eastern European states or state-owned entities, and the resistance to enforcement measures sought by a foreign state, and a foreign market authority, against two individuals and their respective group of companies.

Jacques-Alexandre graduated in French and US/English business laws (University of Paris X Nanterre), and in economics and finance (Sciences Po); he is a former lecturer at the Sorbonne and a frequent speaker on international enforcement, asset tracing and recovery.

Archipel is a boutique law firm serving the cross-border needs of corporate and private clients. Its offices are in Paris and Geneva.

Costas Stamatiou

Costas Stamatiou is well experienced in international fraud cases and injunctive relief including worldwide freezing orders and Norwich Pharmacal disclosure orders.

Costas is a partner at Elias Neocleous & Co. LLC. He graduated in law from the University of Wales, Cardiff in 2001 and obtained a Master’s degree in Legal Aspects of Marine Affairs from there in 2002 and a Master’s degree in European Legal Studies from Bristol University in 2003. He was admitted to the Cyprus Bar in 2004. Since 2010 he has been acting as a visiting lecturer in local universities. His main areas of practice are company and commercial law, admiralty law, white collar crime and associated litigation. Costas has extensive experience of international asset tracing and recovery and has been involved in many high profile fraud cases. Costas is a co-author of “Introduction to Cyprus Law” 3rd edition and the Cyprus chapters of “Encyclopaedia of International Commercial Litigation” published by Kluwer Law International, “Shipping & International trade Law” 2nd edition published by European Lawyer Reference and the forthcoming second edition of “ICC Fraudnet Word Compendium: Asset Tracing & Recovery”. Additionally, Costas regularly contributes articles in a number of leading legal publications including: “Cyprus aviation law: aircraft arrests, airline liquidations, air route traffic rights and injunctive relief” ICCLR 2013 24(4); “Dispute Resolution Multi-jurisdictional Guide” 2012/13 published by Practical Law Company (Thomson Reuters); “Supreme Court reconfirms hands-off approach to banking obligations” ILO, Oct 2012; “Minimizing risks of contempt of interim orders by financial institutions” ILO, Nov 2012; “Admiralty jurisdiction: ship arrest, cargo arrest and sale pendente lite” ILO, June 2012; “Cyprus: commercial fraud and tracing of assets” ICCLR 2011 22(9); “Supreme Court clarifies approach for enforcement of arbitration awards” ILO, August 2011; “Advance fee fraud: tracing and recovering assets through courts” ILO, Sept 2011; “Cyprus: Freezing orders, ship arrest warrants, anti-suit injunctions, disclosure orders and Norwich Pharmacal relief in aid of court or arbitration proceedings in Cyprus and overseas”, ICCLR 2010 21(2); and “Cyprus: Forum Non Conveniens in the European Era”, ICCLR 2005 16 (8).

Michele Caratsch

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

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.

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Finn Madsen

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.

Peter Maynard

The Firm has successfully litigated many major asset recovery, money laundering and fraud claims in the Commonwealth Caribbean. We have been successful in recovering millions of dollars in assets for our clients. Our team of lawyers is particularly skilled in addressing the multijurisdictional issues which arise in litigation as a result of the Asset Tracing and Recovery tools which we employ on behalf of our clients.

Peter D. Maynard, Counsel & Attorneys, is widely recognised for its expertise and efficiency. We devote our time not only to solving clients” problems but to anticipating and preventing them. We are well known for our ability to develop creative solutions based on an extensive knowledge of key industry sectors and legal practice.We not only seek to be an adviser, counsellor, and advocate for our clients, but also a team member dedicated to achieving mutual goals. Whether providing counsel to an individual or putting together an international corporate transaction, our attorneys have one overall goal: to get results for our clients by providing the best possible job in terms of quality work, timely service and sensitivity to cost.

Asset Tracing, Bankruptcy Law, Civil Litigation, Corporate Law, Intellectual Property Law/Trademark & Patents, Trusts.Fraud/Business Crime Profile: Peter D. Maynard Counsel and Attorneys advises corporations and individuals in connection financial institutions, fraud (public or private), money laundering, liquidations, receivers, and asset tracing and recovery, asset protection, and recovery of assets, which have resulted from fraudulent activities.