ZABALDANO AVOCATS

Managing Partner: Arnaud ZABALDANO

Number of partner: 1

Number of lawyers: 12

Languages: English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish

Firm Overview:

Zabaldano Lawyers is a leading, dedicated civil, commercial, and criminal litigation boutique law firm in Monaco providing high performance representation to individual and institutional clients in complex domestic and international disputes. Zabaldano lawyers is also renowned for providing legal advisory services to individuals and companies in the fields of business law, commercial law, corporate law, and contract law. Founded in 2011 by Arnaud Zabaldano, the law firm has established a first-class international client base, advising large operators in building, construction, real estate, international banking, insurance, pharmaceutical and luxury sectors. Recent years have seen a major expansion in international private law and criminal cases involving extradition.

Commitment to excellence is reflected in the intensity, constancy and rigor applied to every case aiming to find the winning strategy. The accomplished, multi-disciplinary team have acquired extensive experience and in-depth knowledge of Monaco and international laws offering clients a broad range of legal services in high profile corporate, commercial, civil law and criminal matters.

Arnaud Zabaldano leads and oversees all matters within the law office and has a wealth of experience in advising clients to make successful strategic decisions which can be seen in the results achieved.

Arnaud is a Barrister at the Bar of Monaco where he has practiced since 2001.

He is a skilled litigator focusing on complex corporate and commercial disputes serving international clients. Furthermore, he has been involved in several criminal cases involving international rogatory letters as well as extradition requests.

He is experienced in providing representation in the highest value and highest stakes disputes in Monaco and on a cross-border basis. Significant recent instructions include representing high profile individuals in criminal proceedings concerning Interpol notices, recovery proceedings, complex real estate and commercial cases and all aspects of an estate case involving corporate consequences and individualization of heritage and inheritance. He also represents high-profile ex- government officials in corruption criminal cases.

Main Areas of Practice:

Private Clients and Family Law

Zabaldano lawyers deliver focused and measured advice to private clients on all aspects of international private law notably divorces, successions and child custody cases. The firm’s international private law team believes in applying the human touch together with an expert hand to assist private clients in domestic or complex cross border family law issues.

■ Private International law

■ Complex international Civil and commercial Litigation

■ Inheritance law

■ Family law

Real Estate and Construction, Recovery Procedures and Enforcement

Zabaldano lawyers have specific know-how to be able to advise private individuals and companies in all areas of real-estate and construction matters in Monaco. They also have specialized expertise of recovery procedures and enforcement matters. The team provides clear, responsive advice and smart strategies in civil and commercial litigation, real estate development and commercial leases, enforcement proceedings and administrative law.

■ Real Estate and Construction law

■ Civil and commercial Litigation

■ Administrative and Public law

■ Civil procedure and enforcement

Criminal Law and Human Rights

Zabaldano lawyers advise and assist high-profile individuals and companies on all concerns of criminal responsibility in particular addressing conflicts and cooperation between criminal-law systems. The firm’s criminal law and Human Rights team boasts extensive expertise capable of providing well-founded advice and conducting litigation on complex issues concerning domestic and international business criminal proceedings.

■ Criminal law and criminal procedure

■ Business Criminal law

■ International mutual legal assistance

■ Human rights

Employment Law

Zabaldano lawyers advise and assist organisations and individuals on all employment law issues offering well-founded adapted solutions. The firm’s employment law team is able to guide you through emergency situations and complex litigations involving social relations, restructuring and redundancy plans, dismissals, work contracts, teleworking, work accidents and retirement, providing honest, professional, personalized advice.

■ Employment law

■ Individual working and collective employment ligitation

■ Work Accidents

■ Personal Injury

■ Insurance law

Business Law:

Private and Public Business Law Litigation

Zabaldano lawyers act in all matters concerning private and public business law litigation including corporate liability, shareholders disputes, securities litigation as well as complex commercial agreements. The team can deliver customized solutions and strategic guidance in Business law, civil and commercial litigation based on in-depth knowledge and proven expertise

■ Commercial litigation

■ Corporate law litigation

■ Banking & Finance litigation

■ Proceedings in front of specialised administrative institutions (CCAF, CERC…)