Yves Klein

<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Yves Klein</strong> is a partner with Monfrini Bitton Klein in Geneva, Switzlerland, where he represents liquidators of insolvent foreign banks, publicly traded companies or offshore companies, notably in the context of Ponzi schemes. He has obtained recognition of numerous foreign judgments and arbitral awards for amounts in excess of US$100 million and has successfully recovered the assets of the defendants concealed in Switzerland or abroad. Upon joining the firm in 1999, Mr. Klein focused his practice on transnational civil and criminal asset-recovery proceedings on behalf of victims of economic crime. He notably represented, alone or with his partners, more than 10 foreign States and recovered in excess of US$2 billion of corruption proceeds. After acquiring professional experience with international organizations and a law firm in Washington, DC (1994-95), Mr. Klein practiced international business law and litigation with a Geneva law firm (1995-1998). He was admitted to the Geneva bar in 1995 and has a professional and cultural understanding of Latin America, particularly Brazil; he speaks Portuguese and Spanish fluently. Mr. Klein received his law degree from the University of Geneva in 1989 and his diploma of higher studies in international law from the Graduate Institute of International Studies of Geneva in 1993.</p>