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Biography

As the Managing Director at GARDETTO LAW OFFICES, I have been leading a highly skilled and professional team of legal practitioners for over 35 years. I was admitted to the Bar of Monaco in 1988, after graduating from the Universities of Aix-en-Provence and Nice (France) Law Schools, as well as from Cornell Law School (LL.M.) in the United States. I hold the qualification of Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP). I was elected as the President of the Monaco Bar Association . I was also elected and reelected as a Member of the Monaco Parliament and held the position of Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee as well as Vice-President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Our firm offers our clients (individuals and corporate entities), Monegasque and foreign, a comprehensive range of legal services, covering both litigation and advisory work, and we help them resolve the most complex situations. With a strong international dimension, we are regularly involved in cross-border disputes and transactions, as well as in international projects. Our network of overseas correspondents enables us to deal effectively with every aspect of the cases we take on. Our main practice areas include: Business Law Company formation Immigration to Monaco Estate planning and Cross border estates Wills and probate Family Law including matrimonial law, child custody, child abduction, elderly and vulnerable adults Family Offices and Family Business Foreign clients investment Foundations Dispute Resolution (Litigation) Contracts Tax Insurance Banking and Financial Law White collar crime Recovery of Assets Anti Money Laundering Compliance Private data protection Philanthropy International Private Law Enforcement of Foreign Judgments and Arbitration decisions We are committed to delivering excellence. Our firm is ISO 9001 certified and ranked in the Chambers and Partners and the LEGAL 500 guides for the quality of its services.