European legal counsel
Cross-border counsel for finance, fraud and digital assets
We help individuals and companies understand what happened to their money, document it properly and pursue the legal routes that are actually available — across jurisdictions and in four languages.
Clear legal advice where finance, technology and borders meet
Fraud and financial disputes rarely stay in one country. Funds move through banks, payment services, exchanges and wallets in different jurisdictions within hours. Our work is to reconstruct those movements, place them in the right legal framework and tell you plainly which steps can be taken — and which cannot.
Evidence first. Every conclusion is tied to documents, transaction records or verifiable public data. Where the evidence stops, so do we — and we tell you.
European reach. EU, UK and Swiss frameworks, with matters coordinated across borders rather than handled country by country.
Four working languages. English, Italian, French and German: you speak to us, and we file and correspond, in the language the matter needs.
Practice areas
A full-service practice with a particular depth in finance, fraud and digital assets.
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Financial fraud & asset tracing
Reconstructing where funds went, documenting it and pursuing the available legal routes.
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Banking & finance
Disputes and advice involving banks, brokers, payment and investment services.
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Crypto-assets & MiCA
On-chain analysis and advice under the EU Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation.
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Cybersecurity & data protection
Incident response, NIS2 and DORA obligations, GDPR compliance.
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Regulatory & compliance
AML, licensing questions and dealings with supervisory authorities.
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Litigation & arbitration
Civil and commercial proceedings, arbitration and alternative dispute resolution.
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Debt recovery & enforcement
Cross-border debt collection and enforcement of judgments.
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Corporate & commercial
Company matters, contracts and transactions.
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Real estate
Purchases, leases and disputes involving property in Europe.
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Employment
Employment contracts, mobility and workplace disputes.
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Financial investigation and asset tracing
A documented, step-by-step method — from the first hash you send us to a technical report usable by banks, intermediaries and authorities.
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Collection of the information and documentation provided by the client.
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Verification of hashes and public addresses on the relevant blockchains.
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Reconstruction of transfers and analysis of flows between addresses.
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Examination of possible links to identifiable intermediaries or services.
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Preparation of a technical report with evidence, findings and the limits of the analysis.
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Where appropriate, transmission of the information to authorities or intermediaries through the proper legal channels.
Institutional references and technical tracing
Official websites of financial authorities and public blockchain analysis tools.
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Banca Centrale Europea (BCE) — European Central Bank
The ECB is a European institutional reference for banking supervision, financial stability and the operational resilience of the financial sector within its remit.
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FCA — Financial Conduct Authority
UK supervisory authority for financial services, responsible for the conduct of regulated firms and the protection of financial consumers in the United Kingdom.
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ESMA — European Securities and Markets Authority
European authority that promotes supervisory convergence on financial markets and contributes to developing and applying the EU framework for markets and crypto-assets.
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FINMA — Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority
Swiss authority responsible for supervising financial markets, authorising intermediaries within its remit and enforcing Swiss financial-market law.
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FINRA — Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
US self-regulatory organisation for the broker-dealer industry, overseeing firms' compliance and protecting investors within its scope.
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CSSF — Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier
Luxembourg supervisory authority for the financial sector, relevant for institutions and intermediaries subject to Luxembourg law.
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CONSOB — Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa
Italian authority supervising financial markets and protecting investors, competent for breaches and reports within its remit.
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Polizia Postale e per la Sicurezza Cibernetica
Italian operational reference for complaints and investigations concerning online fraud, cybercrime and scams committed through digital means.
Technical blockchain tracing
We use public multi-chain explorers — Etherscan, BscScan, TronScan, Solscan and Blockchain.com — for the on-chain analysis of capital flows. Results are delivered to the client and, through the appropriate legal channels, may support the work of the competent authorities.
Case examples
Typical situations, described so you can recognise your own — and see what analysis can and cannot achieve.
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Illustrative example
Investment fraud · Crypto-assets
A trading platform that would not pay out
Deposits by card and bank transfer, converted into USDT, with a "tax" requested before withdrawal.
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Illustrative example
Social engineering · Bank transfers
Transfers made at the request of an online acquaintance
Repeated transfers to accounts in several EU countries over four months.
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The people on your matter
Lawyers and analysts who work on your file directly.
- Read more Sample profile Elena Marchetti Partner — Banking & Finance IT · EN · FR
- Read more Sample profile Katharina Weber Partner — Litigation & Arbitration DE · EN
- Read more Sample profile Julien Moreau Counsel — Crypto-assets & Compliance FR · EN · DE
- Read more Sample profile Daniel Hughes Senior Analyst — Blockchain & Financial Flows EN · IT
Insights
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Suspected fraud: what to do in the first 48 hours
The steps that preserve your options — and the ones that close them.
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MiCA in practice: what changes for crypto-asset clients
Authorisation, transparency and complaint handling under Regulation (EU) 2023/1114.
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How to recognise a "recovery" scam
Warning signs that the service offering to recover your money is the next fraud.
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Tell us what happened
Send a short description. We review it and reply with an initial assessment of the possible next steps. An initial review does not create an obligation.