Arnaud CHEYNUT is Lawyer in Zabaldano Lawyers in Monaco. He is a Monegasque lawyer and has over 8 years of experience in Monaco courts. He works mainly with the criminal investigations and white-collar crime team but also advises individuals and companies in civil, commercial and employment procedures and litigation. He also advises partners and companies in specific corporate matters such as data protection (GPRD compliance) and intellectual property.
Founder and Managing partner of Zabaldano Lawyers, he oversees the multi-disciplinary team boasting extensive experience in all types of General Business Law, inlcuding Banking and Finance, Corporate, Commercial, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Private Clients, Trusts & Estates, Real Estate & Construction, Employment &Labour and all aspects of complex issues concerning domestic and international business criminal proceedings. As a skilled litigator, he represents both corporate clients and high net-worth individuals and has been involved in some highly visible and sensitive criminal investigations and proceedings.
Cecile Peltier-Gauci is Managing Associate in charge of the Real Estate department in Zabaldano Lawyers in Monaco. She has over 22 years of experience in Monegasque law and acts for international and local clients including banks, promoters, constructors, real estate companies, landlords and tenants and insurance companies. Cecile has acquired a solid experience in civil and commercial litigation as well as real estate matters, with a particular focus on construction, real estate development and commercial leases. Her experience includes notably securitisation and enforcement proceedings, drafting and negotiating leases, as well as all types of civil or administrative real estate litigations.
Nicolas ROBERT is Managing Associate in charge of the Private and Public Business law litigation department in Zabaldano Lawyers Nicolas has over 18 years of experience in Monegasque law. His in-depth knowledge of Monegasque Courts and his understanding of the local context are all assets to be able to meet all requirements of a demanding clientele composed of both companies and individuals. Originally trained in Business Law, he regularly offers consulting services and intervenes in civil litigation.
Sophie Couturier is Managing Associate in charge of the Criminal law and Human Rights department in Zabaldano Lawyers. With over 12 years of experience in Monegasque law, Sophie applies her wealth of knowledge and technical ability in corporate crime and European Human Rights law to advising clients including individuals such as directors, senior employees, high-net-worth individuals and corporations. Her main field of expertise is business criminal law and she works with Arnaud Zabaldano on several leading criminal cases coordinating multi-disciplinary and multi-jurisdictional teams in order to provide valuable advice in highly complex cross border matters to a local and foreign clientele, in proceedings with an international dimension (such as international letters of rogatory, white-collar crime, extradition requests, etc.).
Valerie Mufraggi is Managing Associate in charge of the Employment law department in Zabaldano Lawyers She has over 12 years of experience in Monegasque law and is a recognized expert for her professionnalism and thoroughness in handling complex employment cases She advises local and international companies and individuals in all matters of employmentr law on all employment-related issues such as teleworking, non-competition clauses, work accidents, retirement, etc. She intervenes upstream during the negotiation of employment contracts, throughout their execution and when they are terminated, both in individual disputes and in collective disputes. She also supervises bodily injury litigation as well as work-related accidents matters.