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Ms. Monroe practices in the area of international corporate
and intellectual property law with an emphasis on cross-border
transactions between Europe and the United States. A New York
attorney she has developed over the last 15 years a special
niche in cross-border matters between the United States and
Switzerland. Ms. Monroe heads the firm’s European office
based in Geneva, Switzerland. She often serves as outside
general counsel and as a member of the board of directors
of Swiss and U.S. for profit and not-for-profit companies
Ms. Monroe advises on legal and business issues faced by
international companies. She advises with respect to strategy
and tax planning, securities, mergers, acquisitions, and dispositions,
and intellectual property in a variety of industries including
finance, interior design, food and beverages, software, alternative
investments, luxury goods, manufacturing, and entertainment
assisting companies establishing or already doing business
in Switzerland and the U.S. Her alternative investments experience
includes advising international and domestic hedge funds,
private equity and venture capital entities, and service providers
to the alternative investment community.
Ms. Monroe is a graduate of the International Law Program
of American University, Washington College of Law (J.D. 1983)
in Washington, D.C., where she was an editor of the American
Society of International Law Journal. An active member of
numerous professional associations in the field of international
corporate and intellectual property law she has also served
for many years on the editorial board of the International
Trademark Association’s law journal, The Trademark Journal,
focusing on international intellectual property issues. She
is a member of the International Bar Association’s Capital
Markets Committee and has written or co-authored articles
and book chapters and been asked to speak on international
corporate and intellectual property law. Her publications
include the chapter, “An Overview of the U.S. Federal
Securities Laws as they Relate to Securities Offerings, Continuous
Reporting Obligations, and American Depositary Receipt Programs,”
a chapter appearing in International Business Transactions–Standard
Forms and Documents published by Kluwer Law and Taxation Publishers.
Prior to joining Siller Wilk Ms. Monroe was a member of Shustak
Jalil & Heller and before that a member of the international
department of Reed Smith. Ms. Monroe is bilingual in English
and French.
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