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.