Corporate

Karen Monroe is an international business lawyer whose focus is in the areas of international securities, contracts, corporate and related intellectual property law with an emphasis on cross-border transactions between Switzerland, Europe, and the United States. Originally from New York City and admitted to the New York bar, she trained in New York City as an international corporate lawyer and became partner in a large NYC firm. Ms. Monroe has been based in Geneva for the last 15 years and heads Wilk Auslander’s European office and is part of its European Practice Group and Transborder Technology Transactions Team. She serves…

Bachelor of Laws from the University of São Paulo (USP - 1982); Graduate in Business Administration with emphasis in International Business from Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV - 2000); Specialization in Capital Markets from the University of São Paulo (2002). Cristina is currently in the final stage of her Master’s degree in Global Management from BI International. Areas of expertise: Legal Management, Corporate Communications and New Business Development.

Norman W. Bernstein has advised on a wide range of regulatory matters under U.S. environmental laws and argued numerous environmental cases in federal appellate and district courts. He has assisted venture capital firms in establishing legal structures to minimize the risks of financing environmentally sensitive deals, advised on environmental disclosure issues and acquisition structuring, extracted a large pigment manufacturing plant from enforcement proceedings, made presentations on behalf of a client before OSHA and the National Toxicology Program regarding the alleged risks posed by silica and on the alleged carcinogenicity of rock wool and slag wool. He has filed comments with…