Corporate M and A 2026

MONACO Law and Practice Contributed by: Stephan Pastor, Emeline Elbaz-Mondeux and Coralie Trudon, CMS Pasquier Ciulla Marquet Pastor & Svara

CMS Pasquier Ciulla Marquet Pastor & Svara is one of the leading law firms in the Principality. The firm is now composed of six partners, all registered with the Monaco Bar, and about 50 legal professionals. It serves both Monegasque and international clientele with economic and/or personal interests in Monaco, and is structured around various areas of expertise, such as business law, employment law, criminal law, banking and finance, real estate and construction, private clients and tax. All departments provide both

counselling and litigation services. The firm’s busi - ness law team handles a variety of mandates, includ - ing corporate and M&A matters, sale and purchase agreements, related tax issues, establishing securi - ties and warranties, incorporation of legal entities, le - gal audits, as well as any regulatory requirements and formalities with the local regulators. The team also handles intellectual property and data protection, dispute resolution and criminal law matters.

Authors

Stephan Pastor is the managing partner at CMS Monaco and head of the business law team. Recognised as a leading individual by

Emeline Elbaz-Mondeux is a counsel within the CMS Monaco business law team. With almost 30 years of

experience, Emeline successfully handles both contentious and non- contentious matters pertaining to all aspects of business, corporate and commercial law. The scope of her expertise includes complex international, domestic and cross-border litigation. She assists a wide range of clients (HNWI and UHNWI, as well as international and Monegasque companies) with acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures and the overall implementation of legal strategies. She also handles matters relating to anti-money laundering regulations.

independent international directories, Stephan assists his clients with all aspects of Monegasque business law. He provides strategic advice on a wide range of matters, including compliance, corporate law, M&A, legal audits and data protection. His expertise also includes corporate tax law and criminal proceedings. Stephan is also involved in high-stakes cross-border contentious matters. Having a strong track record in all areas of civil and commercial litigation, he successfully represents a large spectrum of international companies, firms and individuals before the Monegasque courts.

Coralie Trudon is a counsel in CMS Monaco’s business law team. Coralie acts for Monegasque and foreign clients, and assists them with their corporate and commercial law-related matters that have a nexus with

Monaco. She is particularly involved in complex acquisition, asset sale and internal restructuring operations, both domestic and international. She also advises and assists companies and shareholders with corporate and commercial disputes arising from their activities in Monaco.

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