Promotion to Counsel of Melina Llodra and Sandrine Giroud (January 2013)

LALIVE is pleased to announce the promotion of Melina Llodra and Sandrine Giroud, both based in Geneva, to Counsel of the firm as of 1 January 2013.

Melina Llodra, an Argentinean national, joined LALIVE in 2008 and specialises in international commercial and corporate law, including complex shareholders, agency and distribution agreements as well as construction contracts. Aside from her Latin American practice, Melina Llodra focuses on the Middle Eastern market and regularly advises clients in relation to transactions in Middle Eastern and African countries, with particular emphasis on the energy, construction and infrastructure, life sciences and TMT sectors. (See Ms Llodra’s full biography.)

Sandrine Giroud is a Swiss attorney who joined the firm in 2009. Her main area of practice is domestic and international dispute resolution. She primarily advises and represents clients in complex multi-jurisdictional proceedings, including in the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments, asset-freezing injunctions, international judicial assistance, cross-border family matters and trust disputes. She is also experienced in banking litigation, white-collar crime litigation, and public international law including immunity issues. (See Ms Giroud’s full biography.)