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KLEYR GRASSO Offices
7 rue des Primeurs
L-2361 Strassen
Luxembourg
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Mr Rosario Grasso
Work Department
CRIMINAL LAW, COMPLIANCE AML
Position
Senior Partner
Career
Rosario GRASSO is a co-founder of the firm. Senior Partner and Head of the Criminal law department, he is one of the leading white-collar crime defense lawyers in the Luxembourg market and has an excellent reputation in criminal law, anti-corruption and compliance AML-related matters.
His expertise and experience of more than 25 years not only allow him to advise and defend clients in tort and criminal law cases, as well as insurance litigation matters, but also to assist and train professionals in order to be fully compliant with preventive anti-money laundering legislation and anti-corruption policies.
Rosario was elected as chair on the Luxembourg Bar Council in July 2014. He has also authored several articles on anti-corruption and anti-money laundering law and is frequently invited to speak at conferences on these topics.
Languages
English, French, German, Italian and Luxembourgish
Memberships
- Luxembourg Bar, admitted in 1991
Conseil de l’Ordre du Barreau de Luxembourg, Bâtonnier, 2014-2016
Conseil de l’Ordre du Barreau de Luxembourg, Vice-Bâtonnier, 2012/2013 and 2013/2014
Conseil de l’Ordre du Barreau de Luxembourg, 2011/2012
Founding member of Association Luxembourgeoise des Avocats Pénalistes (ALAP)
Member of the Committee “Fraud and its governance “ of the Institut Luxembourgeois des Administrateurs (ILA)
Associazione Internazionale Giuristi di Lingua Italiana
Conseil de l’Ordre du Barreau de Luxembourg, 1998/1999
Comité du Jeune Barreau de Luxembourg, 1997/1998
Education
Master in Law, University of Catania, Law School, 1990
Lawyer Rankings
Luxembourg > Dispute resolution
(Leading partners)The partner-led team at KLEYR GRASSO provides ‘pragmatic and innovative insights and solutions’ to clients within the financial services and asset management industries utilising both conventional and ADR litigation techniques. With a ‘deep understanding of the complexities’ associated with disputes occurring within these industries, Marc Kleyr can ‘navigate challenges with remarkable insight’; as well as handling shareholders’ disputes, Kleyr also excels at defending accounting firms in auditor negligence claims. Donata Grasso has a ‘deep knowledge of procedural aspects and a great capacity to assimilate various law areas’, ensuring that she is very well-equipped to represent clients across a range of corporate/commercial litigation, including in the context of funds and insolvency-related disputes. Rosario Grasso spearheads the criminal law offering, which includes white-collar-related matters, while the ‘responsive and proactive’ Emilie Waty , who was promoted at the beginning of 2024, excels at handling shareholders’ and directors’ liability litigation and rounds out the team at a partner level.