BERGONZI LAW FIRM

Régis BERGONZI became a Lawyer in 2005 and a defense lawyer at the Monaco Court of Appeal in 2013.

In parallel of his main occupation as Defense Lawyer, Maître BERGONZI :

• Used to serve as the secretary-treasurer of the Monaco Bar Association;
• Completed two consecutive mandates as the president of the Monaco Bar Association (2019-2021);
• Used to represent the Principality of Monaco at the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment, within the Council of Europe (cpt.coe.int/fr/) ;
• Is an active member of the International Association of Lawyers (UIA) with the Council of Europe;
• Is the Honorary Consulate of the Kingdom of Thailand in Monaco, following his appointment in June, 2020;
• Is part of the Monaco Parliament as Conseiller National following his election in February 2023 and as such, is also the chair of the Committee on Negotiations with the European Union.

Maître Régis BERGONZI has a general practice of law and he is more specifically specialist in criminal law (money laundering, fraud, breach of trust, theft, forgery and use of forgery...), criminal procedure (reform of the rights of police custody ...) and contracts law (holder of a postgraduate diploma (DEA in contract law issued by the Law University of PARIS XI).

The firm benefits from an excellent reputation, especially on its technical strengths. As such, Maître BERGONZI had already has to opportunity to provide legal opinions as an external Expert within the frame of legal cases pending in Monaco and abroad.

Maître Régis BERGONZI has a strong international culture, he is fluent in English and Italian and speak Portuguese (Brazil). He deals with international legal aspects on a daily basis and not only with surrounding countries. His team has - and keeps- growing over the years and his legal tools get more and more sophisticated.