My Strangest Day In Court: When There Were No Witnesses

By Stéphane Bonifassi, Bonifassi Avocats (May 15, 2017, 2:28 PM EDT) -- This article is part of a monthly series featuring attorneys' fascinating experiences in court. Here, litigator Stéphane Bonifassi of Bonifassi Avocats describes how his strangest day unraveled when judges in a French criminal proceeding decided that no witnesses would be heard. Bonifassi is executive director of FraudNet, an international network of independent lawyers specializing in civil asset recovery. He focuses on complex financial crimes and was involved in litigation arising from the Bernard Madoff fraud. He leads a boutique law firm specializing in complex business crimes and fraud, as well as regulatory and international litigation....

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