Donald Manasse

Founder and Owner - Conseil Juridique

Donald Manasse is the founding partner and owner of Donald Manasse Law Offices. A well-known figure in Monaco and Nice, Donald has advised local and international clients on a wide range of complex personal and business matters for over three decades. He is a founding fellow of the International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators.

Donald’s clients include local and multinational companies: families and family offices, local and international banks, asset managers, and financial service providers. He regularly advises on all-things related to private wealth management and is a published authority on trusts, taxation and international real estate transactions.

Qualified to practise in France and the United States, Donald represents clients in the courts of various jurisdictions, including in Monaco when authorized by the President of the Court of Appeals, and with the assistance of a Monaco “avocat défenseur.”
He is ranked as a Band 1 lawyer in Corporate/Commercial, Disputes Resolution and Wealth Management by Chambers & Partners 2020 and recognised as an expert by Lexology.

PRACTICE AREAS:

  • Asset Recovery

  • Trusts and Estate Planning

  • Family Law

  • Intellectual Property

  • Litigation and Commercial Dispute Resolution

  • Administrative Law

  • Real Property

  • Corporate and Commercial Law

LANGUAGES:

  • English

  • Italian

  • French

MEMBERSHIPS:

  • International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators, Founding Fellow

  • Monaco Economic Board, Member of the Board

  • Monaco Conseil Strategique pour l’Attractivité, Past Member

ORDERS AND DECORATIONS:

  • Chevalier de l’Ordre de Saint Charles, Monaco (Knight of the Order of Saint-Charles, Monaco)