What we do

At lecocqassociate, our close-knit team of professionals collaborate seamlessly to offer our clients innovative and practical solutions across a diverse legal landscape.

We have a proven track record of excellence in the fields of financial and insurance regulatory advice, corporate finance and private equity. As part of our commitment to innovative problem solving for our clients and command of the constantly evolving digital arena, lecocqassociate is now taking the lead when it comes to advising in the fields of online reputation management, data protection, cyber security, digital asset regulation and eSports.

Our powerful focus, creative intelligence and commitment to exceptional service allows us to connect business, cultural, legal and regulatory variances across jurisdictions. With over 40 professionals based in four strategically-located international offices and planned openings in Luxembourg and New York, lecocqassociate is perfectly placed to excel across all our designated practice areas and geographic locales.

Our spirit

We believe that coming together is just the beginning and keeping together will create progress – but working together is at the heart of our success. We acknowledge that each individual has a contribution to make to the team. Accordingly, our people are involved from the outset in exciting and innovative projects to develop the group, which enables everyone to feel part of the future of the group and to participate in its direction and progress. We believe that having top-rated people who possess integrity, are curious and emotionally intelligent is essential. We also strive to create culturally and linguistically diverse teams across our offices.

The traditional “office” concept is changing rapidly and the group is at the forefront of creating innovative opportunities in this regard. Our people are encouraged to make full use of the group’s flexible working arrangements and other work-life integration benefits that are available.

Finally, our group undertake countless hours of pro bono work across a broad range of areas every year, giving back wherever we can.

"At lecocqassociate, every individual progresses on the basis of merit, faithfulness and effort and not the position held." - lecocqassociate spirit

Our story

The lecocqassociate group was established in Geneva in 2007 by the firm’s Managing Partner, Mr. Dominique R. Lecocq. Dominique’s extensive international legal experience in finance regulation and structuring led him to institute the Geneva office as a boutique law firm specialising in the niche areas of regulatory banking and corporate finance. As a response to the firm’s growing client base and the complexity of client affairs the Malta office was established in 2010 as a regulatory advisory practice. The expansion continued with two offices in Dubai – the first in the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) in 2013 and subsequently a structuring and compliance advisory practice in the Dubai International Finance Centre (DIFC). In 2018, lecocqassociate opened an Abu Dhabi office as a legal consultancy incorporated in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM).

The success and dynamic development of the group saw the appointment of Ms. Hooriya Qazal Rajput as Managing Partner in 2015 and Ms. Lucile Cesareo-Hostettler as Partner in 2022.