GALGANO LEGAL — LUGANO, SWITZERLAND
We trace what was lost. We recover what is owed.
A Lugano-based legal practice specialised in the recovery of misappropriated and lost funds, including the tracing of assets moved through digital and cross-border channels. Ten years assisting clients from first loss to final recovery.
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Where we focus.
Our work centres on locating and recovering funds after fraud, misappropriation or a failed counterparty — across bank transfers, corporate structures and digital assets alike.
Funds recovery
Acting for individuals and businesses to recover money lost to fraud, scams, breach of mandate or misappropriation, from initial claim through to enforcement.
Digital asset tracing
Tracing funds moved through cryptocurrency exchanges, wallets and cross-border payment rails, working with technical analysts to reconstruct the money trail.
Freezing & interim relief
Urgent applications to freeze accounts and preserve assets in Switzerland and abroad before they can be further dissipated.
Cross-border enforcement
Coordinating recognition and enforcement of claims across jurisdictions, working alongside local counsel where the assets are held.
Banking & financial disputes
Advice and representation in disputes with banks, payment providers and financial intermediaries connected to a loss.
Private client matters
Discreet handling of sensitive personal and family matters that touch on financial loss or asset protection.
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How a recovery proceeds.
Every matter differs, but a recovery generally follows the same four stages — from the first call to funds back in your control.
Assessment
We review what happened, the funds involved and the realistic paths to recovery before any engagement begins.
Trace
We reconstruct the movement of funds across accounts, intermediaries and, where relevant, digital asset networks.
Freeze
Where assets are located, we move to preserve them through urgent applications before they can move again.
Recover
We pursue return of the funds through negotiation, litigation or enforcement, in Switzerland or the relevant jurisdiction.
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Lugano.
A Swiss base for cross-border work.
Situated in Canton Ticino, Lugano sits at the meeting point of the Swiss, Italian and wider international financial worlds — a practical base for matters that rarely stay inside one jurisdiction.
Ten years of casework from this office means an established network of forensic accountants, digital-asset analysts and local counsel across the jurisdictions where recovered funds are most often found.
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How we work.
Recovery matters are often urgent and sensitive. These are the standards we hold every case to.
The trail is only as good as the detail
Recovery depends on getting the trace exactly right — every account, transfer and counterparty documented before we act.
Handled in confidence
Financial loss is sensitive. Matters are handled privately, with information shared only where the case requires it.
Assets move quickly — so do we
Funds that can still be moved often are. Where preservation is possible, we act on it without delay.
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Discuss your matter.
Contact us directly for an initial, confidential review of your case.