Partner
emaillard@sali-legal.com
A former prosecutor, Ms. Esmeralda Maillard (Ndoci) has extensive experience in various areas of both domestic and international law. She advises clients on white collar crime mattes, company law, tax, IP, competition, and arbitration law.
Ms. Maillard (Ndoci) holds the title of Magistrate. After completing the School of Magistrates, she worked as a prosecutor at the First Instance Court Prosecution Office in Shkodër and Elbasan, specializing in the investigation of economic, financial, and customs crimes, as well as money laundering, abuse of duty, organized crime groups, and various trafficking offenses.
She also has broad experience in the financial and banking sector as in-house lawyer, with a particular focus on commercial and civil litigation, internal management, business transactions as well as contract disputes, representation of the bank with third parties and labour disputes. She is regularly invited as expert in the field of money laundering, economic crimes, and organized crime from various law enforcement agencies in the Netherlands, Eastern Africa, etc
Education
- Magistrate, School of Magistracy (2016)
- Law Degree, Tirana University (2006)
Memberships
- Tirana Bar (2008)
Publications
- Introduction to the United Nation Commission on International Trade Law, United Nation Commission on International Trade Law, online course.
- UNCITRAL Mediation framework, United Nation Commission on International Trade Law, online course
- UNCITRAL text on public procurement and public private partnership, United Nation Commission on International Trade Law, online course.
- International Law in Action: The Arbitration of International Disputes, – Leiden University online course.
- International Cooperation in Criminal Matters, – the Council of Europe HELP.
- International Law in Action: A Guide to the International Courts and Tribunals in The Hague, – Leiden University online course.
- International Law in Action: Investigating and Prosecuting International Crimes – Leiden University online course.
- Open-Source Intelligence – The International Centre for Asset Recovery of the Basel Institute on Governance.
- International Cooperation and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters- The International Centre for Asset Recovery of the Basel Institute on Governance.
- Course on Terrorist Financing – The International Centre for Asset Recovery of the Basel Institute on Governance.
- Course on: Operational Analysis – The International Centre for Asset Recovery of the Basel Institute on Governance.
- Guest Speaker – Regional Training, on Trade-Based Money Laundering and Counter Measures – Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA).
- Training, Effective Asset Recovery: Legal Standards and Good Practices. Belgrade, Serbia – AIRE Centre and Regional Anti-Corruption Initiative (RAI) with support of the UK government and Konrad Adenauer Foundation.
- Training, Freedom of expression and media – Standards envisaged in the ECHR and ECHR jurisprudence and their application in the Albanian context (training for judges / prosecutors) – School of Magistracy, Albania.
- Training, Recent Trends in the Case Law of the Court of Justice of the EU -European Center for Judges and Lawyers EIPA Luxembourg.
About Our Firm
Sali & Maillard was founded by experienced international lawyers, dedicated to providing top-tier legal representation.
We have served a diverse range of clients, including private individuals, corporations, and international organizations.