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Strategic advisory in U.S., Latin America, West Africa, ECOWAS and ASEAN

Advised heads of state, presidential administrations, ministers, state-linked corporates and UHNWIs on policy and regulatory mandates, on sanctions and counter-narcotics positioning, on environmental frameworks and on corporate restructurings.

A few recent examples include:

  1. In Washington, we have represented a head of state in relation to policy and regulatory matters. We also represented a diplomatic agent in a recent case in which we secured a full presidential pardon.
  2. In Latin America, we have advised heads of state, presidential administrations, ministers and private actors on sanctions compliance, counter-narcotics policy, bilateral diplomatic positioning and international legal exposure.
  3. In West Africa, we undertook a review of a national ship registry to ensure its compliance with US and EU sanctions. In ECOWAS we advise local administrations on developing frameworks for establishing nature-based solutions for combating environmental degradation.
  4. Across ASEAN, we have worked with state-linked corporations and private actors negotiating and restructuring debt, raising capital with exit through public markets.

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Three further engagements at the intersection of sovereign advisory, diplomatic protection and the multilateral law-enforcement perimeter.

INTERPOL
Legal history through arbitration; acted for clients across more than 15 jurisdictions.
Brought the first successful challenge against a multilateral law-enforcement agency through arbitration; representations before the CCF in relation to Red Notices and Diffusions; acted for a state against another state under the auspices of INTERPOL's dispute settlement mechanism.
MLA & Extradition
Diplomatic protection, supranational fora and the human-rights mechanisms.
Represented individuals and States in extradition and mutual legal assistance proceedings before UN bodies, the African Commission, the ECOWAS Court of Justice and national courts, including a matter concluded by full U.S. presidential pardon.
Sanctions
OFAC and OFSI designations, US indictments.
Acted for a major Eastern European logistics company in OFAC designation challenges and US District Court proceedings; advised a South American government on developing domestic policy initiatives to counter the designation of the head of state.

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