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Legal history through arbitration; acted for clients across more than 15 jurisdictions

We made legal history by bringing the first successful challenge against a multilateral law enforcement agency through arbitration.

We have acted for clients across more than 15 jurisdictions including Colombia, India, Italy, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Thailand, US, UK and Venezuela. A few recent examples include:

  1. Successfully advised a state in its pursuit of a settlement against another state under the auspices of INTERPOL's dispute settlement mechanism.
  2. Acted for a former CEO who was targeted in a fabricated criminal case, which led to the circulation of a Diffusion. The CCF upheld our arguments, ruling that the data in INTERPOL's Information System violated Article 2 of INTERPOL's Constitution (human rights) and lacked the required quality and lawfulness. The Diffusion was deleted.
  3. Represented a leading marine support services entrepreneur and his associates who were targeted in a criminal case which led to the publication of Red Notices. The CCF upheld our arguments, finding that the case violated Article 2 of INTERPOL's Constitution (human rights) and stemmed from a private commercial dispute. The Red Notices were deleted.
  4. Advised a former head of state who had grounds to believe he may become the subject of a politically motivated request for international police cooperation. We submitted a request for access to data together with an application for pre-emptive measures. The CCF noted that the General Secretariat would provide him the opportunity to present his views before any data is entered into INTERPOL's Information System.

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Three further engagements that sit alongside the INTERPOL bench — diplomatic protection, treaty-based proceedings and sovereign advisory.

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.
International Dispute Resolution
From OIC treaty arbitration to multi-jurisdictional asset recovery.
Assisted in the first individual investor-State claim under the OIC Investment Treaty; advised on multi-jurisdictional asset recovery resulting in lifting of freezing-orders and discontinuance of proceedings in Liechtenstein, Bulgaria and Italy.
Government Relations
Strategic advisory in U.S., Latin America, West Africa, ECOWAS and ASEAN.
Advised heads of state, presidential administrations, ministers and UHNWIs on policy, sanctions, regulatory, capital-markets and sustainability mandates.

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