Human Rights
The attorneys in our human rights practice are co-lead counsel in Kashef v. BNP Paribas, S.A., which seeks compensation for the victims of the genocide in Sudan, and have served as advocates in several other landmark international human rights cases. Practice chair Kathryn Lee Boyd is an authority in the field, having taught, practiced, and published on human rights for 25 years.
Members of the human rights practice have also litigated international human rights disputes involving foreign sovereigns, federal agencies, and commercial entities, and represented terrorist highjacking victims before the U.S. Foreign Claims Settlement Commission. The firm puts its emphasis on litigating landmark actions seeking restitution and compensation for victims and survivors of grave breaches of human rights.