Amsterdam & Partners LLP Employee Directory
Law PracticeDistrict of Columbia, United States11-50 Employees
Amsterdam & Partners LLP is a leading international law firm with offices in London and Washington, DC. The firm has unparalleled experience working on the ground in some of the world's most challenging jurisdictions, offering clients innovative strategies to defend their interests in politically sensitive matters. We take an innovative approach to solving international problems, pulling together the world’s top experts from their respective fields in order to create lean, efficient, custom-made teams to deliver the right services in the appropriate context of a given environment. Winner of the Global Pro Bono Dispute Award by the American Lawyer, the firm is well recognised for its pioneering work on behalf of high profile clients in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe. The firm was founded by Robert Amsterdam, who has practiced international law since 1980. His unique blend of political advocacy and international law has led to his retention by several world leaders, such as the former Prime Minister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra, former President of Zambia Rupiah Banda, Ugandan leader of the opposition Bobi Wine, the governments of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Türkiye, among other high profile individuals, sovereign states and organisations. With significant experience on the ground in the Global South, Amsterdam has successively settled disputes for major corporations such as PWC and the Four Seasons Hotel & Resorts Group, while also advising companies on opening new markets and managing political risk.