The Firm
An elite team, an international network
The firm brings together a close circle of leading jurists, international lawyers, professors of international law and former senior judges, and draws on a worldwide network of correspondents, engaged according to the nature of each case and the jurisdictions involved.
A lean, independent structure, able to deploy global strategies without relinquishing any control over its cases.
UN mandates
CESCR · UN Human Rights Committee
Judicial & academic authority
Former Chief Justice · Professors of international law
Global coverage
Europe · Americas · Africa · Indian Ocean · Commonwealth
Ludovic Hennebel
International lawyerLegal strategistUN expertCESCRProfessor, AMUInternational speaker
Ludovic Hennebel acts as counsel in some of the most complex and sensitive international cases, involving legal, political, diplomatic and reputational stakes of the highest order.
He reads the law as a field of forces, identifies its lines of tension and its tipping points, and mobilises it as an instrument of protection, strategy and rebalancing.
Associate experts & strategic partners
A close circle of international experts
Jurists engaged according to the nature of each case, combining normative influence, litigation capability, inside knowledge of institutions and judicial authority.
I · Associate expert
Hélène Tigroudja
Professor of international law · Expert member of the UN Human Rights Committee
- Languages
- French · English · Spanish · German
Hélène Tigroudja is a leading figure in public international law and international human rights law, recognised worldwide for her expertise in the universal and regional systems for the protection of fundamental rights.
Professor at Aix-Marseille University, she co-directs the Institute of International Humanitarian Studies and sits on the UN Human Rights Committee, where she contributes directly to the development of its jurisprudence and to the normative evolution of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
Within the firm, she brings doctrinal and strategic expertise of the highest calibre to cases involving international human rights litigation, complex normative questions and sensitive institutional issues, where legal rigour and strategic vision must remain inseparable.
II · Strategic partner
Alan Aldana
International lawyer accredited before the International Criminal Court · International criminal law and transnational crime
- Languages
- Spanish · French
- Coverage
- Spain · Venezuela · Latin America
Alan Aldana is an international lawyer specialising in international criminal law and transnational economic crime, accredited before the International Criminal Court, with more than twenty years of practice in cases of major legal and geopolitical significance.
Founder of the firm VENFORT by Aldana Lawyers, he acts in cases involving extradition, INTERPOL, money laundering, corruption, targeted sanctions and serious human rights violations, before international criminal tribunals and regional protection mechanisms.
As a strategic partner of the firm, he provides decisive support in cases combining transnational criminal litigation, individual liability and institutional issues, where a rigorous, cross-system approach is indispensable.
III · Associate expert
Víctor Rodríguez Rescia
International expert · International litigation and strategy
- Languages
- Spanish · French
- Coverage
- Latin America · Inter-American system
Víctor Rodríguez Rescia is a leading international expert in human rights protection mechanisms and strategic litigation before the universal and regional systems.
A former member of the UN Human Rights Committee, former Chair and Vice-Chair of the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture, and former Deputy Secretary of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, he possesses exceptional knowledge of the inner workings of international institutions.
As a strategic partner of the firm, he contributes to the design of complex litigation strategies combining UN procedures, institutional dialogue, urgent actions and international mobilisation, particularly in contexts of domestic deadlock, political persecution or serious and systematic violations.
IV · Strategic adviser
Asraf Ally Caunhye
Former Chief Justice of the Republic of Mauritius · Vice-Chair of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- Honour
- GOSK
- Languages
- French · English · Arabic
Asraf Ally Caunhye has held the highest judicial offices of the Republic of Mauritius. Former Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court, he served on the bench for more than twenty years: Judge of the Supreme Court from 2001, Senior Puisne Judge, then Chief Justice from 2020 until his retirement in 2021.
A member (2018-2026) of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, where he serves as Vice-Chair and Rapporteur on follow-up, he shares with the firm's founder direct experience of that UN mechanism. Trained at Middle Temple and called to the Bar of England and Wales, he combines the twin cultures of the common law and the civil law.
Within the firm, he brings judicial authority of the first order in constitutional law, criminal law and arbitration, together with strategic coverage of Africa, the Indian Ocean and the Commonwealth, where disputes with a strong institutional dimension take shape.
International network
An international network of correspondents
The firm draws on an international network of correspondents and experts: lawyers, academics, former senior international officials, investigation agencies, specialists in crisis management and strategic communication, and sector analysts, engaged according to the jurisdiction concerned, the nature of the crisis and the levers to be brought into play.
These correspondents do not operate as an international franchise or a standardised network: they are selected case by case, under the strategic direction of the firm, to preserve the unity of the strategy, the consistency of positions and the confidentiality of exchanges.
Beyond the law, the firm draws on its dedicated partner agencies in lawful investigation and strategic communication and coordinates their work, under legal professional privilege and in compliance with the rules of professional conduct, so as to align the legal strategy with command of the factual and reputational environment.
The network is not a footprint on a map: it is an architecture for action.
Areas of operation
Europe & United Kingdom
European Union · United Kingdom · Switzerland
Typical engagements
Challenging red notices before the CCF, defence against extradition and European arrest warrants, delisting proceedings before the General Court of the European Union, interim measures before the European Court of Human Rights. Litigation strategy in international law and human rights law, response to lawfare and negotiated exits from crisis.
Russia, CIS & Eastern Europe
Russia · Commonwealth of Independent States · Caucasus · Central Asia · Eastern Europe
Typical engagements
Challenging politically motivated red notices and diffusions before the CCF, defence against extradition, delisting proceedings (OFAC, EU, UK and Swiss sanctions) and the lifting of debanking measures, defence of exposed individuals and their assets, investment arbitration. Litigation strategy in international human rights law and response to lawfare, in coordination with Russian-speaking correspondents.
United States & North America
United States · Canada
Typical engagements
OFAC licence and delisting applications, banking remediation and the lifting of debanking measures, coordination of investigations and mutual legal assistance, defence against INTERPOL diffusions and notices. Litigation strategy in international law and human rights law, response to lawfare and negotiation with authorities and financial institutions.
Latin America & Caribbean
Inter-American system · UN mechanisms
Typical engagements
Defence against weaponised prosecutions and unfair trials, petitions before the Inter-American system and the UN mechanisms, interim measures and urgent actions, challenging INTERPOL notices, arbitration and investment disputes. Litigation strategy in international human rights law, response to lawfare, negotiation and protection of individuals and support committees.
Francophone Africa & Maghreb
Francophone Africa · Maghreb · OHADA area
Typical engagements
Challenging red notices and defence against extradition, response to lawfare and political prosecutions, investment arbitration and litigation (OHADA, ICSID; energy, mining, infrastructure), exposed companies and the safeguarding of governance, constitutional and sovereign litigation. Litigation strategy in international law and human rights law, negotiation.
Anglophone Africa, Indian Ocean & Commonwealth
Anglophone Africa · Indian Ocean · Mauritius · Commonwealth
Typical engagements
International arbitration and investment, common law and Commonwealth authority, extradition and judicial cooperation, challenging INTERPOL notices, constitutional litigation, companies operating in sensitive areas. Litigation strategy in international law and negotiation.
Gulf & Middle East
Sovereign wealth funds · State entities
Typical engagements
Sovereign disputes and sovereign wealth funds, ICSID, UNCITRAL or ICC arbitration, exposed companies and private legal diplomacy, sanctions and compliance, defence against INTERPOL notices. Litigation strategy in public international law and human rights law, response to lawfare and diplomatic negotiation.
Asia-Pacific
Singapore · Hong Kong · Taiwan · India · Thailand · South-East Asia
Typical engagements
International arbitration and sensitive investments, extradition and mutual legal assistance, challenging INTERPOL notices, banking compliance and secondary sanctions. Litigation strategy in international law, human rights and protection of exposed individuals, response to lawfare and negotiation, in common law, mixed or highly internationalised jurisdictions.
In each region, the network is engaged not to multiply the number of actors, but to identify the right local relay, at the right moment, within a strategy strictly directed from the firm. The network is not a promise of permanent presence: it is a capacity for targeted mobilisation.
The firm
A defence conceived as an architecture, not as a succession of steps.
In transnational cases, urgency does not displace method. It demands that mechanisms be characterised, fronts prioritised and decisions coordinated before coercion spreads.
A situation to present?
Confidential discussions. Legal professional privilege. In French, English and Spanish. An initial confidential orientation discussion, without mutual commitment.