Political Trials in the Post-communist World and Beyond: A Conversation with Robert Amsterdam
Friday, October 29th, 2010
| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, October 29, 2010 | 10:00AM - 12:00PM | Seminar Room 108N, Munk Centre For International Studies 1 Devonshire Place |
Description
A partner in the Toronto based firm Amsterdam and Peroff, a law firm that uses political advocacy as part of its overall legal strategies, Robert Amsterdam served as international defense counsel in the Khodorkovsky case in Moscow. In addition to Mikhail Khodorkovsky, his clients have included Venezulean banker and political prisoner Eligio Cedeno, the leader of the democratic opposition in Singapore, Dr. Chee Soon Juan, and the former Minister of Abuja, Nigeria. He has also been also involved in a major constitutional case in the Czech Republic.
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