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Laura Vittet-Adamson

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Washington, D.C.

+1 (202) 721-4703

laura.vittet-adamson@hugheshubbard.com
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Laura Vittet-Adamson is an associate in Hughes Hubbard’s Washington, D.C. office. She is a member of the Anti-Corruption & Internal Investigations practice group. Laura represents clients on a broad range of matters involving the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

Prior to joining Hughes Hubbard, Laura clerked for the Chief Justice of Rwanda where she assisted in drafting Supreme Court opinions for both criminal and civil cases, resolving issues of statutory interpretation and constitutional law for application in active cases, and conducting comparative legal research on existing expropriation legislation for review by the Rwandan Parliament. In Rwanda, she also designed and managed a research project on the impact of foreign investment on Muslim communities, in partnership with Rwanda’s Center for Conflict Management and the Rwandan government. Before her work in Rwanda, Laura was a project assistant with UNESCO Asia-Pacific in Bangkok, Thailand, where she researched and developed UNESCO’s Asian-Arab Interregional Dialogue Program.

Previous Experience

  • Law Clerk for the Chief Justice of Rwanda, Office of the Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda, 2014
  • Project Manager, SURF’s Reparations & Reconciliation Advocacy Campaign, Survivors Fund (SURF), Kigali, Rwanda, 2013
  • Project Manager, “The impact of foreign investment on Muslim communities and community-building in Rwanda,” Center for Conflict Management & Government of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda, 2011-2013
  • Project Assistant, Asian-Arab Interregional Dialogue Program, UNESCO Asia-Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand, 2011
  • Project Developer, Foundation Chirac’s water and sanitation program, “L’Eau Pour La Paix,” Fondation Chirac, Paris, France, 2010
  • Youth Advocate, AVAAZ’s “Climate Change Wake-Up Call” initiative, AVAAZ, Berlin, Germany, 2009
  • Research Intern, 2008 Beijing Olympic PR Team, Ogilvy & Mather, Beijing, China, 2008

Recognitions

  • 2018 – 2019 Capital Pro Bono High Honor Roll, sponsored by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
  • 2017 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll, sponsored by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
  • Pro Bono Distinction, Stanford Law School, 2016
  • Judge Thelton E. Henderson Prize for Outstanding Performance, Stanford Law School, 2015
  • Stanford Public Interest Law Fund (SPILF) Grant, Stanford Law School, 2014
  • The Leverhulme Trust Study-Abroad Studentship (2011-2013)
  • M.Phil Thesis Distinction, University of Oxford, 2011
  • Mansbridge Essay Prize, University of Oxford, 2007

Highlighted Publications

  • "Building a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in the Middle East," Asian-Arab Philosophical Dialogues on Culture of Peace and Human Dignity, edited by D. R. J. Macer, 72-78. Bangkok: UNESCO Press, 2011

Highlighted Matters

  • Representation of a European multinational company in connection with an internal investigation
  • Representation of several European multinational companies and several Chinese companies with compliance program review and anti-corruption due diligence research
  • Pro bono research on human rights compliance and supply chain issues

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Education
  • Stanford Law School, J.D., 2016
  • University of Oxford, Ph.M., Modern Middle Eastern Studies, 2011
  • University of Oxford, B.A., Chinese Studies, 2009
Bar Admissions
  • California, 2017
  • District of Columbia, 2018
Languages
  • Chinese (Mandarin)
  • Dutch
  • French
  • German
Areas of Focus
Anti-Corruption & Internal Investigations
Litigation
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  • Laura N. Perkins
  • Ernesto J. Alvarado
  • Brian S. Kang

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