Tamara Kraljic

Tamara Kraljic is counsel in the Washington, DC office of Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP. Tamara is fluent in English, German and French and advises international clients on high-stakes matters, focusing principally on international dispute resolution, business ethics and compliance and white collar defense work. As part of her international dispute resolution practice, Tamara has successfully represented clients in commercial and investment arbitration proceedings, contested proceedings before the World Bank Group as well as US state and federal court proceedings. In her compliance, business ethics and white collar defense practice, Tamara has assisted clients in resolution efforts with various national enforcement agencies and advised clients in matters involving international anti-corruption, corporate governance, and securities laws. Tamara has extensive experience conducting global compliance risk assessments, internal investigations, M&A due diligence and business partner reviews for her clients’ operations in Europe, Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. Tamara has also provided training on ESG and anti-corruption compliance to international clients and conference audiences.

Before joining Hughes Hubbard, Tamara was an associate in the international arbitration practice group of a major international law firm in Paris, France where she worked on a range of commercial and investment arbitration matters with a particular focus on the energy sector.

Outside of her disputes and investigations/compliance work, Tamara is actively engaged in three core areas:

Transatlantic Ties: As a European native, Tamara has close ties to the European—particularly French and German—business, diplomatic, and cultural communities in Washington, DC. She frequently co-hosts and/or speaks at events focused on transatlantic relations and multilateral investment. She is currently engaged in a pro bono initiative to help build sister city ties between Berlin and Washington DC.

Tech, AI, Future of Work: Tamara brings a strong focus on technology and AI to her legal work. In 2025, she was appointed to the 12-member nationwide Advisory Council of the American Bar Association on the use of AI. She also serves as a Board Member of La Tech DMV, a regional organization supporting the French-speaking tech ecosystem in the Washington metropolitan area (DC, Maryland, Virginia).

Gender Equity: Tamara is a committed advocate for gender equity in the legal profession. She was recognized on the 2024 Rising List of the National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL) and received the 2024 Women Worth Watching in Leadership Award by the Diversity Journal. She currently serves as Treasurer-Elect of the Women’s Bar Association (WBA) of Washington, DC, having previously served as committee co-chair. As part of her WBA work, Tamara initiated the Future of Work Speaker Series and co-created the WBA’s fellowship initiative.

• Representation of German telecommunications company in enforcement phase following award against sovereign arising out of a telecommunications investment
• Representation of German energy company against Russian state-owned energy entity in multi-billion-dollar gas pricing dispute 
• Representation of European nuclear power plant company in relation to a power plant construction dispute
• Representation of major telecommunications operator in the Balkan region in licensing dispute
• Assisted in representation of investors in various investment treaty arbitrations, including in matters in mining disputes under the China-Mongolia BIT (1991)
• Successful representation of Texas-based oil & gas corporation in common law fraud case before the Delaware Superior Court
• Representation of Delaware-incorporated company in adversary proceedings brought against it in Arizona Bankruptcy Court
• Representation of claimants in Torture Victim Protection Act against East African government officials
• Successful representation of French consulting companies and individual in contested proceedings before the World Bank’s Sanctions Board; obtained acquittal on all charges by the Sanctions Board, reversing decision of the Office of Suspension and Debarment, and terminating suspension and proceedings. Decision reported on the World Bank Sanctions Board website: Sanctions Board Decision No. 81 (Sanctions Case No. 215) issued on September 29, 2015
• Successful representation of French consulting companies in World Bank "Show Cause" proceeding. Enforcement action was terminated
• Representation of European consulting firm in World Bank Sanctions matter related to allegations of corruption

• Representation of a major multinational oil and gas company in connection with extensive internal investigation and anti-corruption compliance audit work, including in context of multi-billion mergers & acquisitions 
• Representation of a major multinational engineering and construction company for company-wide anti-corruption risk assessment and design and implementation of anti-corruption compliance program, including multi-day anti-corruption trainings and workshops
• Conducted internal investigations for a global luxury brand company 
• Conducted global anti-corruption compliance reviews on behalf of the Corporate Compliance Monitor appointed by the US Department of Justice, the US Securities & Exchange Commission, and the UK Serious Fraud Office for a multinational specialty chemical manufacturer
• Counseled publicly traded companies in mergers & acquisitions context on compliance assessment of target company’s business partner network 
• Representation of a major multinational financial services company for assessment of its compliance program