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​​​Introduction

 

Lauren Lederle was called to the New York Bar in 2019 and the Bar of England and Wales in 2023. She holds an Advanced LLM (cum laude) from Leiden University and completed a triple law degree programme across King's College London (LLB), Humboldt University of Berlin (LLM), and Paris II Panthéon-Assas University (M1). She specialises in public international law, international criminal law, and human rights. She also represents States and private clients in arbitration proceedings and advises corporations on business and human rights.

 

Career & Background

 

Lauren joins G37 Chambers as a pupil, bringing substantial experience in international law.

 

Before transferring to the independent Bar, Lauren practised as a Senior Associate at Omnia Strategy LLP, the firm founded and led by Cherie Blair CBE KC. She acted on a range of complex disputes, including high-profile matters, across public international law, international criminal law, and human rights. She appeared in and advised on proceedings before the International Court of Justice, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, and regional human rights courts and tribunals. She also took part in a significant investigation into allegations of human rights abuses, which included field deployment in Central Africa. Her practice further encompassed investment arbitration and annulment proceedings for both individuals and States, as well as advising multinational corporations on the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

 

Lauren developed a significant practice in human rights litigation and strategic advocacy, with a particular emphasis on transnational repression. She has represented a wide range of clients, including a former Head of State, before UN Special Procedures and the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files, successfully challenging red notices and pursuing complaints on the right to life, arbitrary detention, judicial independence, and fair trial rights. She has also advocated on behalf of clients before the UN in Geneva and advanced their positions in high-level diplomatic engagement.

 

In 2024, Lauren undertook a short sabbatical to serve as a pro bono representative of the Association of Defence Counsel before International Criminal Courts and Tribunals (ADC-ICT) at the Guantánamo Military Commissions. She attended pre-trial hearings in the 9/11 case and authored a report, published by the ADC-ICT, evaluating the proceedings against international fair trial standards and the prohibition of torture (available here).

 

Prior to relocating to London in 2018, Lauren began her career in The Hague, working at the International Centre for Transitional Justice before joining the International Criminal Court as part of the defence team of Charles Blé Goudé in the case against Laurent Gbagbo, the former President of Côte d’Ivoire. She also contributed to the Oxford University Press module on international criminal law.

 

Education​

 

  • Advanced LLM in Public International Law (specialisation International Criminal Law), Leiden University (cum laude)

  • Maitrise 1 in International Law, Paris II Panthéon-Assas University

  • LLM in European and Comparative Law, Humboldt University

  • LLB (Hons), King’s College London

 

Memberships​

 

  • Association of Defence Counsel before International Courts and Tribunals (ADC-ICT)

  • Defence Extradition Lawyers’ Forum (DELF)

  • The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn

 

Experience

 

  • Public International Law

  • International Criminal Law

  • International Human Rights Law

  • Investment Law

  • International Arbitration

  • Business and Human Rights

  • International Environmental Law

 

Languages

 

  • English

  • French (native)

  • German

  • Spanish

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