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Trends and Developments Contributed by: Maryna Pogibko, Rafat A Rizvi and Mykhailo Grydzhuk Amadeus Amadeus is a legal and government relations prac- tice with a team of ten professionals. Amadeus ad- vises UHNWIs, heads of state and governments on matters of public international law, including inter- national criminal law, international investment law and sanctions. Its clients engage the firm to conduct
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cross-border investigations and advise on interna- tional legal proceedings, asset protection, challenges to INTERPOL notices, and extradition matters. Ama- deus also advises private individuals and entities on market entry, investment protection and regulatory compliance.
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Maryna Pogibko is the founder and managing director of Amadeus, advising on public international law and leading its INTERPOL practice. Her work covers state immunities, diplomatic protection, international
Mykhailo Grydzhuk is a senior adviser at Amadeus. He began his career in the banking sector, where he worked on high-value litigation and debt restructurings before joining private practice and advising major IT
organisations and diplomatic privileges. She also advises clients on sanctions compliance and enforce- ment risk. Her recent work includes leading the defence of a South American diplomat detained in transit and extradited to the USA despite diplomatic protections, concluding with a US presidential pardon. She has advised heads of state in South America and West Africa on policy and regulatory matters and is a member of Lincoln’s Inn, DELF, BHRC, IBA, ECBA and UNBA.
companies and start-ups on corporate, regulatory and transactional matters. At Amadeus, he advises UHNWIs on multijurisdictional litigation as well as complex regulatory regimes in frontier markets when making investment decisions. He also represents clients in INTERPOL matters before the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files.
Rafat A Rizvi is a senior adviser at Amadeus. He is an investment banking and asset management professional with over 30 years of experience in leadership positions across the globe, including in AESE-
AN, the GCC, Switzerland, the UK and the USA. His work at Amadeus focuses on complex cross-border transactions as well as advising on asset structuring and recovery. He has also been involved in landmark international proceedings, including successful actions against a multilateral law enforcement body and a state under the OIC Investment Treaty. Rafat is a member of the Association of Certified Sanc- tions Specialists and the Swiss Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.
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