Amal Clooney

 

 

Specializing in human rights and international law, Amal Clooney has represented high-profile clients, such as WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, and the Greek government in its attempt to repatriate the Parthenon Marbles from the U.K. She is helping Mohamed Nasheed ousted president, who’s sentenced to prison, seek asylum in the U.K. Born in Beirut, Clooney, 38, left the country with her family during the Lebanese civil war. She earned law degrees from Oxford University in 2000 and New York University in 2001.