Fietta LLP is ‘the best public international law boutique in London, bar none’ (according to one client). In addition to being mandated by sovereign states for bet-the-country cases, the group is home to experts in the Law of the Sea, maritime boundaries, international environmental law, human rights, international humanitarian legislation, and international investment law. ’Very well versed in public international law’, founding partner Stephen Fietta KC is regularly instructed by sovereign states to act in highly-sensitive public international law matters, including heavyweight territorial and maritime disputes; ’first-rate international lawyer’ Laura Rees-Evans advises on a range of public international law issues, including international investment law, international human rights and the Law of the Sea, along with treaty interpretation, UN procedure, and statehood and sovereignty issues; and Oonagh Sands represents sovereign states and their state-owned bodies, as well as individuals and private entities. Both Rees-Evans and Sands were raised to partner level in April 2024; while Miglena Angelova‘s workload covers international investment law, international human rights, treaty interpretation, and international organisations’ immunity. Former partners Jiries Saadeh and Ashique Rahman departed the firm in March 2024.
Testimonials
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- ‘Fietta is one of a few dedicated public international law boutiques. It has a very strong practice group with exceptional experience of dispute resolution between or involving states, and knowledge in the field matched by only a handful of international firms.’
- ‘Clients can say only very good things about the team - the best public international law boutique in London, bar none.’
Key clients
- Republic of Azerbaijan
- The Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Work highlights
- Representing the Republic of Azerbaijan in two separate ICJ proceedings against the Republic of Armenia (under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination), which relate to allegations of ethnic cleansing concerning the historic conflict over Azerbaijani territory in Garabagh.
- Representing Pakistan in its arbitration proceedings against the Republic of India, which concern India’s design and construction of multiple hydroelectric plants on the Indus Rivers that threaten Pakistan’s water supply.