Malta
India | EU Anusha’s practice involves counselling clients in the private and public sectors particularly on international law as well as art and cultural heritage matters. She does not advise or represent clients in relation to Maltese law. After completing the ICJ Fellowship (2023-2024), during which she worked on nine interstate disputes and one advisory opinion, she worked on the disputes team at international law firm Arthur Cox in Dublin, and was based there as a diplomatic spouse. Between 2021-2023, Anusha represented clients in international arbitrations under major institutional rules and advised on a full range of public international law issues at Aarna Law, Bangalore. Over two years, these included investment law matters as well as repatriation of antiquities and art disputes. She was appointed Tribunal Secretary in an expedited arbitration under the SIAC Rules. Anusha was based in New York between 2016-2018 and again between 2020-2021, where she represented governments in significant and complex diplomatic negotiations at the UN Headquarters, including the second, third and sixth Committees of the GA, the UNSC and UNCITRAL Working Group III negotiations on reforms to Investor-State Dispute Settlement. She has advised the Government of India as well as Foreign Ministries of States in Africa and the GCC on matters concerning sovereign disputes, including before the ICJ. In 2017, Anusha was the youngest member of India's official delegation to the 72nd UNGA. As a government lawyer for three States over four years, she advised on diverse international law questions including the interpretation of obligations under Bilateral Investment Treaties, immunities of State officials under international law including the UN-US HQ Agreement, funding of international tribunals, and proposing law reforms concerning freedom of expression. In 2019, Anusha served in the Chambers of the Presiding Judge of the UN-IRMCT in Tanzania, where she assisted in drafting judicial decisions in landmark cases on the Rwandan genocide. Media coverage at https://apnews.com/article/europe-africa-genocides-rwanda-united-nations-ea11b1c0bd5f4f3482315b6083a7d8cd. Anusha has been elected to the Board of Directors of the NYU Law Alumni Association until 2027. She also acts as jury member for international film festivals, and is formally trained in Carnatic singing, Bharatanatyam (Indian classical) and Contemporary dance.
Elected for a four-year term as Director.
Overview Legal, policy and strategic support in relation to : 1. managing specialized disputes and other advocacy mandates; 2. complex negotiations and; 3. sensitive matters concerning reputation management; with particular expertise in serving public-facing and HNW clients. Matters Advised on legal and procedural aspects of reparations under international law, including in the context of historic crimes and gross and systematic human rights violations (confidential) Advised a Caribbean State on procedural aspects of the climate change advisory proceedings before the International Court of Justice Advising a leading New York-based art law entity on the largest project concerning all known cases of restitution of Nazi-looted art Advising a US-based museum (operating a virtual gallery) on aspects of restitution of looted antiquities in the Indian jurisdiction Advised the International Charity Bazaar (Dublin), an Irish registered entity on its philanthropic mandate Advised a New York-based 501(c) entity on preparing submissions to UN Special Procedures Mandate Holders concerning the human rights situation in a South Asian State
EU regulatory investigations Defamation actions Public law litigation International arbitration
Assisted on 9 inter-State disputes and 1 advisory opinion before the Court
International disputes | Art & Cultural Heritage Prior experience (2017 - 2021) includes advisory and representative work for the Foreign Ministry of a State in the GCC as well as the Government of India on matters of international law and diplomatic negotiations, at their UN Missions in New York. Assistance to the Foreign Ministry of a West African State on aspects of negotiating the Business and Human Rights Treaty was also provided