Eric Lewis
| Eric Lewis (Lawyer, barrister) | |
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| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
A defence witness in the Assange case | |
Eric L. Lewis is an American lawyer who practises in the areas of international litigation and arbitration, serious fraud, banking, international insolvency and complex securities litigation.
A leading figure in international human rights, Eric Lewis has represented Guantánamo detainees for more than a dozen years in civil litigation, administrative hearings and habeas corpus petitions. He has also acted on behalf of Afghan prisoners held by the US military in Afghanistan, amongst many other cases. He is on the board of the International Senior Lawyers Project and is Chairman of Reprieve US.[1]
Barrister
Eric Lewis has worked closely with the English Bar for more than thirty years, serving as US or coordinating counsel in such matters as the liquidations of Bank of Credit and Commerce International, Laker Airways, Polly Peck and Madoff International.
He has lectured on human rights issues at Oxford University and holds an M.Phil. from the University of Cambridge, where he was a Fulbright Scholar.[2]
Affiliations
- Elected Member, Council on Foreign Relations
- Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center
- Honorary Overseas Member of the Commercial Bar Association of England and Wales
- Elected Member of the American Law Institute
- Chairman, Reprieve US
- Fellow, American Bar Foundation