Amal Clooney

Amal Clooney (born Amal Ramzi alamuddin) is a Lebanese/British lawyer, human rights advocate and charitable philanthropist. An alumni of Oxford University and New York University School of Law her long and accomplished professional career in the field of international law and human rights has won her international recognition. Her most prominent clients are several nations, such as Armenia that is fighting to get the Turkish government to recognize the Armenian Genocide. Amal Clooney engaged American actor George Clooney to marry him in 2014. The couple instantly became a household name in pop entertainment. Years before this though she was already well-known and loved by legal professionals because she consistently represented her clients effectively and with the success they have achieved. Her job is to represent multinational firms in court proceedings and negotiations about government regulation, as well as human rights or social justice. Since 2015, Doughty Street Chambers is located in London and she is a barrister.