Kraljic, Tamara

Tamara Kraljic is counsel in the Washington, DC office of Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP. A European native, Tamara is fluent in English, German and French and advises international clients on high-stakes matters, focusing principally on international dispute resolution, business ethics and compliance and white-collar defense. As part of her international dispute resolution practice, Tamara has successfully represented clients in commercial and investment arbitration proceedings, contested proceedings before the World Bank Group and state and federal court proceedings. In her compliance, business ethics and white-collar defense practice, Tamara has assisted clients in resolution efforts with various national enforcement agencies and advised clients in matters involving international anti-corruption, corporate governance, and securities laws. Tamara has extensive experience conducting global compliance risk assessments, internal investigations, M&A due diligence and business partner reviews for her clients’ operations in Europe, Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. Tamara has also provided training on ESG and anti-corruption compliance to international clients and conference audiences.

Before joining Hughes Hubbard, Tamara was an associate in the international arbitration practice group of a major international law firm in Paris, France where she worked on a range of commercial and investment arbitration matters with a particular focus on the energy sector.

Tamara is dedicated to gender equity in the legal profession. In 2024, she was recognized as part of the Rising List of the National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL) and received the Women Worth Watching in Leadership award by the Diversity Journal . Tamara is a committee co-chair of the Women’s Bar Association (WBA) of Washington DC, as part of which she initiated the Future of Work Speaker Series and co-leads the WBA’s mentor-and-fellowship initiatives.

Tamara is also a committed member of the pro bono community. She is part of Hughes Hubbard’s pro bono committee and has been recognized as Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll attorney. Tamara’s pro bono work includes securing early release for a prisoner sentenced to life on the basis of racially biased drug laws and assisting domestic violence victims with divorce and temporary restraining order proceedings.

Committees & Professional Activities

Co-chair of the Professional Development Committee, Women’s Bar Association (WBA) of Washington DC
Member of the Working Parents Sub-Committee, WBA of Washington DC
Member of the National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL)
Advisory Board Member, Institute for Transnational Arbitration
Member of the Women’s White Collar Defense Association (WWCDA)
Member of Women in Leadership, French-American Chamber of Commerce
Member of the Washington DC Sustainability Salons
Board Member, The Hill Preschool
Hughes Hubbard & Reed – Recruiting Committee
Hughes Hubbard & Reed – Pro Bono Committee
Hughes Hubbard & Reed – Associates Committee (2018-2019)

Previous Experience

Associate, international arbitration group at the Paris, France office of an international law firm, 2009-2012

Recognitions

2024 Women Worth Watching in Leadership Award Winner, Diversity Journal
2024 National Association of Women Lawyers Rising List
2020 – 2016 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll, sponsored by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
2015 Empire State Counsel, sponsored by the New York State Bar Association in recognition of free legal services provided to low-income individuals

Court Admissions

United States District Court for the District of Columbia

Thought Leadership

International Disputes, ESG and Compliance
- Panelist and workshop moderator, “ESG and SDGs”, The Women in Law Conference, Vienna (Austria), September 13, 2024
- Author, “OMG … My ESG!!!”, Transatlantic Law Journal, Vol. 2, Issue 3, May 2024
- Panelist, “Standards applied by French Courts in Reviewing Corruption Allegations in Set Aside Proceedings”, French Arbitration Day hosted by the Georgetown International Arbitration Society and the Maison Française of the French Embassy, Washington DC, April 15, 2024
- Panelist, “360 Degree Overview of Aviation Disputes”, Inaugural Conference of The Hague Court of Arbitration for Aviation, The Hague (Netherlands), January 26, 2024
- Panelist, “Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG): Corporate Responsibility or State Responsibility?”, Australian Arbitration Week ACICA, Perth (Australia), October 9, 2023
- Panelist, HHR Compliance Academy, October 13, 2021
- Panelist, “Trends and Developments on FCPA Enforcement: Hot Buttons to Consider”, Webinar, June 10, 2020
- Member of Drafting Committee and Contributor, Hughes Hubbard FCPA/Anti-Bribery Alert (2013 - 2020)
- Faculty member, "Third-Party Arrangements", Healthcare Compliance Certificate Program of Seton Hall Law School, Newark, NJ, October 18, 2019
- Faculty member, "Third-Party Arrangements", Healthcare Compliance Certificate Program of Seton Hall Law School, Newark, NJ, June 14, 2019
- Guest Lecturer, “Introduction to the FCPA”, University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, PA, October 16, 2018
- Panelist, "Best Practices for Third-Party Due Diligence: Minimizing Risks and Ensuring Compliance", Webinar, September 29, 2017
- Author, “Obligations de Due Diligence – Mise à l’épreuve des rapports de force entre consultants externes, opérationnels et responsables conformité des entreprises“, Dossier Loi Sapin 2, Cahiers de Droit de l’Entreprise (April 2017) (on conducting due diligence on external consultants and navigating resulting dynamics between a company’s compliance and commercial personnel)
- Panelist, "World Bank / MDB Sanctions Systems", Penn State Law, Carlisle, PA, February 27, 2017
- Author, “Procédure de sanctions de la Banque mondiale – Guide pratique : à quoi s’attendre, comment y répondre ?” Revue Internationale de la Compliance et de l’Ethique des Affaires / International Review of Compliance and Business Ethics (June 2016) (article co-authored with Anne Gaustad, offering practical advice and guidance on the World Bank sanctions procedures)
- Panelist, "Third Party Due Diligence", 7^th Annual Business Ethics Anti-Corruption Compliance & Fraud Prevention Strategies in CEE, SEE & CIS Conference, Prague, Czech Republic, March 17-18, 2016
- Panelist, "Corporate Decision Making", American Society of International (ASIL) Law Anti-Corruption Law Interest Group Workshop, Wharton Business School, Philadelphia, PA, October 2-3, 2015
- Contributor to the 1^st edition of “The Revised UNCITRAL Rules” (Wolters Kluwer) (by Jan Paulsson and Georgios Petrochilos KC)
- Contributing editor to 2^nd edition of "Anti-Corruption Law and Compliance: Guide to the FCPA and Beyond" (Bloomberg BNA, 2014) (by Kevin Abikoff, John Wood and Michael Huneke)

Transatlantic Relations (US, France, Germany)
- Member of the Editorial Team, Transatlantic Law Journal (published by leading German publisher C.H. Beck, distributed in US and Germany/Europe)
- Member of Women in Leadership, French-American Chamber of Commerce
- Panel Discussion Co-Host with German Embassy, “Women and Other Marginalized Groups in the US Criminal Legal System”, Washington DC, September 24, 2024
- Speaker, “Legal Considerations for French Tech Start Ups Entering the US Market”, Vivatech Conference, (Largest Tech Conference in Europe), Paris, May 24, 2024
- Speaker, “Legal Aspects for French Companies Entering the US Market”, Business France event, Washington, DC, May 2, 2023

Future of Work and Gender Equity
- Organizer, “Leveraging Tech, Data and AI for DEI”, Future of Work Speaker Series, Women’s Bar Association (WBA) of DC, July 18, 2024
- Organizer and Moderator, “From Agile and Remote Work to Talent Economy – Exploring Alternative Work Models,” Future of Work Speaker Series, Women’s Bar Association (WBA) of DC, November 8, 2023
- Author, “A Transatlantic Ravenmother’s Tale, Generation Z’s Demands & What Germany Can Teach the US About Part-Time Work in the Legal Profession”, Transatlantic Law Journal, Vol. 1, Issue 3, November 2023
- Panel and workshop moderator, “New Work – Tech, Platforms and AI”, The Women in Law Conference, Vienna (Austria), September 15, 2023
- Featured in “Getting More”, a New York Times and Wall Street Journal best-selling negotiations technique guidebook by Wharton Business School Professor Stuart Diamond

Mentorship
- Panelist, “Women’s Bar Association of Washington DC Career Insights Roadshow”, Georgetown University Law Center, February 28, 2024
- Panelist, “LLM Career Conversation Circle”, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, Philadelphia, PA, February 22, 2024
- Speaker, “LLM Career Conversation Circle”, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, Philadelphia, PA, December 1, 2022
- Panelist, “Legal Career Advice”, Penn State Law, Carlisle, PA, February 27, 2017
- Speaker, “Understanding the US Legal Market”, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, Philadelphia, PA, August 6, 2014

International Arbitration and Litigation

Highlighted Matters

Representation of German telecommunications company in enforcement phase following award against sovereign arising out of a telecommunications investment
Representation of German energy company against Russian state-owned energy entity in multi-billion-dollar gas pricing dispute
Representation of European nuclear power plant company in relation to a power plant construction dispute
Representation of major telecommunications operator in the Balkan region in licensing dispute
Assisted in representation of investors in various investment treaty arbitrations, including in matters in mining disputes under the China-Mongolia BIT (1991)
Successful representation of Texas-based oil & gas corporation in common law fraud case before the Delaware Superior Court
Representation of Delaware-incorporated company in adversary proceedings brought against it in Arizona Bankruptcy Court
Representation of claimants in Torture Victim Protection Act against East African government officials

World Bank Group Litigation

Successful representation of French consulting companies and individual in contested proceedings before the World Bank’s Sanctions Board; obtained acquittal on all charges by the Sanctions Board, reversing decision of the Office of Suspension and Debarment, and terminating suspension and proceedings. Decision reported on the World Bank Sanctions Board website: Sanctions Board Decision No. 81 (Sanctions Case No. 215) issued on September 29, 2015
Successful representation of French consulting companies in World Bank "Show Cause" proceeding. Enforcement action was terminated
Representation of European consulting firm in World Bank Sanctions matter related to allegations of corruption

Anti-Corruption and Integrity Compliance & Internal Investigations

Highlighted Matters

Representation of a major multinational oil and gas company in connection with extensive internal investigation and anti-corruption compliance audit work, including in context of multi-billion mergers & acquisitions
Representation of a major multinational engineering and construction company for company-wide anti-corruption risk assessment and design and implementation of anti-corruption compliance program, including multi-day anti-corruption trainings and workshops
Conducted internal investigations for a global luxury brand company
Conducted global anti-corruption compliance reviews on behalf of the Corporate Compliance Monitor appointed by the US Department of Justice, the US Securities & Exchange Commission, and the UK Serious Fraud Office for a multinational specialty chemical manufacturer
Counseled publicly traded companies in mergers & acquisitions context on compliance assessment of target company’s business partner network
Representation of a major multinational financial services company for assessment of its compliance program

Pro Bono

Successful representation of inmate sentenced to life in First Step Act proceedings
Represented inmate in clemency proceedings
Represented minor in Special Immigration Juvenile Status proceedings
Participated in legal pro bono programs in New York (divorce clinic for battered women)
Participated in the successful representation of a victim of domestic abuse seeking a temporary restraining order before the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Acted as a fundraiser for the DC Legal Aid Society (2016 and 2017)
Member of the Firm’s Pro Bono Committee

What is Third Party Funding? How Is It Used in International Arbitration?

Client Advisories

March 6, 2024 - In Dispute

International Commercial Arbitration vs. U.S. Commercial Litigation – Key Differences

Client Advisories

January 11, 2024 - In Dispute

Comparing Timelines: What Do Statistics Reveal About the Length of International Commercial Arbitration vs. U.S. Federal Litigation?

Client Advisories

November 21, 2023 - In Dispute