Gerard Filitti is Senior Counsel at The Lawfare Project, an international non-profit legal think tank and litigation fund based in New York City. A lawyer, political strategist, and regional expert on the Middle East and Central Asia, he has expertise in public policy, national security law and policy, counterterrorism, international law (including the International Criminal Court), civil and human rights, and economics. As a trial lawyer and commercial litigator with two decades of experience, Gerard has handled a wide variety of cases, including, in recent years, civil counter-terrorism litigation with an emphasis on money laundering investigations and sanctions violations, and representing victims of hate crimes and international acts of terrorism. Gerard is a frequent contributor to many media outlets, often called on to provide analysis of breaking legal and geopolitical news, as well as hot-button political issues.
