Tara Plochocki

Partner at Sequor Law (USA)

Speaker

Ms. Plochocki’s legal career is marked by a commitment to justice, international collaboration, and the strategic resolution of complex legal challenges. She litigates a wide range of transnational claims arising from breaches of contract, racketeering, fraud, defamation, and tortious business practices, both at the trial and appellate levels. Tara obtains recognition of foreign arbitral awards and judgments to facilitate asset recovery efforts. Her expertise extends to conducting post-judgment discovery and initiating discovery actions under 28 U.S.C. § 1782 to gather evidence for use in foreign proceedings. Tara also advises international clients on treaty application and interpretation, jurisdictional matters, and US litigation strategies.

Ms. Plochocki is the first Washington D.C.-based attorney for Sequor Law, establishing the firm’s presence in the nation’s capital. She is also the Washington, D.C. member of ICC Fraudnet, the world’s leading asset recovery network.

In addition to her international civil litigation practice, Ms. Plochocki represents individuals in connection with congressional and law enforcement investigations. She also advises on extradition law and regularly serves as an expert in proceedings in the UK and other Commonwealth countries.

Ms. Plochocki regularly speaks at global conferences on fraud and asset tracing, as well as the extraterritorial application of U.S. law.

Ms. Plochocki is dedicated to pro bono service and litigates matters at the intersection of constitutional rights, international law, and national security. She successfully represented detainees in Guantanamo Bay when she won the first habeas petition in over ten years, construing the laws of war to obtain the release of her client. She also challenged the United States’ designation of individuals for death by drone strike, including obtaining a ruling that U.S. citizens have a constitutional right to due process before they may be targeted by the United States. Ms. Plochocki also authors amicus briefs on behalf of individuals and organizations on issues of fairness in education, criminal justice and national security.