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Northline is an international law firm that serves individuals, companies, governments and financial institutions.

We act for  clients across multiple jurisdictions

Our team of lawyers are ready to work with you to solve the most pressing problems for you. 

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IFFAT RAHMAN

Iffat Rahman is an international lawyer with over 15 years of experience spanning criminal prosecution, international criminal law, and transitional justice across four continents.

She is a former assistant Crown Attorney with hands-on experience in criminal, domestic violence, youth, and mental health courts at the Ontario Court of Justice. She is a practitioner and scholar in public international law, with expertise in international criminal law, victims' rights, immigration and refugee law. She is an expert on duty to consult Indigenous peoples and Indigenous rights in Canada and Latin America.

She has practiced in front of the International Criminal Court, International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia. She is currently representing victims in Situation in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan at the International Criminal Court. Previously, she has worked with members of US Congress, State Department and the US Holocaust Memorial Museum along with GloMag Sanctions. She has also interned at Harvard Law. Beyond litigation, she has successfully worked with the United Nations Security Council and other UN agencies along with various attorney generals and heads of state.

She is currently serving as an advisor to create an International Anti-Corruption Court and working with the former Attorney General of Canada. She is a member of the African Bar Association and was a member of New York City Bar Association and the International Criminal Court Bar Association.

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