Luis Moreno Ocampo, former G&G Global Practice Counsel, and former International Criminal Court first Chief Prosecutor, at Cornell Law School, on Monday March 27, 2023, in “A Conversation on War and Justice – From Judgment at Nuremberg to Argentina 1985 and Beyond.” (Livestream at 12:15 p.m.)
Luis Moreno Ocampo, former G&G Global Practice Counsel, and former International Criminal Court first Chief Prosecutor, will appear at a Dean’s Office presentation at Cornell Law School, on Monday March 27, 2023, in “A Conversation on War and Justice – From Judgment at Nuremberg to Argentina 1985 and Beyond” The event will begin at 12:15 p.m. and will be Livestreamed: https://cornell.zoom.us/j/92194623805?pwd=bHNOejhMbkF2MVNSblgzV0M5dUdsZz09
Ocampo first gained fame as a courageous young prosecutor who co-led the team that brought down the generals responsible for Argentina’s “Dirty War,” which principally targeted young dissidents for abduction, torture, and execution. (His role in that case is the subject of the 2022 film Argentina 1985, a 2023 Golden Globe winner and Oscar nominee for Best International Film.) He went on to serve as the Federal Prosecutor of Buenos Aires where he undertook groundbreaking anti-corruption investigations and prosecutions. From there, he created and led an Argentine law firm advancing a civil prosecution multi-disciplinary model (combining legal, investigative, and forensic accounting expertise) combatting fraud on private victims. In 2003, he became the first Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, investigating and pursuing cases including those targeting Gaddafi of Libya, Bashir of Sudan, and John Kony of the Ugandan child soldiers case. After the ICC, Ocampo served as the Global Practice Counsel to the law firm of Getnick & Getnick, LLP, where he maintains a close connection to this day. Presently, he is actively pursuing international human rights cases as a private lawyer and he is affiliated with the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts, where he teaches film focusing on War, Crimes, and Justice.
Getnick & Getnick LLP has a close connection to Cornell University and its Law School.
Managing Partner Neil V. Getnick, Arts ‘75 and Law ’78, and Senior Associate Courtney Finerty-Stelzner, Arts ’09 and Law ’13, are graduates of both the University’s College of Arts and Sciences and the Law School. Getnick serves on the law school Dean’s Advisory Counsel and is a 2012 recipient of the law school’s Exemplary Public Service Award.
Partner Margaret (Peggy) J. Finerty, Law ’78, Stuart Altschuler, Law ’78, and Michael E. Getnick, Law ’69, are all graduates of the Law School.
Partner Richard J. Dircks, Hum Ec ’93, is a graduate of the University’s College of Human Ecology.
In 2012, Getnick and Finerty, who are husband and wife, established the Neil V. Getnick and Margaret J. Finerty Business Integrity Fund at the law school. The Fund sponsored the first whistleblower law course in the nation co-taught by former Dean Stewart Schwab and Neil Getnick, later joined by Gregory P. Krakower. The Fund is planning to sponsor the launch of a new course in the Spring of 2024 focusing on Business-Driven Integrity.
See, Cornell Law School flyer for Mr. Ocampo’s presentation HERE.