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Phone: (202) 234-9717
Fax: (202) 234-9727
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Dr. Gerson earned a J.D. (Juris Doctor) from New York University Law School (1969), an LL.M.
(Master of Laws) from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1972), and a J.S.D. (Doctor of Juridical
Science) from Yale Law School (1976).
In 1977, Dr. Gerson joined the U.S. Justice Department as a trial attorney. He was awarded Distinguished
Performance Awards for his work with the Appellate Section of the Civil Division, and later with the
Office of Special Investigations of the Criminal Division. In 1981, Dr. Gerson was chosen to serve as
Senior Counsel to U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Jeane Kirkpatrick, and in 1985 to her
successor, General Vernon Walters. In 1985 and 1986, he served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General
for Legal Counsel and Counselor for International Affairs with the U.S. Department of Justice. From
1986 to 1989 he was a Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and from 1989 to 1995 he
served as a Distinguished Professor of International Law and Transactions at George Mason University.
In 1998 through 2002, he was Senior Fellow for International Law and Organizations at the Council on
Foreign Relations. In 2003, he served as Senior Counsel to the US Delegation to the Commission on
Human Rights. He is admitted to the New York and District of Columbia Bars, the US Supreme Court
Bar, and various US Courts of Appeals Bars.
His private practice revolves around his role as Chairman of AG International Law, specializing in
complex issues of international law and politics.
A prolific author, Dr. Gerson has authored several books and contributed to multiple professional
journals. His writings focus on promoting the rule of law, privatization of justice, post-conflict resolution,
sovereign immunity, and innovative approaches to representing victims of terrorism and genocide. See
the Articles and Books sections for more detailed information.
Dr. Gerson is also an accomplished photographer, whose works are held in several museums, and
corporate and private collections.
(Master of Laws) from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1972), and a J.S.D. (Doctor of Juridical
Science) from Yale Law School (1976).
In 1977, Dr. Gerson joined the U.S. Justice Department as a trial attorney. He was awarded Distinguished
Performance Awards for his work with the Appellate Section of the Civil Division, and later with the
Office of Special Investigations of the Criminal Division. In 1981, Dr. Gerson was chosen to serve as
Senior Counsel to U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Jeane Kirkpatrick, and in 1985 to her
successor, General Vernon Walters. In 1985 and 1986, he served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General
for Legal Counsel and Counselor for International Affairs with the U.S. Department of Justice. From
1986 to 1989 he was a Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and from 1989 to 1995 he
served as a Distinguished Professor of International Law and Transactions at George Mason University.
In 1998 through 2002, he was Senior Fellow for International Law and Organizations at the Council on
Foreign Relations. In 2003, he served as Senior Counsel to the US Delegation to the Commission on
Human Rights. He is admitted to the New York and District of Columbia Bars, the US Supreme Court
Bar, and various US Courts of Appeals Bars.
His private practice revolves around his role as Chairman of AG International Law, specializing in
complex issues of international law and politics.
A prolific author, Dr. Gerson has authored several books and contributed to multiple professional
journals. His writings focus on promoting the rule of law, privatization of justice, post-conflict resolution,
sovereign immunity, and innovative approaches to representing victims of terrorism and genocide. See
the Articles and Books sections for more detailed information.
Dr. Gerson is also an accomplished photographer, whose works are held in several museums, and
corporate and private collections.
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Dr. Gerson is recognized as the first attorney to engineer a
practical basis for suing foreign governments for acts of terrorism.
After the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie,
Scotland, he initiated the first civil suit against a foreign state
(Libya) on behalf of families of the victims. In 1996, Dr. Gerson’s
efforts were instrumental in the passage of the Anti Terrorism and
Effective Death Penalty Act which provides U.S. citizens with the
right to sue foreign governments in U.S. courts for complicity in
terrorism. The outcome of his efforts, in conjunction with other
attorneys, was an historic $2.7 billion settlement with Libya. This
groundbreaking work is chronicled in The Price of Terror: How
the Families of the Victims of Pan Am 103 Brought Libya to
Justice (with Jerry Adler, see Books).
practical basis for suing foreign governments for acts of terrorism.
After the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie,
Scotland, he initiated the first civil suit against a foreign state
(Libya) on behalf of families of the victims. In 1996, Dr. Gerson’s
efforts were instrumental in the passage of the Anti Terrorism and
Effective Death Penalty Act which provides U.S. citizens with the
right to sue foreign governments in U.S. courts for complicity in
terrorism. The outcome of his efforts, in conjunction with other
attorneys, was an historic $2.7 billion settlement with Libya. This
groundbreaking work is chronicled in The Price of Terror: How
the Families of the Victims of Pan Am 103 Brought Libya to
Justice (with Jerry Adler, see Books).
