International Law • AI & Digital Governance • Business & Human Rights
ABOUT
Expertise in complex legal, institutional, and technological matters.
Founded in 2012, Creative Resolution is the practice of Virginie MARTINS de NOBREGA, an international lawyer admitted to the Paris Bar and accredited mediator, focusing on international law, global governance, and accountability.
The practice is regularly instructed in complex cross-border matters requiring specialised expertise in international and European legal frameworks, often involving multi-jurisdictional dimensions and institutional contexts.
Its approach combines legal analysis with strategic assessment of legal, regulatory and institutional dynamics. Engagements are informed, where relevant, by systemic approaches and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Clients include governments, international organisations, private clients and individuals across jurisdictions.
SERVICES
Advice on complex, high-stakes and often novel legal issues, including appellate matters, risk assessment, and the interpretation of evolving legal frameworks, including those governing artificial intelligence and new technologies.
This includes the interpretation of national, EU and international law, assessment of litigation risk, and guidance on legal strategy at all stages of a dispute or potential dispute.
01 Legal Advisory
Act in complex domestic and cross-border disputes, representing clients before domestic, European and international courts and tribunals. Present written and oral submissions and develop strategy throughout all stages of proceedings.
Also advise on early case strategy and settlement negotiations, and participate in alternative dispute resolution processes, including mediation as an independent third neutral.
02 Dispute Resolution
Instructed by leading international law firms, under supervision of partner, in complex, multi-jurisdictional sanctions and financial crime matters before domestic authorities, EU institutions and international bodies.
Also involved in matters concerning public international law and human rights, including legal counsel on accountability frameworks and evidentiary processes established by states, international organisations, or investigative bodies.
03 Accountability Mechanism
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Advising on international legal frameworks governing sovereignty, hybrid conflicts, hybrid threats, treaty law, and the institutional architecture of global governance. Focus on responsibility and accountability of States and international organisations.
01 Internationa law and global governance
Legal analysis of AI systems and emerging technologies within international and European legal frameworks, with a focus on governance structures, sovereignty implications, human rights impacts, and accountability mechanisms.
02 Artificial intelligence and digital governance
Work on environmental protection within international institutional systems, including environmental and social safeguards (ESS), risk frameworks, and accountability mechanisms applied by international organisations and financial institutions.
03 Environmental protection and safeguards
Advisory work on international human rights law and institutional accountability systems, including oversight mechanisms, evidentiary frameworks, and access to quasi-judicial and institutional redress systems.
04 Human rights and accountability mechanisms
Representation and advisory work in cross-border disputes before domestic, European and international courts and tribunals, sanctions regimes, financial crime matters, and regulatory investigations. International criminal law serves as a supporting analytical framework in matters involving international responsibility and accountability.
05 International litigation
Paris office
20 rue Cambon
75001 Paris
France
