Tara J. Plochocki

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Phone: (+1) 202-900-8740, Ext. 310
Email: tplochocki@sequorlaw.com

Location: Washington, D.C.

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Tara’s legal career is marked by a commitment to justice and the strategic resolution of novel, complex legal challenges. She litigates a wide range of transnational claims arising from breaches of contract and fiduciary duty, fraud, defamation, and tortious business practices, both at the trial and appellate levels, nationwide.

Tara’s practice includes obtaining 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, an area of law in which she has achieved precedent-setting results expanding the permissible uses of discovery obtained under the statute. Tara also represents investors and companies against abuses by private equity fund managers, and brought the first U.S. lawsuit on behalf of an investor seeking damages for self-dealing in a continuation fund transaction.

Tara also advises international clients on treaty application and interpretation, jurisdictional matters, and US litigation strategies.

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

In addition to her civil litigation practice, Tara advises international clients on compliance with U.S. sanctions and represents them in congressional and law enforcement investigations.

Tara regularly speaks at global conferences on commercial fraud, asset tracing, and the enforcement of arbitral awards and foreign judgments.

Tara is dedicated to advancing human rights and seeking justice in the United States and abroad. She litigates matters at the intersection of constitutional rights, international law, and national security. Tara 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 and obtained 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 the laws of war, fairness in education, criminal justice and national security.ations on issues of fairness in education, criminal justice and national security.

Favorite Quote

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” — Margaret Mead

Languages

English

Practice Areas

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As of 2019, Tara J. Plochocki is Board Certified in International Litigation and Arbitration by the Florida Bar.

Desde 2019, Tara J. Plochocki está certificado pela Ordem dos Advogados da Flórida como especialista em Litígio e Arbitragem Internacionais.

Education / Admissions

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Education

University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, MI
- Juris Doctor, Cum Laude, May 2007
- Managing Editor, Michigan Journal of International Law 2006-2007
Barnard College of Columbia University, New York, NY
- Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude, Political Science & Philosophy, May 2002

Admissions

California
New York
District of Columbia
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court

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Representation of an investor in lawsuit against private equity fund manager for facilitating self-dealing in continuation fund transaction
Successful representation of wealth management firm minority shareholder in lawsuit against controlling shareholder for breaches of fiduciary duty and self-dealing
Representation of former general partner of private equity fund, Novalpina Capital Partners I GP S.A.R.L, in contentious § 1782 petitions and appeals
Representation of arbitral award creditor Viorel Micula in enforcement proceedings against Romania
Representation of Russian investors in fraud lawsuit against the founders of Promsyvaz Bank and related entities
Obtained recognition of $24.5 million arbitral award on behalf of Hong Kong corporation against Tajik state-owned enterprise
Representation of Saudi Arabian corporation in seeking recovery for losses arising out of international bribery scheme
Representation of multiple investors, corporations, and individuals in 1782 applications to obtain evidence from banks and investment firms in the United States for use in legal proceedings abroad
Representation of multiple investors in complex civil litigation arising out of securities fraud committed by Venezuelan financier
Representation of Saudi Arabian conglomerate in civil litigation concerning complex financial service fraud totaling in excess of $10 billion
Representation of numerous companies and individuals, both in the U.S. and abroad, in connection with various matters including investigations by U.S. law enforcement and regulatory agencies
Represented U.S. citizen journalist in lawsuit against U.S. government challenging designation to the “Kill List”
Obtained release of Afghan detainee in habeas proceedings seeking release from detention in Guantanamo Bay under law of armed conflict
Authored amicus brief on behalf of September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows supporting detainee defendant’s request for a mixed medical commission in accordance with the Geneva Conventions
Authored amicus brief on behalf of national education organization in action by schoolchildren alleging that Detroit Public Schools violated their constitutional right to access to education
Authored an amicus brief on behalf of medical ethics organization seeking disclosure of identities of doctors who botched the execution of inmate on death row

Honors / Achievements

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Honors / Achievements

Super Lawyers, Rising Star International Law 2017-2018

Tara J. Plochocki is an ICC FraudNet Member. ICC FraudNet is a worldwide network of leading lawyers who specialise in fraud, international asset tracing and recovery. Visit https://iccfraudnet.org/members to learn more about the network and our members.

Publications / Presentations

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Presentations

Speaker, Sticking it to the man: a comparative approach to the mechanisms available for pursuing litigation against the government before national courts, Public Law Committee, International Bar Association, Toronto, 2025
Speaker, Exploring the Concept of Sovereign Immunity, TL4Fire Sovereign & States Litigation Summit USA, Washington, D.C., 2025
Moderator, Largely Untested Strategies in Enforcement Against Sovereigns, ICC FraudNet, Warsaw, 2025Speaker, Enforcement of Arbitral Awards Against Sovereigns: What’s Coming Up Next?, Paris Arbitration Week, 2025
Guest lecturer, National Security Law, Washington University School of Law, 2024-2025
Moderator at Asset Recovery Committee, Madrid, Spain, 2024
Speaker, Offshore Alert, London, 2024
Speaker, Information Wars: obtaining information in cross border cases and arbitrations, Asset Recovery Americas, Washington, D.C., 2024
Speaker, ICC FraudNet Conference, British Virgin Islands, 2024
Speaker, Succession, Traitors and Many-Coloured Lotus, London International Disputes Week, 2024
Speaker, American Conference Institute C5 Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery, Miami, 2024
Guest Speaker, International Law, University of Wisconsin School of Law, 2023-2025
Moderator, Largely Untested Strategies in Enforcement Against Sovereigns, ICC FraudNet, Warsaw, 2025
Speaker, Enforcement of Arbitral Awards Against Sovereigns: What’s Coming Up Next?, Paris Arbitration Week, 2025
Speaker, Assessing the Impact of Sanctions on Fraud & Commercial Litigation, Thought Leaders for FIRE, Cayman Islands, 2023
Speaker, The Evolving Impact of Sanctions on Commercial Contracts, London International Disputes Week, 2023
Speaker, Asset Recovery International, Dublin, Ireland, 2022
Speaker, From Death Row to Gitmo: Opposing Capital Punishment and Detention Without Trial, Amnesty International & Georgetown Law, 2018

Publications

Recent Developments in U.S. Foreign Sovereign Immunity Jurisprudence, ICC FraudNet Global Annual Report 2025
Release the Last ‘Low-Value’ Afghanistan POW Held at Gitmo (co-author), Defense One, Apr. 19, 2021, https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2021/04/release-last-low-value-afghanistan-pow-held-gitmo/173457/?oref=d1-author-river
Getting the Deal Through: Litigation Funding 2017 (co-author), https://www.lexology.com/panoramic

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