Edward P. Flaherty

Edward P. Flaherty is an Affiliated Attorney with the Federal Practice Group and the founder and senior partner of Schwab, Flaherty & Associés in Geneva. His practice centers on international litigation and the law of the international civil service. He advises organizations and individuals on cross-border disputes, institutional privileges and immunities, business structures, and related legal issues involving international tribunals and governmental systems.

Flaherty earned a J.D., cum laude, from Suffolk University Law School and a B.A. from Tufts University. He is admitted in Massachusetts and Maine, before the United States Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and is registered as a foreign qualified lawyer with the Ordre des Avocats de Genève. His education and multinational practice support his work across legal systems.

Flaherty has litigated more than 150 matters before international tribunals, including the United Nations and International Labour Organization administrative tribunals. He has advised international organization staff associations and has represented clients in disputes involving employment, institutional immunity, and administrative law. His broader work has included mediation, international business structures, civil appeals, and service as outside general counsel to a medical services organization.

Edward P. Flaherty combines international litigation experience with practical counseling for clients whose matters cross national and institutional boundaries. His work has included advising international organizations, staff associations, businesses, and individuals on disputes that require familiarity with U.S. law and international administrative systems. He also writes and teaches on legal and business subjects, reflecting a practice grounded in advocacy, analysis, and cross-border problem solving.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Federal Practice Group, LLP
• Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
• Member, Maine State Bar Association
• Member, Association of International Business Lawyers, Geneva
• General Counsel and Co-Founder, IO Watch (1998-Present)
• Counsel and Co-Founder, Center for Accountability of International Organizations (2003-Present)
• Member of Board of Directors, Graduate Institute of Business and Management (INSAM) (1998-Present)
• Registered as a foreign qualified lawyer, Ordre des Avocats de Genève
• Member, Society of Trust/Estate Practitioners, Suisse Romande
• Member, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (1998-Present)

Licensed State

• Massachusetts
• Maine

Education

• Suffolk University Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD) Cum Laude
• Tufts University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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