Blerina Jasari

Boyle and Jasari is a boutique national and international law firm with offices in Washington, DC, Baltimore, MD and Philadelphia, PA.  It represents Fortune 500 corporations, small, medium, and large privately held corporations, publicly traded companies, and individuals in complex legal issues throughout the world.  Many of its clients are based in the U.S.; however, the firm also represents a large number of foreign individuals and companies based outside the U.S.

The firm advises companies and individuals in understanding U.S. criminal laws involving corruption, money laundering, sanctions, and a variety of other U.S. laws that apply internationally.  In addition, Boyle and Jasari also represents these same clients in civil litigation and international or national arbitration in disputes arising out of commercial or investment agreements.  The white-collar practice also includes conducting internal investigations, representing individuals in internal investigations, and negotiating with the U.S. government or at trial if a client is charged with criminal charges.

International Criminal Law and Transnational Crimes are also a major emphasis of the firm’s practice.  Dennis Boyle in admitted to the List of Counsel of the International Criminal Court and the Kosovo Specialists Chamber.  Blerina Jasari has extensive international law experience and has worked at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. 

Ms. Jasari concentrates her practice in the areas of international criminal law, transnational criminal law and white-collar criminal defense.  After obtaining her initial law degree in Germany and an LL.M. in French and European Union law in France, Ms. Jasari came to the United States to complete an LL.M. in International Legal Studies.  She has a strong interest in international law and competed in the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court competition while in law school where she became the German National Champion and obtained an award for the 13^th best combined pleadings worldwide.  Since graduating, she has regularly devoted her time to the Jessup organization.

After law school, Ms. Jasari worked in the Prosecutor's Office at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia where she worked on the prosecution of Ratko Mladic.  After graduating from law school in the United States, she worked as a White-Collar Associate for an AmLaw 100 law firm in Manhattan and clerked for a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, before joining Dennis Boyle in his practice.  She is admitted to practice in New York and the District of Columbia.

Ms. Jasari represents companies and individuals in criminal and white-collar criminal investigations and trials, as well as parallel civil and administrative litigation and proceedings.  As part of her practice, Ms. Jasari advises clients on economic sanctions administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury (OFAC), the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), and the Anti Money Laundering and Bank Secrecy Act compliance.  She has also represented clients in matters before the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, state Attorneys General, and the Drug Enforcement Administration

In addition to her practice in the United States, Ms. Jasari has a special interest in Southeastern Europe (the Balkans), particularly Kosovo, Albania, and Serbia.  She speaks Albanian, as well as English, German, and French.