:: International Practice

In the international arena, the firm represents American and African clients on projects in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, South Africa and Namibia, and has been involved in matters from Somalia to the Cameroon. Musolino & Dessel takes great pride in its role in the effort to bring before American courts African reparations claims. The firm has been lead counsel in litigation under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, the Alien Tort Claims Act, the American Arbitration Act, and the Federal Tort Claims Act.

The firm also represents clients based in London, Montreal, Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), Mozambique, Sudan and Bulgaria.

The firm lectures on, and practices actively in, international arbitration, including the London Court of International Arbitration, the International Chamber of Commerce, and the international section of the American Arbitration Association.

The firm has recently been engaged to assist in commercial and
debt resolution matters in Iraq.

:: Federal Practice

In the federal and national area, the firm has been lead counsel in claims against various agencies of the U.S. Government, including mass tort, contract, and procurement claims. Mr. Musolino is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the United States Court of Federal Claims, and the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. He has also served as lead counsel by special permission in New York, Maryland and Texas.

The firm continues to pursue from the United States Government and from others compensation on behalf of approximately 1000 Kenyan clients who suffered great loss and injury as a result of the Nairobi embassy bombing.

The firm has litigated a full array of federal statutes, including the Contract Disputes Act, the Securities Exchange Act, civil RICO, the American Arbitration Act, the Truth In Lending Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Westfall Act, various provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, ERISA, the Equal Access to Justice Act, 42 USC §1983, and the Fair Housing Act.

:: District of Columbia Practice

In the District of Columbia, the firm has been lead counsel in hundreds of business tort, discrimination claims and real estate disputes, ranging from securities violations to real property contests. The firm has been approved as counsel for a 40,000 member class action, and regularly gives court-sponsored and bar-sponsored lectures on areas of interest.

The firm has been privileged to provide representation and counseling to well-respected members of the Bench and of the Bar, as well as publicly-traded corporations, investment partnerships, local businesses and individual clients.