Cleary Gottlieb won political asylum for pro bono client Mr. G, who fled Haiti in October 2004 after allegedly suffering persecution at the hands of Lavalas Chimeres, a group of violent gangs who supported then-president of Haiti Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Mr. G claimed he was a victim of this persecution on account of his membership in the anti-Aristide student group, GNB, and his political activities against Aristide.
Cleary Gottlieb was referred Mr. G’s case by the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs.