Agnieszka Fryszman

Agnieszka Fryszman is a Partner at Cohen Milstein and Chair of the firm’s Human Rights practice. Ms. Fryszman has been recognized as leading one of the best private international human rights practices in the world.

Ms. Fryszman represents individuals who have been victims of torture, human trafficking, forced and slave labor and other violations of international law. A recognized expert and leader in the field of human rights law, Ms. Fryszman regularly litigates cases against corporate giants.

She was a member of the legal team that successfully represented survivors of Nazi-era forced and slave labor against the German and Austrian companies that allegedly profited from their labor. These cases were resolved by international negotiations that resulted in multi-billion-dollar settlements.

Ms. Fryszman earned the National Law Journal Pro Bono Award for efforts on behalf of Nepali laborers injured or killed at U.S. military bases in Iraq and Afghanistan. Her team obtained several judgments and significant settlements on behalf of the families. She currently represents victims of a human trafficking ring that allegedly lured men from Nepal with the promise of employment at luxury hotels, but instead took them against their will to work for a U.S. military contractor in Iraq.