Staff Attorney and Director, International Program

Samantha Feinstein is a Staff Attorney and the Director of the International Program at Government Accountability Project. She is also the Vice Chair of the Board of the UN Convention Against Corruption Coalition. Ms. Feinstein develops and advances private sector whistleblower-rights legislation; represents public, private, and international whistleblower clients; and conducts research, training, advocacy, and public education for the international program. She has over 22 years of experience including extensive work in international law and development on anti-corruption, international access to justice, good governance, human rights, immigration, and humanitarian aid. Before joining Government Accountability Project, she worked at the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of International Law and the ABA Rule of Law Initiative. Ms. Feinstein also worked at the International Rescue Committee, Banyan Global, and was the Middle East Policy Advisor for Nirj Deva, UK Member of European Parliament.

Ms. Feinstein is co-author of the International Bar Association and Government Accountability Project joint report, Are Whistleblower Laws Working? A Global Study of Whistleblower Protection Litigation, published in March 2021. She also authored the Government Accountability Project report, Whistleblowing at International Financial Institutions: An Assessment of the Effectiveness of the Regional Development Banks’ Whistleblower Policies, published in September 2019. Ms. Feinstein co-authored of a forthcoming Springer International Publishing chapter, Whistleblowing is the Best Antidote for COVID-19: U.S. Case Studies. She also authored various blogs and OpEds, including A Comparative Analysis of U.S. v E.U. Whistleblower Law and The World Abandoned COVID-19’s Best Antidote: Whistleblowers.

Ms. Feinstein holds a B.A. in Government and World Affairs from the University of Tampa, an M.A. in International Relations from Hult International Business School in London, and a J.D. from the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law. Ms. Feinstein is admitted to practice law in Washington, DC.

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