Amal Alamuddin, a lawyer whose work includes issues related to Syria, drones and Wikileaks, is engaged to George Clooney, an actor. People Magazine broke the story noting that Alamuddin and Clooney were spotted at Nobu in Malibu, where they were dining with Cindy Crawford and her husband Rande Gerber (both friends of Clooney’s). Alamuddin was seen at the dinner wearing what looked like an engagement ring on her left ring finger. One of People Magazine’s exclusive sources said, ”Clooney popped the question” and “George and Amal are trying to keep things very low-key but they also aren’t really trying to hide this, it doesn’t seem. I think it’s like they want the people they love to know that this is real, that they plan on being together forever.”
Alamuddin is an accomplished international lawyer. She holds a B.A. and L.L.B. from St. Hugh’s College, Oxford University (where she won the Shrigley Award) and also holds a Masters of Law (L.L.M.) degree from New York University School of Law (where she earned the Jack J. Katz Memorial Award for excellence in entertainment law). She practiced for several years at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP’s New York office, where she was a member of the Criminal Defense and Investigations Group. There her clients included Enron and Arthur Andersen.
