Stephen Flatow

Stephen Flatow is an American lawyer [1] notable for initiating a series of lawsuits targeting the Islamic Republic of Iran and several international banks that processed transactions on Iran's behalf.

Flatow is the father of Alisa Flatow, who was killed in a suicide bombing attack on a bus carried out by militants belonging to the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine group near Kfar Darom in the Gaza Strip in 1995.[2] After his daughter's death, Flatow commenced a series of lawsuits against the government of Iran.[3] An amendment to the US Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976, which enabled Flatow to successfully sue Iran as a state sponsor of terrorism is named after him ("The Flatow Amendment").[4]

Beginning in 2006, he has helped the United States government identify parties illegally processing financial transactions for Iran.[5]

  1. ^ When justice for terror victims is hostage to politics
  2. ^ Mike Kelly. (July 1, 2014). "The father who never gave up". The Record. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
  3. ^ "BNP's $8.9 Billion Fine All Started With A Father's Investigation Into A Terrorist Bombing And A Persian Rug Shop". Business Insider. July 1, 2014. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
  4. ^ Finding Justice for Victims of State-Sponsored Terrorism
  5. ^ Silver-Greenberg, Jessica; Protess, Ben (June 30, 2013). "A Grieving Father Pulls a Thread That Unravels BNP's Illegal Deals". The New York Times. Retrieved July 18, 2014.