Julie Rieger
11 June 2021
Julie Rieger is Chief Counsel for East Asia & Pacific (EAP) in the Legal Vice Presidency of the World Bank. As Chief Counsel for East Asia & Pacific, she manages a team of highly dedicated development lawyers, analysts, and assistants who provide legal support to World Bank operations in the East Asia & Pacific Region. Until the autumn of 2020, she also covered the South Asia Region (SAR) as Chief Counsel for EAP and SAR. Prior to her role as Chief Counsel (EAP and SAR), she worked as Senior Counsel on legal aspects of World Bank operations in various regions at various times (Africa; Europe & Central Asia; Latin America & Caribbean; and Middle East & North Africa). Prior to joining the Bank in 2007, Julie had worked as an Associate at international law firm Allen & Overy LLP in London and Dubai. She holds an LL.M in Islamic Law (School of African and Oriental Studies (SOAS), University of London), and an LL.B in English Law and German Law (King’s College, London and Universität Passau, Germany).
