Rob Houston

Executive Director

For over a decade, Rob Houston was in private practice based at the Singapore office of a global law firm, where he worked in international dispute resolution and served as pro bono coordinator.  His practice focuses primarily on holistic lawyering, international arbitration (both investor-State and international commercial arbitration), and public international law advisory work.  Recent matters include advising on or coordinating multi-jurisdictional working teams in the following:

• Incorporating Business & Human Rights principles into investor obligations in a model bilateral investment treaty for The Gambia (see Kluwer Arbitration Blog and local media);
• Coordinating international humanitarian law research for the International Committee of the Red Cross and coordinating local counsel for the review of pre-trial detention laws across 46 Commonwealth jurisdictions for the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (see the TrustLaw Impact Award for that project); and
• Developing a high-level litigation and arbitration strategy for Ukrainian high voltage electricity transmission system operator NPC Ukrenergo to seek compensation for damage inflicted on infrastructure, assets and operations by the illegal aggression of the Russian Federation (see the Energy Community’s website).

Rob’s international law experience includes anticipated or ongoing proceedings before human rights mechanisms and international tribunals as well as capacity building on public international law for government lawyers in Africa and Asia.

Grace Klutke is a United States lawyer passionate about exploring the intersection of technology and human rights.

As a recipient of the Kim Cameron Award, Grace is devoted to exploring digital identity systems with a focus on equitable solutions that prioritize privacy and security. She has presented internationally on the status of international law in cyberspace and the use of digital identity systems in global conflicts.

In addition to her digital identity and privacy work, Grace is the Treasurer and Chairperson of the Board for The Global Pro Bono Bar Association. In this role, she engages with diverse topics in international law, including investment treaty arbitration, human rights, and the coordination of climate change policies with legal frameworks.

Grace Klutke

Chairperson

Board of Directors

Adina Sakura Darbyshire

Director of Programs

Adina Darbyshire is an Australian-qualified lawyer with experience at a global law firm focusing on mergers and acquisitions, venture capital investments, and public international law (e.g., international investment law and international human rights law) with a particular interest in international space law.

Adina has led a number of multi-jurisdictional pro bono projects, including the following:

• Coordinating efforts of lawyers across 26 jurisdictions to establish a multi-jurisdictional legal platform for the protection of children in the context of emergent technologies (e.g., artificial intelligence) for a leading child protection organization;

• Coordinating legal research for the comparative evaluation of disinformation law and practice across ten jurisdictions in Southeast Asia;

• Developing a litigation and arbitration strategy as well as related public international law advice on the topic of State immunity; and

• Considering issues relating to extradition, international red notices, and international human rights law for a global anti-human-trafficking organization.

Nikhil Dutt Sundaraj is an Associate at Blackstone & Gold LLC, which recently won the Benchmark Litigation Boutique Law Firm of the Year Award for 2025. He represents multinational corporations in both local and international commercial disputes, encompassing arbitration and litigation. 

Nikhil was also a Visiting Researcher at the Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Law at the National University of Singapore from 2022-2025.  He has five published works on the subjects of environmental law and policy, sustainability, climate change resilience and black box artificial intelligence.

As a Program Coordinator for Asia in The Global Pro Bono Bar Association, Nikhil’s recent work has included coordinating teams of law students at the University of Southampton Law Clinic in outreach to least developed countries (“LDCs”) to assist with the development of nationally determined contributions (“NDCs”) in compliance with State obligations to address climate change under the Paris Agreement.

Nikhil Dutt Sundaraj

Program Coordinator (Asia)

Sarah Mack

Program Coordinator (Europe)

Sarah Mack is an Australian lawyer practising primarily administrative and criminal law. Her areas of interest in public international law include international environmental law as well as human rights and refugee law.

As Program Coordinator in Oceania for The Global Pro Bono Bar Association, Sarah’s recent work has included coordinating teams of law students at the University of Southampton Law Clinic in outreach to least developed countries (“LDCs”) to assist with the development of nationally determined contributions (“NDCs”) in compliance with State obligations to address climate change under the Paris Agreement.  Also in the environmental space, Sarah is a co-founder of GreenLaw, a young person-led environmental law research organisation which has undertaken legal research in collaboration with academics and NGOs as well as the private and public sectors.

Sarah is currently in the process of planning and developing The Global Pro Bono Bar’s initiative to fight statelessness in Europe in collaboration with key regional stakeholders including academic and civil society organizations working to address this critical issue. She works every day to uphold the rule of law, global peace and security, and the fundamental freedoms and dignity of all humankind.