article_snippet: Clooney, who is based in London, said in a statement .
article_snippet: Lebanese-born Amal Clooney, 37, may have shot into the public eye .
article_snippet: as the partner of George Clooney, 53, whom George Clooney married in a lavish .
article_snippet: Italian ceremony last year, but George Clooney has forged a notable career .
article_snippet: Among George Clooney previous roles George Clooney served as an adviser to Kofi Annan in Kofi Annan .
article_snippet: Lebanese-born Amal, 37, married partner George Clooney, 53, in a lavish Italian ceremony last year, propelling George Clooney into the public eye .
article_snippet: Clooney also previously served as adviser to Kofi Annan (left) in his role as United Nations special adviser for Syria, and also represented WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (right) in WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange extradition proceedings .
article_snippet: Clooney also is currently representing jailed Canadian Al Jazeera journalist .
article_snippet: Just last month Clooney also lashed out at the Canadian government, accusing Ottawa of 'woefully inadequate' efforts to secure Mohamed Fahmy's repatriation .
article_snippet: Since January Clooney also has been working on recognition of the Armenian Genocide.
article_snippet: An Oxford graduate, Clooney also completed Clooney also Masters of Law at New York University and worked in the city at the firm Sullivan & Cromwell.
article_snippet: Clooney also returned to London in 2010, joining Doughty Street Chambers as a barrister.
article_snippet: Clooney also has since lectured on international criminal law at SOAS (University of London), The New School in New York City, The Hague Academy of International Law, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
article_snippet: Clooney also is currently representing jailed Canadian Al Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy in Egypt, where he was sentenced last year on charges that include spreading lies to help a terrorist organization .
article_snippet: Since Clooney also has been working on recognition of the Armenian Genocidethe Armenian Genocide, seen here at the European Court of Human Rights in January .
article_snippet: Clooney also has been seen out and about in New York ahead of the announcement of Clooney also new role at Columbia .