International Development LLC
Our Mission
At International Development LLC, our mission is to help multilateral organizations, UN entities, governments and the private sector conceptualize and implement projects impacting developing countries around the world.
We do this by providing comprehensive advisory services that are tailored to the unique needs of each client. Our team is committed to delivering top-notch results that exceed expectations.
Innovative solutions
We offer a wide range of services, including the review and negotiation of financing agreements with several funding sources, including the UN, WB, EC, USAID, EXIM, ISDB, AFDB, ADB, IDB and dozens of bilateral donors.
We provide training on how to engage the United Nations and the World Bank. We advise on the interpretation of general terms and conditions. Our team has the expertise to help clients across various industries achieve their goals.
How we can help
- Identify procurement, grant and partnership opportunities.
- Design and implement transaction structures.
- Training on how to work with the United Nations, the World Bank and other international development actors.
- Tender development.
- Advice on the establishment of long-term agreements and contracts.
- Project conceptualization.
- Contract drafting and advice on United Nations/World Bank general terms and conditions.
- Bid protests.
- International arbitration where a multilateral organization is a party.
- Project finance.
Leadership
Professor Benedetta Audia, Principal of International Development LLC, is the leading expert on UN and World Bank procurement and implementation arrangements. With nearly two decades at the UN and a former partner at DLA Piper, she brings unmatched expertise in international development law, project structuring, and dispute resolution. She teaches at GWU, Fordham, and LUISS, serves on the boards of the NYC Opera and Global Citizen, and is a recognized thought leader on procurement, international law and global strategy.