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INTERNATIONAL EXTRADITION PRACTICE GROUPAt a recent international seminar for law enforcement the Director of the FBI referred to his agency as THE global law enforcement agency. The FBI takes a very aggressive extraterritorial approach to their criminal cases and include Interpol whenever possible.The firm's practice group challenges international extradition cases where the FBI or other U.S. federal law enforcement agencies seek to extradite any person, located anywhere in the world, based on allegations that a U.S. federal criminal statute has been violated. The firm fights international extradition requests whether the U.S. is the requesting or requested country. The firm also fights an MLAT request from a foreign criminal prosecutor seeking evidence in a foreign criminal case against a U.S. person. When Interpol issues a Red Notice, it is sent to all 186 member countries. The notice acts as an "all points bulletin" stating that there is an outstanding arrest warrant for a particular individual based on his fugitive, wanted status. The firm's practice group directly challenges at the organizational level Interpol's filing of the Red Notice. Members of the firm challenge the basis for the listing using Interpol's own documents, international law, and strategic public diplomacy. The firm has personally advised, counseled and represented clients involved in major international criminal cases. The firm's practice group has handled cases involving London, Seoul, Taipei, Kuwait City, Athens, Vancouver, Tokyo, Warsaw, Florence, Amsterdam, Paris, Helsinki, Nassau, San Jose, Vaduz, and Mexico City, among others. Members of this practice group also testify in foreign courts as an expert witness on U.S. international extradition and federal criminal law. | |