Invitation Declined: Defenses Against Extradition to the United States

June 12, 2024  |  New York Law Journal

In a world of ever-increasing globalization, the best defense often starts with putting up a strong fight against extradition. As demonstrated in the cases of prominent defendants like Michael Lynch, Sam Bankman-Fried, Julian Assange, and Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou, international law provides practitioners robust means to contest DOJ efforts, and waging that battle can pay powerful dividends even if extradition ultimately occurs. In their latest article for the New York Law Journal, Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello PC partners Robert J. Anello and Richard F. Albert examine the arguments used to oppose extradition in these cases and others.  

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