Situation
A Brazilian national living in the United States faced an extradition request from Brazil connected to an offshoot of Operation Lava Jato, the sprawling Car Wash corruption investigation. Extradition fights are unforgiving. They turn on treaty mechanics and a narrow set of defenses, and a loss means surrender to a foreign government's prosecution.
Approach
Adam Fels led the defense in the United States, working with Alejandro Soto and Daniel Fridman and coordinating with local counsel in Brazil. The representation required pairing U.S. extradition practice with an understanding of the Brazilian proceeding that sat behind the request, so the defense could be litigated on both the legal standards governing extradition and the realities of the foreign case.
Result
The firm defended the client against the extradition request, drawing on a defense team able to operate across the U.S. and Brazilian legal systems in the underlying language and law.