The Law Offices of Lawrence H. Schoenbach has represented clients in more than 25 international extradition cases. In 1985, the firm represented its first international extradition client. Retained in that case to contest extradition from Switzerland to the United States, the firm was successful in getting  RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) and money laundering charges dismissed, thereby defeating the bulk of the extradition request.

Since that time, members of the firm have represented individuals charged under U.S. law but living elsewhere, as well as clients in the U.S. who are alleged to have violated the laws of other nations. We have worked with clients on extradition cases in Hong Kong, Thailand, Pakistan, Nigeria, and throughout Europe. Our years of experience in criminal defense and our large network of international attorney affiliates contribute to a high success rate in this area of the law.

Law firm Principal Lawrence H. Schoenbach was mentored in the field of international extradition by Nobel Peace Prize-nominee the late Dr. M. Cherif Bassiouni, architect of the World Criminal Court, who also wrote the seminal work on this topic, International Extradition, United States Law & Practice. Mr. Schoenbach continues Dr. Bassiouni’s legacy in international extradition cases.