September 21, 2021
Authoritarian governments have increasingly abused INTERPOL’s systems to harass and seek the extradition of dissidents and other political targets. Kobre & Kim’s Evelyn Sheehan, a former U.S. Department of Justice prosecutor who often represents clients in INTERPOL criminal matters, will join a panel on INTERPOL abuse at 1:00 pm Miami time, September 23, during the Federal Bar Association’s 2021 Annual Meeting & Convention at the Hilton Downtown Miami.
During the CLE-eligible panel, “Emerging Frontiers of INTERPOL Abuse,” Ms. Sheehan will discuss how the organization functions; how governments abuse the system beyond Red Notices – such as using diffusions, passport cancellations or the use of INTERPOL to bypass the lack of extradition treaties – even inside the United States; and strategies attorneys can use to protect their clients against this abuse.
Ms. Sheehan will be joined by Theodore (Ted) Bromund of the Heritage Foundation; Michelle Estlund of Estlund Law, P.A.; Sandra Grossman of Grossman Young & Hammond; and Fernando Tamayo of Coffey Burlington Attorneys at Law. The panel will also be streamed online.