Extradition and European Arrest Warrant

The law firm provides effective defence activities for both passive (from Italy) and active (towards Italy) Extradition and European Arrest Warrant procedures, based on continuous training on Italian and European case-law evolution (Italian Supreme Court, European Court of Human Rights and European Court of Justice).

As for the defence within passive extradition (i.e., foreign extradition request) the requested person receives assistance before the Court of Appeal and during the following proceeding before the Italian Supreme Court, with specific attention to pretrial detention measures.

In particular, special assistance is provided in extradition procedures from and towards Russia and former U.S.S.R. thanks to a solid partnership with Italian and foreign lawyers, offering a great knowledge of the Russian language and extended experience in the field.

Moreover, in case of active extradition (i.e., extradition request from the Italian Authority), our professionals develop the best strategies to challenge pretrial detention measures, tailoring them on the specific case. Over twenty-five years of experience in criminal justice allows us to successfully handle cases of final conviction “in absentia”, obtaining a new set of deadlines to appeal or a declaration of non-enforceability of the given judgement.

The law firm also provides legal assistance abroad, in case of arrest in a foreign country. Individuals who are surrendered to Italy for the execution of a sentence may rely on continuous legal support regarding life conditions within the Italian detention centers, prohibition of inhuman and degrading treatment and access to penitentiary benefits (surrender location, detention regime, possibility of requesting alternative measures to the detention in prison).

The same set of services is guaranteed in case of arrest prompting from a European Arrest Warrant, thanks also to the support provided by a wide range of interpreters (as English, French, Spanish, Russian, Ukrainian, Romanian and Bulgarian) and an international network of specialized lawyers.