Lost in Translation? Veteran Defender Abbe Lowell Makes Case at Extradition Hearing
For veteran defense lawyer Abbe Lowell of Winston & Strawn, the case has called for an education in Japanese law—and the language—as he has argued against a request backed by the U.S. Justice Department for the extradition of two men to face allegations in Tokyo that they aided auto executive Carlos Ghosn's extraordinary escape.
August 28, 2020 at 04:41 PM
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Abbe Lowell. Credit: Carmen Natale / ALM Meetups in luxury hotels. A bullet train across Japan. The globe-trotting executive hidden in a black musical equipment box, then secreted away on a charter jet bound for Turkey.
In the prosecution of Michael and Peter Taylor—the father-and-son duo wanted in Japan on accusations they helped the auto titan Carlos Ghosn flee the country as he awaited trial on financial charges—the court filings read as though they were ripped out of a spy thriller.
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