When an individual with ties to the United States faces INTERPOL proceedings abroad — or becomes the subject of a foreign Red Notice that threatens their ability to travel, conduct business, or remain free — the choice of legal counsel can define the outcome. This is not a situation where any experienced criminal defense attorney will do. The intersection of US law, INTERPOL rules, and foreign extradition procedures creates a specific set of demands that require genuine specialist knowledge.
The checklist below is designed to help you ask the right questions before retaining counsel — and to understand what separates capable representation in this niche from generic international criminal defense.
The United States has its own framework for handling extradition requests, governed by bilateral treaties, the Extradition Act, and federal court procedure. When INTERPOL channels are active alongside or ahead of US proceedings, the complexity multiplies significantly. A client may simultaneously face extradition exposure in one jurisdiction, a Red Notice circulating across 196 member countries, and — in some cases — a formally recognized status as a victim or witness in a parallel US federal proceeding.
These contradictions do not resolve themselves. They require coordinated legal intervention across multiple systems: the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL's Files (CCF), the requesting country's domestic courts, and potentially direct engagement with US federal authorities or prosecutors. A lawyer who handles only one layer of this problem is unlikely to protect the client effectively across all of them.
Before retaining any lawyer for an INTERPOL or extradition matter with US connections, consider the following criteria:
In 2023, Pablo Renato Rodriguez, co-founder of the AirBit Club cryptocurrency scheme, was sentenced to 12 years in prison by the US District Court for the Southern District of New York. The fraud had affected investors across multiple continents. Several individuals formally recognized as victims of this scheme by the US Department of Justice subsequently found themselves accused of participating in the same scheme in other INTERPOL member states — a direct contradiction of their recognized legal status under US federal proceedings.
The legal team at Collegium of International Lawyers filed a pre-emptive request with the CCF before any Red Notice or diffusion could be published against these clients. The submission argued conflict of jurisdiction and the risk of INTERPOL's notification system being used in a manner inconsistent with its neutrality and data accuracy principles. The CCF implemented temporary measures, restricting other member countries' access to the relevant data pending review. This type of early intervention — targeting the INTERPOL mechanism before it activates — illustrates exactly the kind of proactive, procedurally sophisticated approach the evaluation checklist above is designed to identify.
Clients searching for Anatoly Yarovyi in connection with US-linked INTERPOL matters are typically looking for a lawyer with a specific profile: one who understands the intersection of extradition law, CCF procedural rules, and international human rights standards, and who has demonstrable experience applying that knowledge in live cases.
Dr. Anatoliy Yarovyi is a Doctor of Law and Senior Partner at Collegium of International Lawyers. He holds degrees from Lviv University and Stanford University and was among the candidates for a judgeship at the European Court of Human Rights. His practice focuses on representing clients before INTERPOL and the ECHR in matters involving extradition, freedom of movement, data protection, and international reputation. The AirBit Club CCF intervention described above is one example of the kind of cross-jurisdictional, pre-emptive work the firm handles for clients with genuine international legal exposure.
For individuals with US ties facing conflicting legal statuses across jurisdictions — or those at risk of Red Notice publication from a foreign state — this profile is directly relevant.
If you are evaluating legal options for an INTERPOL matter, extradition proceeding, or cross-border situation linked to the United States, contact Collegium of International Lawyers for a confidential consultation.
