Crimes of the Century and International Intrigue

Locked Up at Home and Abroad: Crimes of the Century and International Intrigue 9:00 am – 12:15 pm Richard D. Atkins, Esq. In this course, Mr. Atkins will review some highly publicized historic and ongoing U.S. cases involving Jewish defendants (Leopold and Loeb, Jonathan Pollard, and Dominique Strauss-Kahn) as well as high profile international cases with Jewish victims (Billionaire Edmond Safra in Monaco) and non-Jewish victims (Natalie Holloway). He will continue with examples of his own work on noteworthy international cases such as that of Billy Hayes of “Midnight Express” fame, and cases involving cultural law violations in Thailand, Turkey and Latin America. In addition, Mr. Atkins will discuss legal responses to disasters, p