On Monday, deposed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro pleaded not guilty in Manhattan federal court alongside leading trial lawyer Barry Pollack. Pollack will represent Maduro on charges including narco-terrorism conspiracy following his capture by the U.S. government.
The high-profile, internationally complex case is a match for Pollack’s experience. Last year, Lawdragon spoke with Pollack following the historic plea deal he helped orchestrate on behalf of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who was released from prison in 2024.
Pollack, a partner at litigation boutique Harris St. Laurent & Wechsler and a member of the Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America, explained how his approach centers on representing the people behind the politics.
“Typically, when I meet with a client, they are facing what may be the worst crisis that they have ever faced,” Pollack said. “And at the end of the day, it's no longer a stranger who I'm seeing get through to the other side of this terrible piece of their life. It's somebody that I've come to know and respect.”
