The new lawyer of "El Chapo" is specialized in the request for new lawsuits

Marc Fernich is the new lawyer who joined the legal team that represents the Mexican drug dealer Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán Loera at this stage of his process in the United States.

Judge Brian Cogan, granted Monday the extension of the deadline for requesting a new trial that the defense of "El Chapo" asked Friday after being published at least five members of the jury they would not have complied with Cogan's orders not to investigate the case through the media during the trial.

Fernich joins the The team consists of Jeffrey Lichtman, Eduardo Balarezo and William Purpura.

The New York Post He pointed out that this same Monday, Fernich had formalized in East York District Court his request for join the drug trafficker's legal team.

On the website of the lawyer, it is pointed out that his career is focused on "sophisticated calls and legal queries".

Fernich He has already worked with Lichtman in the legal team that in 2005 got the acquittal of John "Junior" Gotti, on a charge of fraude of 25 million USD.

Gotti is an American gangster who was Acting Chief of the Gambino Family between 1992 and 1999, after his father, John J. Gotti, was sent to prison.

It also includes po criticsabout the work of the lawyer, both individuals and some media.

Fernich's arguments "are a pleasure to read and listen to, very articulate," according to a testimony by Cathy Seibel, White Plains federal judge.

"Fernich's work" illustrates [a]"The" best "of the profession, for which the judges live, is to see the lawyers do everything possible to clarify the problems of the Court", according to a quote from Dora L. Irizarry, federal judge of Brooklyn.

Fernich He is a graduate of the law faculty of Northwester University.n, wrote and pleaded dozens of appeals in US courts, including the Supreme Court of the United States and the New York Court of Appeal. His clientele includes individuals and businesses involved in a wide range of crimes, ranging from commercial, commercial and financial errors to crimes of violence, narcotics and blackmail.

On February 12, Guzmán Loera, founder of Sinaloa cartel, was found guilty of 10 crimes related to drug trafficking and money laundering, but the lawsuit could be repeated after some jurors violated the conditions imposed by Cogan.