Trial attorney Kevin O'Brien joins LiveNOW's Carel Lajara to analyze former President Trump's defamation trial in New York City, including Trump's clashes with the judge in the case. Watch the video
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Analyzing Trump-Maine 2024 Ballot Dispute | Fox News
Former U.S. attorney Kevin O'Brien joins LiveNOW's Carel Lajara to break down the implications of Maine's top election official removing former President Trump from the 2024 primary ballot. Watch the video
Tax Cases Raises Pressure, With Jail Time A Real Possibility
Kevin J. O’Brien, a defense attorney specializing in white collar criminal cases and a former federal prosecutor, says the tax charges are serious given the amount of money involved and could very well end with jail time. But he also questioned how prosecutors...
What’s Ahead For Sam Bankman-Fried?
"Look at Michael Milken," he said, pointing to the financier who was sentenced to 10 years in prison and served only two after pleading guilty to securities fraud in 1990. "He reinvented himself,” Kevin O'Brien said of Milken. "He went from being a junk bond king to a...
Sam Bankman-Fried Trial: Recap, Legal Analysis, And What’s To Come
“It was a very well-tried case by the government,” says former U.S. Assistant Attorney Kevin J. O’Brien. “The evidence was substantial… They had four cooperators from inside the company testifying that he was in charge and made all the key decisions.” Originally...
SBF’s Testimony Was Necessary Risk for Defense With Few Options | Bloomberg Law
There was very little to lose, given the weight of the prosecution’s evidence, defense attorney Kevin O’Brien of said. “They needed a game-changer.” It also wasn’t totally unreasonable to think that Bankman-Fried might charm the jury. “He...
Lawyer Explains Why Sam Bankman-Fried Probably Won’t Spend Life In Prison | CoinDesk
Ford O'Brien Landy LLP partner Kevin J. O’Brien predicts that Sam Bankman-Fried could face a prison sentence of "something in the neighborhood of 15 years, or maybe even 20 years." "He's a relatively young man, his whole life is in front of him," O’Brien said. "I...
As Trump Lawyers Flip, Blaming Them Gets Trickier | Law360
It's unclear what Ellis, or any other of the lawyers who flipped, will say if called to the stand. But if Ellis testifies, Trump's attorneys could argue that her statements show that she "unknowingly passed along false information to Trump," according to Kevin...
SBF Lawyers Say He Needs Adderall, Hinting That He Might Testify | Bloomberg
“Bankman-Fried may have little choice but to take the stand because the trial appears to be going poorly for him,” said Kevin O’Brien, a former federal prosecutor who’s now a defense lawyer in New York. Read the full article
Powell Plea Tightens Screw On Trump, Election-Denier Attys | Law360
"She got a great deal for herself," said ex-federal prosecutor Kevin O'Brien, a white collar partner at Ford O'Brien Landy LLP. "It was very smart, and other defendants in the case are going to take note of that. You're going to see some rush to the exits. Maybe not...