Kevin O’Brien

Kevin O’Brien, of Ford O’Brien Landy LLP, was quoted in a recent Bloomberg article: “Trump’s conduct will not change,” O’Brien said. “First there will be the time-consuming and frivolous appeals. Then, because the penalty was imposed ‘jointly and severally’ on both...

“One can argue that SBF has cleverly constructed a straw man that he can knock down, without addressing the main allegations of the indictment,” said Kevin O’Brien, a New York-based partner at Ford O’Brien Landy LLP who specializes in white collar criminal defense. He...

Kevin J. O’Brien, a former U.S. Assistant U.S. Attorney at the Department of Justice, specializes in white collar crime defense and commercial and securities disputes. He sees how this thing can go like chess pieces moving around a chessboard. “They have very smart...

“The Justice Department has an obligation to determine for itself whether the evidence warrants an indictment,” said Kevin J. O’Brien, who now specializes in white collar criminal defense as a partner at Ford O’Brien Landy LLP. “And those standards are high.” Read...

Former federal prosecutor Kevin O’Brien lays out the steps the DOJ must take when deciding to pursue criminal charges against former President Donald Trump following the recommendations of the Jan. 6 committee. Read Full Article

Former federal prosecutor Kevin O’Brien said the criminal case proposed by the committee “is not easy,” given that Trump and the other potential targets are “sophisticated actors” who’ve all lawyered up. Plus Trump can avail himself of defenses that are rare, such as...

Partner Kevin J. O’Brien states: “In investigating Trump, the Department of Justice should disregard its self-imposed rule of thumb that disfavors indictment within 90 days of an election, in this case the upcoming congressional elections.” Otherwise, the result...

Kevin O’Brien, a former federal prosecutor in Brooklyn who worked closely with Dearie on a public corruption case, said the office often competed with Giuliani for high-profile cases. Dearie “wasn’t overtly political at all,” said O’Brien, now a partner at Ford...

Kevin O’Brien, a former federal prosecutor, predicted Bannon would continue to argue that the New York case was vindictive and driven by political bias. “There may in fact be some truth to this claim,” said O’Brien. “Arguably, scarce prosecutorial resources in New...

“Kevin O’Brien, a former federal prosecutor who’s now a white collar criminal defense attorney, said the Justice Department’s use of a privilege team is ‘standard operating procedure. It would not be surprising if some privileged materials are found, since we know...