“The fact that the court was persuaded enough to issue its ruling should give Finra pause,” says Mike Piazza, a former SEC trial attorney who is now a partner at the Ford O’Brien Landy law firm. “People should definitely not discount this decision.” Read Full...
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Hunter Biden plea deal comes as judge sets trial date in Trump documents case | KNX News
KNX In Depth's Charles Feldman and Rob Archer discuss the plea agreement between the DOJ and Hunter Biden as well as the judge in the Trump documents case setting a trial date for mid-August. Kevin O'Brien is a white collar trial lawyer and former federal prosecutor....
Coinbase Suit Looks Poised to Send Crypto Debate to High Court | Bloomberg Law
“The question of what is and what isn’t a security is fundamental so I would think the Supreme Court would look for an opportunity to weigh in,” said Kevin O’Brien of Ford O’Brien Landy LLP in New York, who’s a former federal prosecutor. But the court may prefer a...
US tightens crackdown on crypto with lawsuits against Coinbase, Binance | Reuters
Kevin J. O’Brien, Partner at Ford O’Brien Landy and a former federal prosecutor states “the SEC has not previously taken on such major crypto players. If the SEC prevails in either case, the cryptocurrency industry will be transformed.” June 7, 2023 Read Full...
“Blockbuster piece of evidence”: Experts say recording “fatally undermines” Trump’s entire defense | Salon
"Trump's taped conversation, as reported, fatally undermines one of his earliest defenses, that he could declassify national security documents at will," former federal prosecutor Kevin O'Brien told Salon. "No credible person has believed Trump's defense. If reports...
Legal experts: Trump could be charged under “Espionage Act” over report that he showed off docs | Salon
“The news report suggests an escalation in the seriousness of the charges Trump faces,” former federal prosecutor Kevin O’Brien told Salon. “Evidence that he showed highly sensitive documents to third parties implicates the Espionage Act, which forbids willfully...
Meadows may be quietly cooperating with DOJ — experts say that could mean it’s “game over” for Trump | Salon
“Meadows’ truthful cooperation would be a godsend to Smith’s investigation of the January 6th conspiracy,” former federal prosecutor Kevin O’Brien told Salon. “As Trump’s chief of staff, Meadows shadowed Trump throughout the period of the conspiracy, and would have...
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is going to prison. Here’s what to know. | Washington Post
The five-year process leading to Holmes’s conviction has been long and complex, and an appeal would likely take a long time to litigate, according to Kevin J. O’Brien, a partner at Ford O’Brien Landy and former assistant U.S. attorney. “The case was so well-combed....
“Admission of guilt”: Expert says Trump’s refusal to testify may be “evidence of fear and cowardice” | Salon
The women who have testified in the case so far have demonstrated “Trump’s pattern of or propensity to sexual abuse,” which Carroll promised to show in opening statements of the trial, former federal prosecutor Kevin O’Brien told Salon last week. He added that it’s...
Ex-prosecutor: Trump lawyer “violated most of the rules of good cross-examination” | Salon
“The idea is to make the witness lose her cool and start to hurt her own case,” said former federal prosecutor Kevin O’Brien. If the alleged victim comes across as “sympathetic, candid and reflective,” then “the lawyer loses the jury almost from the opening bell,” and...