Category: Media Mentions

“Kevin O’Brien, a former assistant U.S. attorney, said the indictment of Mr. Trump is “serious on several levels, even if it winds up only being a misdemeanor charge.” “First, Trump will have to appear as a defendant in court and answer criminal charges — for the first time,” he…

Kevin J. O’Brien, told Law360 that Trump’s request is unlike a typical motion to quash because “no-one’s calling for him to do anything.” “It’s not clear what the practical remedy they’re really seeking is,” O’Brien said. “Do they want some clerk to collect all the…

The foreperson of the special grand jury investigating Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn Georgia’s election results has complicated the work of prosecutors with a series of surprisingly frank media interviews but is unlikely to get any potential cases thrown out. Former federal prosecutor Kevin O’Brien…

The Securities and Exchange Commission voted 4-1 Wednesday on a proposal that would expand the types of assets that investment advisers, such as hedge funds and pension funds, are required to hold using qualified custodians. “There has been a lot of concern about how secure…

Kevin O’Brien, a New York-based partner at Ford O’Brien Landy LLP who specializes in white-collar defense, has no involvement in the case, but like many, he’s been following its progression. He says there’s a good chance the grand jury’s report, detailing the scope of testimony and evidence,…

“The whole point is not to keep him in jail, but to secure his appearance when the court wants him,” said Kevin O’Brien of Ford O’Brien Landy LLP, who has previously been a federal prosecutor in Brooklyn. Read Full Article

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 Trump and his lawyer, Ms.…

“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 called Bankman-Fried’s blog post…

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 lawyers who have…

“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 Full Article