
Kevin O'Brien
USA Guide 2025
About
Provided by Kevin O'Brien
Practice Areas
White Collar Criminal Defense
Securities Litigation
Commercial Litigation
FINRA customer-member arbitrations
Career
Past Employment Positions:
U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York, Assistant U.S. Attorney
New York State Commission on Government Integrity, Chief Counsel
Office of Independent Counsel, Washington, D.C., Associate Independent Counsel
Dechert LLP, Litigation Partner
Harris, O’Brien, St. Laurent & Chaudhry, LLP, Partner
Publications
https://www.fordobrien.com/blog/2024/02/ftx-and-binance-a-tale-of-two-cases-reuters/
https://www.fordobrien.com/blog/2024/01/former-assistance-us-attorney-kevin-j-obrien-talks-state-supreme-court-ruling-on-trump-and-the-2024-election-the-michigan-daily/
https://www.fordobrien.com/blog/2023/11/outspoken-ny-judge-could-help-trump-more-than-hurt-him-law360/
https://www.fordobrien.com/blog/2023/11/attorney-kevin-obrien-was-interviewed-on-coindesk/
https://www.fordobrien.com/blog/2023/11/attorney-kevin-obriens-article-was-featured-in-reuters/
Education
Harvard Law School
1979
Balliol College, University of Oxford
1976
Harvard College
1974
Work Highlights
United States v. Joseph SanFilippo
United States v. Michael Rigas
Central Illinois Public Service v. Allianz, et al.
Awards
Super Lawyers
2025