Kevin J. O'Brien

Background

O'Brien, Kevin J. was born on February 11, 1952 in Rochester, New York, United States.

Education

Harvard College (Bachelor of Arts, 1974). University of Oxford, England (M.Phil., 1976). Harvard Law School (Juris Doctor, 1979).

Career

Worked at Shereff, Friedman, Hoffman & Goodman, LLP (New York, NY) specializing in Corporate, Securities, Investment Partnerships, Mergers and Acquisitions, Investment Companies, Investment Advisers, Restructurings, Corporate Finance, Litigation, Tax, International, Real Estate, Trusts and Probate. Admitted to the bar, 1980, New York, United States. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and United States.

Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. 1983, United States. Supreme Court. Phi Beta Kappa. Knox Fellow.

Author: "Plea Bargaining and the Supreme Court," 9 Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly, Fall, 1981. Contributor, "Outside Counsel" Column, New York Law Journal, 1990—. Member, Lawyers Committee for International Human Rights, 1982-1983.

Assistant United States. Attorney, Eastern District of New York, 1983-1987. Chief Counsel, New York State Commission on Government Integrity, 1987-1989.

Associate Independent Counsel (HUD Investigation), 1992-1994. Member, Criminal Litigation Committee, United States. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 1990—.

Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Committee on Criminal Advocacy, 1987-1990). Federal Bar Council; New York Council of Defense Lawyers. Shereff, Friedman, Hoffman & Goodman, LLP, founded in 1971, has a diversified practice including corporate, securities, financial services, litigation, real estate, tax and trust and estates matters.

Clients of the firm include public and private corporations and other entities located in the United States and abroad. The firm has a substantial corporate and securities practice, including mergers and acquisitions. In addition, the firm's practice involves corporate restructurings, including acquisitions of and work-outs by distressed companies.

Through its representation of numerous mutual funds, as well as a number of broker-dealers, management and advisory organizations, investment partnerships, and venture capital firms, the firm's financial services group has gained a national reputation. The firm's highly respected litigation department, which includes three partners who previously served in the United States. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York and one attorney who previously served in the United States.

Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York, handles a wide array of securities and commercial litigation and also has a substantial white collar criminal defense practice. Members of the firm lecture and write extensively, particularly in areas such as mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, financial services, venture capital and litigation.

Achievements

• Kevin J. O"Brien has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member, Lawyers Committee for International Human Rights, 1982-1983. Assistant United States. Attorney, Eastern District of New York, 1983-1987.

Chief Counsel, New York State Commission on Government Integrity, 1987-1989. Associate Independent Counsel (HUD Investigation), 1992-1994. Member, Criminal Litigation Committee, United States.

District Court, Eastern District of New York, 1990—. Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Committee on Criminal Advocacy, 1987-1990). Federal Bar Council; New York Council of Defense Lawyers.