Admitted to US District Courts, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, District of Columbia, and Northern District of Texas
Admitted to US Courts of Appeals for the Second Circuit and Third Circuit
Admitted to US Supreme Court
Professional History
2012 – present, Principal, Brodsky ADR LLC
2012 – Retired Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP
2002-2011, Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP, Former Global Co-Chair, Securities Litigation and Professional Liability Practice Group; Member, Ethics Committee; Member, Part 205 Committee
1999-2002, Managing Director and General Counsel – Americas, Credit Suisse First Boston
1986-1987, Associate Independent Counsel (Matter of Michael Deaver), Washington, DC
1969-1973, Assistant US Attorney, Southern District of New York;
1967-1969, Law Clerk to US District Judge Dudley Bonsal
Professional Expertise
Complex litigation and corporate governance, investigations, trials, and appeals
Advised foreign and domestic public and private companies, audit and special committees, and senior executives and independent directors with respect to class and derivative actions, commercial disputes, arbitrations, the conduct of internal investigations, SEC and other regulatory investigations and enforcement actions, and white collar criminal inquiries and prosecutions.
Affiliations
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers, Member, Alternate Dispute Resolution Committee, Chair, NY Access to Justice Committee;
Life Member, American Law Institute;
Member, American Bar Association (Litigation and Dispute Resolution Sections)
Member, New York State Bar Association (Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution Sections)
Member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee, American Constitution Society for Law and Policy
Member, Audit Committee, and prior member, Nominating Committee, New York City Bar Association
Member, New York County Lawyers Association; NY Council of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Federal Bar Council
Member, Compliance and Legal Division, SIFMA
Member, Editorial Board of the Journal of Securities Law, Regulation and Compliance
Former Liaison to ABA Task Force on Attorney-Client Privilege
Former Chair, New ork Lawyers for the Public Interest
Former Board member and Chair, Nominating Committee, Equal Justice Works
Former Board member, Association of the Bar Fund
Honors
Named by Chambers & Partners as one of the best business lawyers in the United States in securities litigation, bet-the-company litigation, white-collar criminal litigation and enforcement matters
Recognized as a Tier 1 “Star” securities litigator by in the Euromoney Benchmark: Litigation Guide
Cited as a leading lawyer by Legal 500 USA
Voted in the Top 100 of Super Lawyers in New York for Securities Litigation
Listed in the Best Lawyers in America survey as a recommended attorney in five categories: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law, and Criminal Defense-White Collar
Recipient, Stephen Banner Award as Corporate Counsel, UJA-Federation of New York, 2001
Recipient of Award for Outstanding Pro Bono Work, American College of Trial Lawyers, 1999
Recipient, Pathways to Justice Award, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, 1998
Training
AAA Consummate Negotiation: Techniques and Tactics – Wednesday, October 12, 2011
AAA Ethics 101: Mediators, Arbitrators and Attorneys – Wednesday, October 26, 2011
West Legal Education and CPR, Making Mediation Work for You, December 7, 2011
CPR, Basic Mediation Workshop, January 12-13, 2012
NYS Bar Association, Commercial Mediation Training, March 13-15, 2012
