Bradley D. Simon

Brad Simon, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York and Trial Attorney with the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, represents both corporations and individuals in the areas of white-collar criminal defense, complex civil litigation and corporate compliance.  In the course of his career, he has tried over thirty federal jury trials.

White Collar Criminal Defense

Brad represents clients under investigation for securities, mail, wire and bank fraud, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations (FCPA), antitrust, tax evasion, healthcare fraud, political corruption and a wide array of other alleged federal and state offenses in jurisdictions throughout the United States

Internal Investigations & Corporate Compliance

Brad has years of experience in conducting internal investigations for corporations and not-for-profit institutions. By thoroughly investigating allegations of misconduct at an early stage, he has successfully protected his clients from prosecutions and enforcement proceedings. He has also assisted clients in establishing effective compliance programs. He works closely with management teams to identify potential problems and the steps needed to remedy them. In addition, he has spoken frequently before corporate boards of directors on compliance issues.

Brad’s clients include both domestic and international corporations, as well as small business entrepreneurs and individual investors. He assists clients in better understanding and complying with governmental regulations that impact their ability to transact business in the United States.

Civil Disputes

Brad represents corporate and individual clients in various complex commercial and contractual disputes.  He also represents clients in arbitration proceedings and has argued numerous appeals before appellate courts throughout the United States.

Higher Education

Brad defends both university officials and students in investigations brought by federal and state law enforcement officials, including most notably the representation of a member of the Columbia University Varsity Football team with respect to an indictment brought by the New York County District Attorney.

As an Assistant U.S. Attorney and Trial Attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice, Brad prosecuted complex white-collar fraud, tax and organized crime cases.  As a Trial Attorney with the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, he tried cases in federal district courts throughout the United States.  Subsequently, and for more than 20 years, Brad served as the Founder and Managing Partner of Simon & Partners LLP, a U.S.-based law firm specializing in criminal and civil litigation, as well as domestic and international business matters.

Brad serves as an instructor at Yale where he teaches an undergraduate course on white collar crime.  He is also a Visiting Fellow at Yale’s Silliman College.

Brad served as the presiding judge at the Barristers' Union 2015 Trial Competition at Yale Law School. He has also taught as an Adjunct Professor at the law schools of St. John’s University and Fordham University and has taught trial advocacy at Emory University School of Law.

Brad frequently appears as an expert legal commentator on NBC, CNN and many other television networks, in addition to being widely quoted in print media.

• The DOJ cracks down on white-collar crime. What that means for corporations and executives. (Crain's NY Business, November 8, 2021)
• DOJ Lands 1st Indictment of Many Expected In 737Max Probe (Law360, October 15, 2021)
• Duchess of York may be subpoenaed in Prince Andrew's sexual abuse case (The Telegraph - London, October 2, 2021)
• Hide, fight, settle? Choices for an embattled prince (The Australian, September 27, 2021)
• Prince Charles ‘sees no way back to public life for Prince Andrew' (The Times - London, August 12, 2021)
• Andrew with Queen as rape case summons lands at his door (The Times - London, August 11, 2021)
• Trump Organization Expects to Be Charged in N.Y. Tax Case (Bloomberg, Crain's NY Business, June 25, 2021)
• Ex-UAW VP Must Face General Motors' Bribery Scheme Suit (Law360, June 23, 2021)
• DOJ Gets Lesson on FARA Push in Ex-Skadden Atty's Case (Law360, September 6, 2019)
• College-Scam Parents Must Do Time, U.S. Says (Bloomberg, September 6, 2019)
• Felicity Huffman’s Guilty Plea Could Bring 4 Months in Jail (The New York Times, May 13, 2019)
• Big worry for college scandal suspects: Their co-defendants (AP, May 1, 2019)
• Lori Loughlin and 15 Others Face New Charges in College Admissions Scandal (The New York Times, April 9, 2019)
• 'Varsity Blues' Case Strong Enough to Humble BigLaw Boss (Law360, April 5, 2019)
• Celebrities, CEOs charged in college bribery scheme could face 'really high' prison terms (NY Daily News, March 14, 2019)
• Ex-U.S. attorney 'surprised' William H. Macy wasn't charged with wife Felicity Huffman in college admissions scandal (NY Daily News, March 12, 2019)
• Huawei’s Efforts to Derail U.S. Prosecutions Face Steep Odds (Bloomberg, March 6, 2019)
• Speaking Engagements
• 17th Annual International Bar Association (IBA) Anti-Corruption Conference, Panelist: "Due process and procedural fairness for individuals in corporate bribery enforcement actions," Paris, France (June 25-26, 2019).
• National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA) New York Chapter, Featured Co-Presenter on "Lessons Learned from the College Admissions Scandal," (April 27, 2019)