Bradley D. Simon

Bradley D. Simon is a white collar criminal defense attorney.

Early life

Simon received a Bachelor of Arts degree, Cum Laude, from Harvard University and a law degree from Georgetown University.

Professional career

Simon spent 11 years as a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York and the Justice Department in Washington D.C. He has switched to working as a defense attorney.

Notable Cases

Morris Talansky

As of July 2008, Brad Simon is representing Morris Talansky, the New York businessman at the center of the corruption case against Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, which led to his expected resignation in September 2008. Simon is representing Talansky in a US investigation that came as a result of incriminating testimony that Talansky gave to Israeli authorities in questioning related to the Prime Minister’s alleged wrongdoing. Talansky has been asked to give his final interview with Israeli authorities on August 31, 2008, but per Simon’s counsel, does not plan to leave the United States.

As a result of Simon’s advice not to return for questioning, the Israeli government is seeking immunity for Talansky in the US.

[ "Israel to assist Talansky in US troubles." [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1219218613334&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull The Jerusalem Post] August 21, 2008 article] The Jerusalem Post noted in an August 21, 2008 story, “The state prosecution on Thursday announced it would ask US authorities to declare that they would not use Morris Talansky's testimony in Israel to pursue legal action against him. The announcement came at the end of a meeting between Talansky's lawyers, Jaques Chen and Yehoshua Reznik, and State Attorney Moshe Lador and Jerusalem District Attorney (Criminal) Eli Abarbanel. Talansky's lawyers called for the meeting after their client's attorneys in the US, Bradley Simon and Neal Sher, informed them that on their advice, Talansky would not return to Israel as scheduled to complete his pre-trial cross-examination.”

David Chang

"Not to be confused with the chef David Chang"

He has been sought after to represent individuals involved in high profile legal matters such as David Chang – a central figure in the litigation that led to the resignation of the former United States Senator from New Jersey, Robert G. Torricelli. [ "Ex-Prosecutors for the Defense Reconcile the Two Sides of a Career." [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9803EFD81430F936A15755C0A9669C8B63&scp=2&sq=%22brad+simon%22&st=nyt The New York Times] June 25, 2000 article]

Commenting on Simon's role in the Torricelli case, The Philadelphia Inquirer said [Philadelphia Inquirer', October 14, 2002 story, page A04 ] , “He may not have knocked Robert G. Torricelli out of the New Jersey Senate race, but in a postmortem of the senator's dizzying fall, Bradley D. Simon may go down as having given a solid push.” The Inquirer continues: “Simon filed a memo in May with a federal court in Newark, N.J., asking for a reduction in Chang's sentence. The real villain, Simon wrote, is Torricelli. The memo details Chang's cash payments to Torricelli, lists the favors Torricelli allegedly gave in return, mentions corroborating witnesses, and accuses Torricelli of having "dodged, weaved and outright lied." Simon's memo led to the release four months later of a government document that helped sink the Torricelli campaign.”

Alan Hevesi

Since July 2007 (as of April 2008 the case is ongoing) Simon is representing the former New York State Comptroller, Alan Hevesi, in an investigation being conducted by New York State Attorney General, Andrew Cuomo, alleging Hevesi mishandled money from the New York State Pension Fund. Regarding Alan Hevesi’s decision to hire Brad Simon to represent him in the Attorney General’s investigation, The New York Times said [ "Hevesi Counterattacks Over Inquiry Into His Oversight of Pension Fund." [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/21/nyregion/21hevesi.html?_r=1&scp=7&sq=%22hakim%22+and+%22simon%22&st=nyt&oref=slogin The New York Times] July 21, 2007 page B01,] “Mr. Hevesi changed lawyers this week and signaled a far more public and combative strategy. His new lawyer, Bradley D. Simon, has represented people caught up in public cases before, including David Chang, a businessman who was a key figure in allegations of improprieties raised about Robert G. Torricelli, the former United States senator from New Jersey.”

James Marquez

Simon also represented James Marquez in the $450 million dollar collapse of the Bayou Hedge Fund Group, which is among the first ever criminal prosecutions of a hedge fund collapse to date. [ "Bayou Co-Founder Gets 4 1/4 Year Sentence for Fraud." [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aEFI_AUsWdqs Bloomberg News] January 22, 2008 article]

Frank Borghese

Beginning in 2004, Simon represented Frank Borghese, the former Vice President of Symbol Technologies Inc. (acquired by Motorola in 2007) in a case that resulted in a ruling that Borghese, along with one other co-defendant, were barred from a re-trial because of double jeopardy. The New York Law Journal cited this decision as "unprecedented” from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. [Mark Hamblett, The New York Law Journal, August 29, 2007 ]

Other work

Brad Simon is frequently called upon by the news media to offer commentary on legal issues. He has commented on issues ranging from Major League Baseball's steroid investigations to the illegal activity and potential prosecution of New York State’s former Governor, Eliot Spitzer, in outlets such as The New York Times, Bloomberg News, Agence-France Presse, The Associated Press, CNN and NBC News.

References

External links

* [http://www.simonlawyers.com Simon & Partners LLP]
* [http://www.thejewishweek.com/viewArticle/c39_a13245/News/International.html Brad Simon speaks to Jewish Week about Morris Talansky's decision to remain in the US. ]
* [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1011979.html Brad Simon speaks to Haaretz about Morris Talansky's decision to remain in the US.]
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/21/nyregion/21justice.html?st=cse&sq=%22Bradley+D.+Simon&scp=1 Brad Simon comments on Eliot Spitzer in The New York Times.]
* [http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-03-13-spitzer_N.htm?csp=34 Brad Simon comments on Eliot Spitzer in USA Today.]
* [http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20080313/pl_bloomberg/aieve6vktiie_1 Brad Simon comments on Eliot Spitzer in Bloomberg News article.]
* [http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/21823966/ Brad Simon talks to the Associated Press about Barry Bonds.]
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/18/sports/baseball/18mitchell.html?scp=2&sq=%22bradley+d.+simon%22&st=nyt Brad Simon talks to The New York Times about Roger Clemens.]
* [http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ioaeBfmIYcj8Xgx6Vk_khdVjWkCw Brad Simon talks to Agence France-Presse about Barry Bonds.]