Sher Tremonte

Litigation

Brian Kidd is a partner in Sher Tremonte’s Washington, D.C. office.  Brian’s practice focuses on solving clients’ most difficult legal and regulatory challenges, often in the context of civil and criminal investigations and litigations.

Brian has represented public and private companies and their executives in complex government-facing probes, resulting in favorable resolutions and declinations.  He also advises boards of directors and companies in connection with complex internal investigations and compliance reviews.  Brian regularly counsels his clients through sensitive matters, corporate crises, litigation, and other disputes involving U.S. federal and state law enforcement and regulatory agencies including the Department of Justice (DOJ), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Department of Education, District Attorney’s Offices, and state attorneys general, among others. Brian has first chaired over a dozen federal trials and is a member of the New York and Washington, D.C., bars.

Before joining Sher Tremonte, Brian was a partner at a top-rated international law firm and served as the Chief of the Market Integrity and Major Frauds Unit of the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section at DOJ.  As Chief, Brian supervised a team of roughly 40 federal prosecutors and oversaw major fraud cases brought by the DOJ during his tenure, with a special focus on investigating and prosecuting complex securities, commodities, cryptocurrency, and other major corporate fraud cases.  Brian also served as chair of DOJ’s Securities and Commodities Fraud Working Group, where he worked closely with senior leaders at the SEC, CFTC, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Federal Reserve.

Brian is a regular speaker on DOJ, SEC, and CFTC enforcement trends, cross-boarder investigations, cryptocurrency fraud, COVID-19 relief fraud, and compliance guidelines issued by U.S. regulators and law enforcement agencies.

Brian earned his J.D. magna cum laude from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where he served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Law Review, and his B.A. from the University of California at Santa Cruz.  Brian is a three-time recipient of the Assistant Attorney General’s Exceptional Service Award.  Brian has been an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center and the University of Puerto Rico School of Law.

Partner. Morrison & Foerster LLP Adjunct Professor. Georgetown University Law Center U.S. Department of Justice - Criminal Division, Fraud Section, Market Integrity and Major Frauds Unit, Chief, Assistant Chief, and Trial Attorney - Criminal Division, Fraud Section, DOJ’s Securities and Commodities Fraud Working Group, Chair - Criminal Division, Public Integrity Section, Trial Attorney - U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Puerto Rico, Assistant U.S. Attorney

Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Puerto Rico School of Law

Law Clerk,  U.S. District Court District of Puerto Rico

Associate, Morrison Cohen LLP Associate, Weil Gotshal and Manges

University of California, Santa Cruz, B.A.

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, J.D.