Dean Leslie and Dean Bertolet Grand welcome their first-ever guest, Cardozo alum Brian K. Kidd. Brian is a partner in Morrison & Foerster’s Investigations and White Collar Defense Practice Group. Before joining MoFo, Brian was Chief of the Market Integrity and Major Frauds (MIMF) Unit of the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section at the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). Hear Brian detail his path from law school to Morrison & Foerster, the key moments that shaped his career, including clerking in Puerto Rico and time at the DOJ, and his advice to future lawyers.
Dean Leslie and Dean Bertolet Grand welcome their first-ever guest, Cardozo alum Brian K. Kidd. Brian is a partner in Morrison & Foerster’s Investigations and White Collar Defense Practice Group. Before joining MoFo, Brian was Chief of the Market Integrity and Major Frauds (MIMF) Unit of the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section at the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). At DOJ, Brian supervised a team of roughly 40 federal prosecutors. He oversaw virtually all major fraud cases, with a special focus on investigating and prosecuting complex securities, commodities, and other major corporate fraud cases. Hear Brian detail his path from law school to Morrison & Foerster, the key moments that shaped his career, including clerking in Puerto Rico and time at the DOJ, and his advice to future lawyers.