Attorneys

Julian S. Brod

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Counsel

Julian is a trial and appellate attorney who focuses on white collar criminal defense and business litigation.  In the past several years he has represented clients in two high-profile criminal trials and has also represented clients in entertainment, publishing, banking, and other industries in complex commercial and IP matters.  Julian is a member of the Federal Bar Council’s Program Committee and Second Circuit Courts Committee and a former chair of the FBC’s First Decade Committee.

Julian is a graduate of the University of Oxford and of Boston University School of Law.  Prior to joining Shapiro Arato Bach, Julian clerked for a federal magistrate judge in the Southern District of California and worked as an associate at another New York litigation boutique.

Representative Matters

  • Represented recording artist Lizzo in a breach of contract action concerning the COVID-related cancellation of a music festival, resulting in complete victory on summary judgment.
  • Represented former Chinese diplomat in a Second Circuit appeal from a criminal conviction in the Eastern District of New York. Co-authored briefs resulting in grant of new trial on top counts and vacatur of 190-month sentence.
  • Represented client in proceedings under 28 U.S.C. § 1782 seeking U.S. discovery for use in foreign litigation. Co-authored briefs resulting in a Second Circuit reversal of the district court’s order granting § 1782 discovery.
  • Represented son of New York state senator in one-month public corruption trial in the Southern District of New York.
  • Represented individual charged by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York in the NCAA basketball corruption prosecutions.
  • Represented doctor in high-profile three-week homicide trial in Syracuse, New York.
  • Represented federal prisoners in compassionate release motions arising from the COVID pandemic. Co-authored motion papers that resulted in a district court decision reducing a life sentence to 30 years’ imprisonment.

Julian S. Brod

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Counsel

Julian is a trial and appellate attorney who focuses on white collar criminal defense and business litigation.  In the past several years he has represented clients in two high-profile criminal trials and has also represented clients in entertainment, publishing, banking, and other industries in complex commercial and IP matters.  Julian is a member of the Federal Bar Council’s Program Committee and Second Circuit Courts Committee and a former chair of the FBC’s First Decade Committee.

Julian is a graduate of the University of Oxford and of Boston University School of Law.  Prior to joining Shapiro Arato Bach, Julian clerked for a federal magistrate judge in the Southern District of California and worked as an associate at another New York litigation boutique.

Representative Matters

  • Represented recording artist Lizzo in a breach of contract action concerning the COVID-related cancellation of a music festival, resulting in complete victory on summary judgment.
  • Represented former Chinese diplomat in a Second Circuit appeal from a criminal conviction in the Eastern District of New York. Co-authored briefs resulting in grant of new trial on top counts and vacatur of 190-month sentence.
  • Represented client in proceedings under 28 U.S.C. § 1782 seeking U.S. discovery for use in foreign litigation. Co-authored briefs resulting in a Second Circuit reversal of the district court’s order granting § 1782 discovery.
  • Represented son of New York state senator in one-month public corruption trial in the Southern District of New York.
  • Represented individual charged by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York in the NCAA basketball corruption prosecutions.
  • Represented doctor in high-profile three-week homicide trial in Syracuse, New York.
  • Represented federal prisoners in compassionate release motions arising from the COVID pandemic. Co-authored motion papers that resulted in a district court decision reducing a life sentence to 30 years’ imprisonment.