Brandon Greenberg
Fort Myers,FL
Summary
Quick-thinking and fintech-savvy Assistant General Counsel with strong regulatory, litigation, and negotiations background carefully developed through 8 years as a government attorney. Experienced in state and federal cryptocurrency, money transmission, and securities regulation, as well as recent legislative developments. Intimately familiar with state and federal MSB and securities compliance requirements, enforcement actions, and subpoena compliance. Demonstrated strengths include complex legal analysis, strategic negotiation, and providing robust legal advice to high level stakeholders. Previous work has showcased ability to minimize risk exposure, maintain high level understanding of market conditions and political/regulatory atmosphere, and foster business growth through astute legal counsel.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant General Counsel
Florida Office of Financial Regulation
West Palm Beach, FL
10.2020 - Current
- Handling the litigation of licensing and enforcement matters for the agency's divisions of securities and consumer finance, including several high profile cryptocurrency matters.
- Drafting administrative complaints, legal memos, motions, and proposed final orders.
- Negotiating and drafting settlement agreements with regulated parties and opposing counsel.
- Researching and writing key sections of the agency's legislative proposals, a white paper on cryptocurrencies.
- Collaborating on financial investigations with other state and federal regulators, and law enforcement agencies.
Assistant State Attorney
State Attorney's Office, 20th Judicial Circuit
Fort Myers, FL
05.2018 - 08.2020
- Handled every aspect of a voluminous criminal caseload in Lee County court, from initial charging decisions to resolution, whether by settlement or trial.
- Prosecuted twenty (20) jury trials, from voir dire to verdict.
- Evaluated case strengths and weaknesses, examined evidence, and interviewed witnesses.
- Engaged in settlement negotiations with defense counsel.
- Diligently prepared cases for trial, reviewing discovery, interviewing witnesses, and conducting legal research.
- Litigated well over 100 evidentiary hearings concerning probation violations, pretrial defense motions, and domestic violence injunctions.
- Opposed pretrial defense motions and filed all appropriate State motions, largely prevailing in both.
- Established and proved victim damages to recover restitution as part of case resolution.
Education
J.D. -
University of Miami School of Law
Coral Gables, FL12-2017
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
Berkeley College
New York, NY06-2013
Skills
- Litigation management (administrative, civil, and criminal)
- State and federal regulatory compliance, licensing, and registration requirements
- Subpoena compliance
- Contract negotiation
- Drafting settlement agreements
- Drafting complaints, motions, memos, and correspondence
- Legal research
- Due diligence and fact investigation
- Professional communications
- Training non-lawyers in legal compliance and risk management
Timeline
Assistant General Counsel
Florida Office of Financial Regulation
10.2020 - Current
Assistant State Attorney
State Attorney's Office, 20th Judicial Circuit
05.2018 - 08.2020
J.D. -
University of Miami School of Law
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
Berkeley College
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