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David T. Grudberg

David T. Grudberg

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Education

  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, J.D., 1985 ~ with high honors
  • Yale University, B.A., 1982 ~ cum laude

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  • Connecticut
  • New York

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  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York

David T. Grudberg

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David is a litigator who has handled a broad range of complex criminal and civil matters – at trial, on appeal, and in connection with government investigations. His white collar criminal and regulatory experience includes work in the areas of tax fraud, health care fraud, government contractor fraud, securities fraud, money laundering and structuring, ITAR and other export violations, public corruption, False Claims Act, environmental violations and RICO. His business litigation has focused on issues of breach of fiduciary duty, unfair competition, trade secret, and covenants not to compete. David also has litigated cases on behalf of parties who have suffered serious personal injury, including fatal injuries. He also has extensive criminal experience in the state courts.

After graduating from law school, David served as a law clerk to the Honorable Ralph K. Winter of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. From 1986 to 1990 he worked for Fischetti, Pomerantz & Russo, a New York City boutique firm practicing in the area of federal criminal litigation. For many years before joining Carmody, David was a partner with the New Haven trial law firm of Jacobs, Grudberg, Belt, Dow & Katz, P.C.

Affiliations

  • Connecticut Bar Association, Federal Practice and Criminal Justice Sections

  • American Bar Association

  • Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association

  • Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association

  • National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

  • American Association for Justice

  • New Haven County Bar Association

Distinctions

  • Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers® in New Haven, Connecticut – Criminal Defense: White Collar, 2022

  • Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers® in New Haven, Connecticut – Criminal Defense: General Practice, 2021

  • Best Lawyers®: Criminal Defense: White Collar, 2006-present, Criminal Defense: General Practice, 2006-present, Commercial Litigation, 2007-present, DUI/DWI Defense, 2007-present

  • Connecticut Super Lawyers® – Criminal Defense: White Collar, 2007-2022

  • Litigation Star, Benchmark Litigation, 2013-2015, 2019-2023

  • Member of Criminal Justice Act Panel, U.S District Court, District of Connecticut

  • Order of the Coif

  • North Carolina Law Review, Notes and Comment Editor

Community

  • Speaker at local schools on behalf of New Haven County Bar Association

Experience

  • Conducted internal investigation and obtained non-prosecution agreement for aviation manufacturing company subject to government fraud investigation.

  • Conducted internal investigation and obtained successful misdemeanor disposition for aviation manufacturing company.

  • Represented and negotiated non-prosecution agreement for executive of multi-billion dollar public company alleged to have fraudulently manipulated earnings.

  • Trial and appellate counsel for municipal chief executive charged with bribery and public corruption.

  • Co-trial counsel for partner in major accounting firm charged with promoting fraudulent real estate partnerships; judgment of dismissal granted following trial.

  • Representation of numerous targets, subjects and defendants in federal and state criminal proceedings.

31 Carmody Attorneys Selected to the 2021 Super Lawyers®, Rising Stars in Connecticut Lists

October 12, 2021
Carmody is proud to announce the selection of 31 of its attorneys to the Connecticut Super Lawyers® or Rising Stars lists for 2021. Selected attorneys are noted below. Each year, no more than 5% of the lawyers in the state are selected as Super Lawyers® and no more than 2.5%
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Carmody attorneys named to The Best Lawyers in America 2022 List

September 20, 2021
Carmody is pleased to announce that 30 attorneys have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2022. Three Carmody attorneys have also been recognized as "Lawyer of the Year". Congratulations to David T. Grudberg, William J. Hennessey, Jr. and Peter M. Nolin. Only one lawyer is recognized
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