Profile
Brad D. Kaufman is Co-President of Greenberg Traurig.
Brad is also the Global Chairman of Professional Development and Integration as well as Co-Chair of the Securities Litigation Group. He focuses his practice on securities litigation and regulatory actions. He has represented major broker/dealers, investment banks and investment advisors in all aspects of their business, including traditional litigation in state and federal court as well as arbitrations.
Brad has defended both securities class actions and shareholder derivative claims. He has appeared as counsel in securities cases in most of the Federal Circuit Courts in the United States as well as before the United States Supreme Court. He has represented his clients in regulatory proceedings, arbitrations and administrative actions before FINRA, the New York Stock Exchange, National Association of Securities Dealers, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, National Futures Association, American Stock Exchange, Philadelphia Stock Exchange and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Brad has been listed as a “Top Lawyer” by the South Florida Legal Guide from 2009-2013 and has been selected by Super Lawyers magazine since 2006. He is rated AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5.0* and has been listed in Best Lawyers in America from 2008-2023. Brad was also listed in Chambers & Partners USA Guide, an annual listing of the leading business lawyers and law firms in the world, from 2007-2008 and 2022-2023. He frequently speaks at Securities Litigation and Arbitration Conferences, including the Practicing Law Institute, The American Conference Institute and many others.
Brad received his J.D. from Stetson University College of Law and his B.S. from Florida State University.
Concentrations
- Securities litigation
- Securities regulatory actions and investigations
- Employment law
Capabilities
Recognition & Leadership
- Listed, The Best Lawyers in America
- Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy); Litigation - Securities; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation, 2008-2025
- Bet-the-Company Litigation, 2024-2025
- Named, "Lawyer of the Year," Bet-the-Company Litigation, West Palm Beach, 2025
- Named, "Lawyer of the Year," Litigation - Securities, West Palm Beach, 2017, 2021 and 2024
- Named, "Lawyer of the Year," Securities / Capital Markets Law, West Palm Beach, 2013, 2015, 2018, and 2020
- Listed, Benchmark Litigation, "Local Litigation Star," 2021-2023
- Listed, Chambers USA Guide, 2007-2008, 2022-2024
- Florida - Litigation: Securities, 2022-2024
- National - Securities Law, 2007-2008
- Listed,Daily Business Review, 2019-2020
- "Most Effective Lawyer," 2020
- “Distinguished Leader,” 2019
- Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Florida Super Lawyers, 2006-2019, 2021-2022
- Recognized, Palm Beach Illustrated, "Top Lawyers," 2018-2019, 2021-2023
- Listed, South Florida Legal Guide, "Top Lawyer," 2009-2016, 2020-2021
- Team Member, a Law360 "Employment Practice Group of the Year," 2011 & 2013
- Rated, AV Preeminent® 4.9 out of 5.0
- Board of Trustees, Town of Palm Beach Retirement System, 2016-Present
- Board of Directors, SunFest
- Member, Vision 2016 Commission (Comprehensive Study of the Future Practice of Law), Florida Bar, 2013-2016
Credentials
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J.D., cum laude, Stetson University College of Law
- National Moot Court Board; Member
- Dana Merit Scholar
- American Jurisprudence Award
- B.S., Criminology, Florida State University
- Florida
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- Supreme Court of the United States