David T. Grudberg

Overview
Experience
Distinctions
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Affiliations

Overview

In his 25 years of practice, David Grudberg 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. He also has extensive criminal experience in the state courts. 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.

Experience

White Collar/Government Investigations

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

Before Carmody

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.

Distinctions

Selected “Lawyer of the Year” by The Best Lawyers in America in New Haven, Connecticut for Criminal Defense: White-Collar, 2022
Selected “Lawyer of the Year” by The Best Lawyers in America in New Haven, Connecticut for Criminal Defense: General Practice, 2021
Benchmark Litigation – Local Litigation Star, 2013-2015, 2019-2023
Selected by peer review for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America (©Woodward/White, Inc.) in the areas of:
- Criminal Defense: White Collar, 2006 – present
- Criminal Defense: General Practice, 2006 – present
- Commercial Litigation, 2007 – present
- DUI/DWI Defense, 2007 – present
Selected for inclusion in Connecticut Super Lawyers® in the area of Criminal Defense: White Collar, 2007-2021
Speaker/instructor at various CLE programs on trial practice, jury selection and criminal procedure for Connecticut Bar Association and Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association
Member of Criminal Justice Act Panel, U.S District Court, District of CT
Order of the Coif
North Carolina Law Review, Note and Comment Editor
Listed in the 24^th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America

News

Affiliations

Connecticut Bar Association, Federal Practice and Criminal Justice Sections
American Bar Association
Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association
Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Assocation
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
American Association for Justice
New Haven County Bar Association

Community

Speaker at local schools on behalf of New Haven County Bar Association
Active in youth sports, North Haven, CT