Bradley Dizik is President of Guidepost’s Emerging Issues + Technology practice. Recognized as “one of the most sought-after and knowledgeable strategists in the country,” clients turn to Bradley when facing their most complex, high-stakes challenges. Whether it is an internal or government-initiated investigation, providing litigation support or gathering business intelligence in foreign countries or warzones, tracing and recovering digital assets, or conducting compliance assessments in an uncertain regulatory environment, Bradley is known for solving his clients’ toughest problems. His solutions-focused approach, determination, and work ethic are reasons why Global Investigations Review (GIR) included him as the sole American-based investigations consultant on its list of the top “40 Under 40” investigations specialists worldwide.
Bradley provides crisis management counseling and specializes in leading large-scale, sensitive, and cross-border investigations. His unique experience includes high profile crises of national importance and interest including criminal and civil investigations involving fraud, bribery, money laundering, sanctions, intellectual property theft and infringement, digital asset and cryptocurrency frauds, anonymous social media accounts engaging in disparagement, disinformation and influence campaigns including attribution of those accounts, expropriation, contractual disputes, ITAR/EAR, FARA, school shooting after action reviews, sexual abuse and assault, artificial intelligence, insider trading, securities and commodities laws, other financial crimes, and Stark Act/ Anti-Kickback Statute matters. He has successfully led investigations across six continents including the United States, EMEA, APAC, and LATAM regions, Southeast Asia (e.g., People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, India, and Singapore), Middle East (e.g., Israel, UAE, Lebanon, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Kurdistan), Europe (e.g., Ukraine, Russia, UK, Germany, Cyprus, Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden), Latin America (e.g., Mexico, Brazil, and Columbia, among others), Africa (e.g., South Africa) and Australia. He has a unique understanding of the political/cultural dynamics necessary for effectively securing evidence and information in these jurisdictions.
Bradley is currently leading the after-action review for Oakland County, Michigan of the first responder response to the school shooting at Oxford (Michigan) High School. Other recent work includes investigations of alleged OFAC, ITAR, and import/export violations related to the Ukraine/Russia conflict, intellectual property theft by companies in the People’s Republic of China, compliance assessments and implementation assistance for organizations supporting military and intelligence efforts in conflict zones, investigations of digital asset thefts involving tracing, accounting, and recovery efforts (leading to tens of millions of digital assets recovered), forensic accounting and damages analysis to support defense against U.S. Department of Justice investigation (client received criminal declination), intellectual property infringement investigation of joint venture partner, social media and digital platform investigations, trademark protection investigations, special situations security for a national property management company, investigations of international energy and infrastructure supply chains and development efforts, pre-transactional diligence investigations of emerging technology and defense companies, ongoing digital threat monitoring, and business intelligence, among many others. Previously, Bradley held leadership roles on the U.S. Department of Justice Monitorships of General Motors, Point72 Capital Management (formerly, SAC Capital), and the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA); advised the Board of Regents for the University of Michigan with implementing recommended remediation efforts in the aftermath of sexual misconduct findings against a former Provost; played a key role in the investigation of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee’s response to sexual abuse where he led the development of remediation recommendations; and was appointed Receiver in Battaglia v. Battaglia; Docket No. 190-82, District Court, Laramie County where among other things, he recovered and liquidated a 1972 Lamborghini Miura SV and a 1991 Ferrari F40 valuing approximately $3.2 to fund the receivership estate’s operations.
Bradley’s practice also focuses on compliance counseling, and he has extensive experience leading the assessment, design, and implementation of cross-border compliance programs. He Bradley currently serves as the acting chief compliance officer for a family office and related foundation administering hundreds of millions in annual international and domestic transactional activity across philanthropic and charitable giving, personal investments, and political contributions where he led the development and oversees the execution of a best in practice compliance and investigative diligence program.
Bradley’s Emerging Technology practice involves investigations of worldwide intellectual property and trademark infringement, IP theft, business relationship disputes, licensing agreements, and antitrust. He specializes in digital and social media platform investigations and intelligence efforts including how to effectively capture evidence such as large amounts of video, audio, and content data and obtaining attribution for anonymous social media and blockchain accounts where Bradley has led the unmasking of thousands of anonymous accounts of persons located across the globe. Additionally, under his leadership, Guidepost’s Digital Asset and Cryptocurrency team has recovered tens of millions in stolen digital assets using innovative forensic tracing and accounting practices and regularly supports money service businesses with BSA/AML/OFAC compliance assessments and state money transfer license due diligence.
Prior to joining Guidepost, Bradley was an associate attorney in an international law firm’s white-collar investigations and financial institutions regulatory practices and co-manager of its Dodd-Frank Act financial regulatory reform working group where he represented clients before the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission, SIGTARP, and other government agencies. Prior to that, he served as a research consultant to the Committee on Capital Markets Regulation, a 501(c)(3) research organization dedicated to improving the regulation of US capital markets. Bradley had brief stints in the SEC’s Offices of International Affairs and Ethics Counsel, where he focused on the international enforcement of the federal securities laws, provided technical assistance to foreign regulators, and advised on the development of the Commission’s insider trading compliance program.
Bradley is a recipient of Michigan State University’s Distinguished Young Alumni Award from where he holds a Juris Doctor, cum laude and a Bachelor of Arts degrees in political theory and constitutional democracy with a specialization in political economy from its James Madison College. Additionally, he holds a Masters of Law degree from Georgetown University Law Center which recognized him for “extraordinary academic performance” in International White-Collar Crime. He received the Federal Bar Association’s Edward Rakow Scholarship Award for academic excellence in corporate and securities law.
Did You Know?
Brad first met Guidepost Chairman Bart Schwartz in 2011 when he interviewed Bart to monitor one of his law firm’s clients. Four years later, Bart asked Brad to work with him on the SAC Capital Monitorship. Eleven years later, Brad is a Guidepost SMD.
