Bradley Dizik is President of Guidepost Solutions’ Emerging Issues + Technology practice and a member of the New York and Washington, D.C. Bars. Bradley was recently named to the 40 Under 40 list by Global Investigations Review (GIR) honoring leading young investigations specialists from around the world where he was the only American-based investigations consultant recognized. For GIR’s 40 under 40 list, the co-managing partner of a leading international litigation law firm described Bradley as “one of the most sought-after and knowledgeable strategists in the country” “widely regarded in the investigations and counseling world as a stellar talent” and “supremely bright, energetic, and dedicated to his clients and his profession at the highest level.” Again, for GIR’s 40 under 40 list, a partner at a leading emerging technology law firm and the former Cybercrime Unit Chief in an US Attorney’s Office said what sets Bradley “apart is his ability to see around corners, to propose courses of action you didn’t know your client needed, but once he suggests it, you know they do.” And that he “outworks everyone, provides thorough and timely support, and exceptional, client-ready work product.”
Bradley’s clients have included over three dozen American Lawyer 100 law firms, elite boutique law firms, Fortune 500 companies, hedge and private equity funds, banks, emerging technology, digital asset and cryptocurrency companies, health care companies, family offices, foundations, and non-profits, ultra-high net worth individuals, celebrities, government agencies, academic and faith-based institutions, . Bradley has worked with clients in numerous industries, including emerging technologies, software companies, search engines, digital assets and cryptocurrency, defense, energy, logistics and supply chain, banking, hedge and private equity funds, real estate, health care and life sciences, medical devices, aviation, automotive, academic, entertainment, faith-based, nonprofit, family offices, and foundations as examples.
Bradley currently serves as the Acting Chief Compliance Officer for a family office 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 investigative diligence program.
Bradley specializes in leading large scale sensitive and cross-border investigations. He has successfully led investigations across six continents across the United States, EMEA, APAC, and LATAM regions. Bradley has significant experience leading investigations involving Southeast Asia (China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, India, and Singapore), Ukraine/Russia, Middle East, Europe (UK, Germany, Cyprus, Netherlands, Switzerland, among others), Latin America (Mexico, Brazil, and Columbia, among others), and Australia, and has a unique understanding of the political/cultural dynamics necessary for effectively securing evidence and information. Bradley leads matters involving emerging issues including FCPA/UK Bribery Act, BSA/AML, OFAC, ITAR, FARA, intellectual property theft and infringement, social media investigations, digital platform anonymous actor attributions, digital assets and cryptocurrencies, cyber intrusions, asset tracing, forensic accounting and damagssq212qqes analysis, market manipulations, securities and commodities fraud, supply chain risks, diligence investigations, school shootings, sexual abuse and misconduct, foreign influence campaigns, Stark Act/Anti-Kickback Statute, and public corruption. Bradley’s experience includes leading compliance assessments for organizations working with the US Defense Department and US State Department to help facilitate vital support to active warzones.
Bradley’s unique experience includes being called upon in high profile and sensitive crises of national importance and interest including a school shooting after action review, handling of sexual abuse, celebrity-related fraud, criminal and civil investigations involving FCPA, BSA/AML, OFAC sanctions, intellectual property, digital asset and cryptocurrency frauds, foreign influence campaigns, financial crimes, ITAR/EAR, FARA, artificial intelligence, insider trading, securities and commodities laws, and Stark Act/ Anti-Kickback Statute. Bradley’s practice also includes providing compliance assessments and related remediation in response to crises and criminal/civil investigations and inquiries.
Bradley’s emerging technology practice involves investigations of worldwide intellectual property 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 on 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 Bradley’s leadership, Guidepost’s digital asset and cryptocurrency team has recovered tens of millions in stolen digital assets using innovative forensic tracing and accounting practices including the recovery of actor Seth Green’s stolen NFT from Australia. His crypto practice also regularly supports money service businesses with BSA/AML/OFAC compliance assessments and state money transfer license due diligence. Bradley’s emerging technology work includes advising digital healthcare companies regarding compliance with HIPAA/HITECH and the development of privacy programs. He is regularly asked to lead SOC2, HITRUST, NIST, CIS and other cybersecurity framework readiness examinations and remediation efforts and provide HIPAA security rule risk assessments. Bradley has led business intelligence efforts across the globe including extensive campaigns to counter disparagement and influence campaigns by foreign and domestic actors using proprietary investigative tools that leverage AI and automation.
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 J.D., cum laude and a B.A. in political theory and constitutional democracy with a specialization in political economy from its James Madison College. Additionally, he holds an LL.M. 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.
