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Kerry Brainard Verdi

Founding Partner
Kerry Brainard Verdi

Kerry Brainard Verdi co-founded Verdi & Ogletree after years of representing clients at some of Washington’s most prestigious law firms. She saw an opportunity to combine big firm expertise with the strategic focus and direct attorney access that complex legal matters demand.

Kerry has a diverse litigation and investigations practice with expertise representing corporations and individuals in jury trials, administrative hearings, internal investigations, and arbitrations.  Kerry has consistently been named a DC Super Lawyer in the area of White Collar Criminal Defense and has been named by the National Law Journal as one of the Nation’s Top 50 Trailblazers. She has defended companies in grand jury proceedings, represented executives in complex financial fraud cases, and conducted sensitive internal investigations. Kerry leads cases from strategy through resolution, often coordinating with co-counsel across the country. 

Relevant Experience

  • White Collar Defense & Government Investigations

    Federal criminal investigations and regulatory enforcement actions
  • Corporate Internal Investigations

    Board-directed investigations, compliance assessments, and privilege protection
  • Securities Litigation & Enforcement

    SEC proceedings, FINRA arbitrations, private securities litigation
  • Congressional Matters

    Served as outside counsel to the House Committee on Ethics
  • Civil Litigation

    False Claims Act defense, business disputes. ERISA litigation, representation of neighborhood associations before ABCA, defamation, and theft of trade secrets

Recognition

  • DC Super Lawyer – White Collar Crime
  • National Law Journal Top 50 White Collar Trailblazers

Bar Admissions

  • United States Supreme Court
  • United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • United States District Court for the District of Columbia
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
  • District of Columbia
  • New York
  • Virginia

Education

  • American University, Washington College of Law
    J.D., Cum Laude, 2001
  • Michigan State University
    B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, 1998