Brad Bondi

Some Lesser Known Facts About Brad Bondi

• Brad Bondi grew up in Temple Terrace, Florida.

• Bondi has more than twenty years of experience representing and advising companies, boards of directors, and individuals in a wide range of investigations, complex business legal cases, securities and financial regulation, and corporate governance matters..

• In 1990, Brad Bondi completed his Bachelor of Science degree with highest honours from the University of Florida.

• In the late 1990s, Brad started his professional career as a clerk for Judge Edward Carnes, Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.

• In the early 2000s, Bondi served as counsel at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

• When he was pursuing a Juris Doctor (JD) degree in law from the University of Florida, he was elected to the Order of the Coif and won the award for Best Trial Advocate in the intramural moot court competition.

• During law school, he also studied at Oxford University on a scholarship. He later earned an LL.M. in Securities and Financial Regulation from Georgetown University with distinction and received the Chetwood Prize for highest academic achievement.

• In 2004, joined The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law as an Adjunct Professor. He has worked there for two years

• Brad Bondi became a “Big Brother” mentor through Big Brothers Big Sisters (a non-profit organisation whose mission is to “create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships) in 2005. He developed a strong bond with his mentee, and later, he and his wife adopted him as one of their sons.

• In 2006, he was appointed deputy general counsel and lead investigator for the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission.

• In 2008, Brad Bondi joined the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as Counsel to the Commissioner.

• In 2009, he started teaching securities law as an adjunct professor at George Mason University’s Scalia Law School (Spring Semester) and Georgetown Law School (Fall Semester).

• In 2010, he joined the law firm named Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP as a partner and litigation leader of the securities enforcement and investigations practice.

• In 2012, he was named to the NACD Directorship 100 list for influence in corporate governance. In the same year, he served as a delegate to the 34th Annual American Council on Germany Young Leaders Conference in Germany.

• In 2015, Brad joined the law firm Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP. There, he became a nationally recognised litigation partner and board advisor in the litigation department. He also served as the Chair of the firm’s White Collar and Government Investigations Practice Group.

• In 2016, Bondi became involved with political organisations such as the U.S. Presidential Transition Team, President-Elect Support, and the Office of Nationwide Engagement (ONE), serving as the lead Team Leader for the Export-Import Bank of the United States.

• In 2023, Brad Bondi joined Paul Hastings LLP as the co-chair of the Investigations and White Collar Defence practice, as well as a nationally recognised litigation partner.

• In April 2025, Bondi announced his candidacy for D.C. Bar Association president. In his campaign, he proposed free Continuing Legal Education, instant good‑standing certificates, ethics hotline enhancements, and expanded pro bono.

• He lost the election, receiving only 9% of the vote, and faced criticism from the public for perceived political ties to the Donald Trump administration from his sister, Pam Bondi, who is the current United States attorney general.

• Bondi is active in charitable and civic organisations. He currently serves on the board of directors of the Atlantic Council, the University of Florida Foundation.

• In 2019, Bondi donated “The Bondi Family Land Conservation and Battlefield Preservation Fund” to promote the conservation of historic land.

• The Mosby Heritage Area Association and the Virginia Piedmont Heritage Area Association also awarded him with the Heritage Hero Award in 2019 for his exceptional conservation efforts and dedication to preserving environmental and historic landmarks in Virginia.

  

• In 2020, Bondi was honoured with the Outstanding Alumnus Award from the University of Florida Levin College of Law, recognising him for exemplifying the UF Law ethos of excellence through professional achievement.

• In 2021, he donated the “Bradley J. Bondi Diversity & Inclusion Scholarship Fund” at the University of Florida Levin College of Law for law students.

• In 2024, he founded the “Traci Grieshaber Zeller ’99 Memorial Award” at the University of Virginia School of Law in memory of his friend and colleague.

• Bondi has been recognised in Securities Docket’s current “Enforcement 40,” which highlights the top 40 “best and brightest” securities enforcement attorneys in the country. He is one of only 22 lawyers in the nation to receive this distinction twice.

• Bondi regularly served as a senior advisor to boards of directors, audit committees, special committees, independent directors, and senior executives during corporate crises, significant transactions, and governance challenges.

• Brad Bondi frequently speaks at business and legal conferences. He has also written many articles and book chapters on securities law, criminal law, corporate governance, and the attorney-client privilege, as well as work-product protection.

• Brad serves on the board of advisers for the Economic Crime and Cybersecurity Institute. Additionally, Brad is a member of the Exchequer Club of Washington.