Co-President and Principal
James J. O'Brien is a decorated veteran of the New York City Police Department with extensive industry experience in the public and private sectors. Jim provides unmatched professionalism and expertise by engaging with clients directly and through nationally recognized law firms for various sensitive investigatory matters. Drawing on his vast industry experience, Jim is committed to providing clients with results efficiently and expeditiously.
Jim has over 31 years of combined investigative experience in both the public and private sectors. During his 23 years with the NYPD, he was promoted to the rank of Detective Sergeant. As a Detective Sergeant, Jim headed the Major Case Team in the NYPD's Auto Crime Division. Here, he directed all major long-term confidential organized crime investigations and assessed investigatory work's immediate and continuing needs to establish priorities for providing and managing appropriate investigative phases.
From his performance in major cases, he was recognized and then advanced to supervise a criminal squad targeting Organized Crime in the Criminal division of the FBI. There, his team was comprised of elite NYPD Detectives and FBI agents. Jim worked on numerous worldwide RICO investigations that encompassed the Middle East, China, and Africa. He has worked and continues to work closely with law enforcement agencies both domestically and internationally. He has procured and managed numerous confidential sources, which aided in completing targeted investigations, and partnered with private corporations (e.g., Pfizer, Philip Morris, etc.) to assist with investigations in combatting international fraud affecting applicable industries. Additionally, Jim has been granted Top-Secret Security Clearance from the U.S. Department of Justice and deputized by the FBI as a U.S. Marshal and Special Deputy Marshal.
Jim has received commendation awards from various organizations such as the FBI, Bureau of Alcohol Tabaco and Firearms, NYPD, the Patrolmen Benevolent Association, and the Treasury Department. He is also an accomplished lecturer, presenting on Traditional Organized Crime, Gambling, International Trafficking for Prostitution, Interagency Cooperation, and Joint Investigations.