Bradley Arant Boult Cummings has recruited Elisha J. Kobre, an assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, to join its Dallas office as a partner.
Over his decade-plus tenure with the Southern District of New York, Kobre gained significant experience investigating securities and commodities fraud, complex fraud and cybercrime. He said Bradley’s “terrific group” of white-collar practitioners and litigators, especially in Dallas, provides an “ideal platform” to use his experience as a federal prosecutor.
The move from New York to Dallas provided quality of life incentives as well.
“More space,” said Kobre, who received his law degree from Yale and Ph.D in mathematics from New York University. “It’s true what they say — everything is bigger in Texas. Plus, I don’t love the cold.”
Kobre said the trials he handled in the Southern District of New York were his favorite part of being an assistant U.S. attorney. He was lead or co-lead in 11 of them.
“It is both challenging and exhilarating to represent the United States before a fair and impartial jury of 12 lay people and persuade them that the evidence proves the defendant’s guilt,” he said. “I look forward to representing defendants in trials and regulatory proceedings as well.”
Two notable matters Kobre has handled in the past year include charging the founder of Auspex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. with insider trading and, just a few weeks ago, the former CEO and CFO of FTE Networks with multiple securities law offenses.
Kobre also had been investigating fraud in the cryptocurrency markets, an area he expects the current administration to increasingly focus on. He also predicts the DOJ will increase its efforts to prosecute securities fraud, PPP loan fraud and healthcare fraud.
“[Elisha] is a highly accomplished former federal prosecutor with an impressive track record and broad experience in white collar, regulatory enforcement and complex litigation matters from one of the most active U.S. Attorney’s offices in the country, which will greatly benefit our clients,” Dick Sayles, managing partner of Bradley’s Dallas office, said in a statement.
©2025 The Texas Lawbook.
Content of The Texas Lawbook is controlled and protected by specific licensing agreements with our subscribers and under federal copyright laws. Any distribution of this content without the consent of The Texas Lawbook is prohibited.
If you see any inaccuracy in any article in The Texas Lawbook, please contact us. Our goal is content that is 100% true and accurate. Thank you.