One of America's foremost criminal defense attorneys, Ben Brafman is principal of New York based Brafman & Ross, a criminal lawyer firm. Mr. Brafman, together with Johnnie Cochran successfully represented Sean "P.Diddy" Combs on bribery and weapons charges in New York. Mr. Brafman also won an acquittal on Federal Racketeering charges for Pete Gatien, who at the time was New York's "king" of nightclubs, owning the Tunnel, Limelight, Palladium and Club USA. Mr. Brafman is regarded as one of the foremost criminal attorneys in the US.