Who is Todd Spodek? All about Anna Delvey’s attorney as he offers "advice to Diddy."

Todd Spodek has offered public “advice” to Sean “Diddy” Combs and his legal team in an article published in The Spectator World on May 12, 2025.

According to his profile on NYC Criminal Attorneys, Spodek is a criminal defense attorney based in New York. He is well-known for representing Anna Sorokin, also known as Anna Delvey, the so-called “fake heiress” whose high-profile fraud trial inspired the Netflix series Inventing Anna.

As per the report published in The Spectator World, Spodek has not directly offered public advice to Combs. Instead, he provided commentary on Combs' legal situation, in an article titled, My advice to Diddy – by Anna Delvey’s attorney.

Reportedly, Combs is facing serious federal charges including sex trafficking, racketeering, and prostitution to which he has pleaded not guilty. According to a report in BBC, prosecutor Emily Johnson has accused the rapper of using his celebrity status and his employees to s*xually abuse women and run a criminal enterprise.

Spodek has drawn parallels between his defense of Sorokin and the legal and media landscape Diddy’s team must now navigate. He explained how in Anna Delvey's case he didn’t just defend her legally but also reframed her story for the jury.

"During Anna’s trial, I didn’t just defend her – I reframed her. I told the jury a story they understood: a young woman navigating New York’s cutthroat world by playing the game the way the city rewards."

He suggested Diddy’s defense will need a similar approach. Talking about how the two defences will be similar, he says,

"Here the playbook won’t be all that different. The case won’t be about whether his behavior was excessive – it’ll be about whether it was criminal."

Here is more to know about the lawyer.

Everything you need to know about Anna Delvey’s attorney, Todd Spodek

Todd Spodek represented Anna Delvey in her high-profile 2019 trial. He served as her defense attorney during the trial, where she faced charges of grand larceny and theft for defrauding individuals and businesses out of over $200,000 by posing as a wealthy heiress, according to the report in the BBC.

Spodek’s character in the Netflix series, Inventing Anna is portrayed by Arian Moayed. Spodek is a criminal lawyer and also practices matrimonial and family law. He majored in criminal justice and attended the Northeastern University in Boston, as per his profile on My Criminal Attorneys.

He initially worked at some of the largest and most prominent law firms in Boston and New York, first as a clerk and then as a paralegal. A report in Parade, stated that he got his law degree from the Pace University School of Law in White Plains, New York.

After completing his graduation, he worked for a small criminal law firm in the Big Apple. Later he went on to open his own company, Spodek Law Group in 2007.

A report in Parade indicated that his father was also an attorney. In an interview with Criminal Laws, he shared:

"As a child working for my father's law firm, I was intrigued by the courts and the criminal trial process. I knew early on that I wanted to try criminal cases."

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He currently lives with his wife, Victoria Spodek and son in New York. According to Newsweek, Victoria is also a lawyer. She received her Doctor of Law degree from Pace University and also holds a Bachelor's degree in Art History.

She previously worked with Todd’s law firm, then joined the American International Group (AIG) as a claims analyst. Currently, she works as a Cyber Claims Director at Chubb, per her LinkedIn profile.

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