Feb 2020–Present
Current role
White Collar, Trial and Appellate Attorney
Duane Morris LLP
Greater New York City Area, New York
Civil LitigationCriminal DefenseWhite Collar CrimeCorporate LawAppellate Litigation
About
Andrew L. Fish concentrates his practice in white-collar criminal defense and internal investigations, trial practice and business litigation. Mr. Fish is an experienced trial lawyer who has served as lead or co-lead counsel in 16 federal jury trials. In private practice, Mr. Fish represented a financial institution in a federal civil jury trial relating to a multimillion-dollar insurance claim. While in government service, Mr. Fish was lead trial counsel in United States v. Zvi Goffer, the insider trading prosecution of a Galleon Group hedge fund trader and other Wall Street professionals.
Previously, Mr. Fish served for 14 years as a federal prosecutor in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. During his tenure there, he served as deputy chief appellate attorney and as a member of the Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force. In addition to the Goffer trial, Mr. Fish tried numerous complex cases, including the trial of a hedge fund portfolio manager on insider trading charges (United States v. Joseph Contorinis) and trials involving charges of securities market manipulation, fraud in the foreign exchange market, wire fraud and embezzlement.
Mr. Fish has appeared regularly before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, where he has represented both the government and private parties in numerous significant cases, including the Galleon Group insider trading case United States v. Raj Rajaratnam. In 2012, Mr. Fish received the Attorney Generals Award for Distinguished Service.
As a member of the Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force in the Southern District of New York, Mr. Fish investigated and prosecuted a wide array of federal securities fraud offenses and coordinated parallel civil proceedings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, as member of the U.S. Attorneys Offices major crimes unit, Mr. Fish investigated and prosecuted bank fraud, wire fraud, mail fraud, bank bribery, embezzlement and tax offenses.
Mr. Fish served as judicial clerk to the Hon. Amalya L. Kearse of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Mr. Fish is a 1992 cum laude graduate of Harvard Law School, where he was Supreme Court editor of the Harvard Law Review, and a graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Roles
Sep 2016–Dec 2019
Former role
White Collar, Trial and Appellate Attorney
Satterlee Stephens LLP
Greater New York City Area, New York
Civil LitigationCriminal DefenseWhite Collar CrimeCorporate LawAppellate Litigation
Apr 2013–Aug 2016
Former role
White Collar, Trial and Appellate Attorney
Locke Lord LLP
Greater New York City Area, New York
Civil LitigationWhite Collar CrimeCriminal LawCorporate LawAppellate Litigation
Apr 1999–Mar 2013
Former role
Assistant US Attorney
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Greater New York City Area
(appointed)New York Southern District
Civil LitigationCybersecurityWhite Collar CrimeAppellate Litigation
During my tenure at the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, I served as deputy chief appellate attorney and as a member of the Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force.
In addition to the Goffer insider trading trial, I tried numerous complex cases, including the trial of a hedge fund portfolio manager on insider trading charges (United States v. Joseph Contorinis) and trials involving charges of securities market manipulation, fraud in the foreign exchange market, wire fraud and embezzlement.
I investigated and prosecuted federal securities fraud, bank fraud, wire fraud, tax evasion, money laundering and other white collar offenses, and I coordinated parallel civil proceedings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Apr 1999–Mar 2013
Former role
Assistant U.S. Attorney
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York
(appointed)New York Southern District
Civil EngineerCybersecurityWhite Collar CrimeCorporate LawAppellate LitigationCybercrime
Jan 1993–Nov 1999
Former role
Associate
Dechert LLP
Greater Philadelphia Area, Pennsylvania
Legal Services
Jan 1992–Nov 1993
Former role
Law Clerk
Hon. Amalya L. Kearse
Greater New York City Area, New York
Legal Services
Representative matters
Representations
March 2025
Represented eight former U.S. national security officials – including two former ambassadors – in filing an amicus curiae brief with the United States Supreme Court in support of the petition for a writ of certiorari by the plaintiffs in Bartlett v. Baasiri, 23-568. The plaintiffs, U.S. military veterans (or their estates) injured or killed in Iraq in terrorist attacks orchestrated by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and its Lebanese proxy, Hezbollah, sued a Lebanese bank under the Anti-Terrorism Act and Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act alleging that the bank knowingly supported Hezbollah by laundering billions of dollars on its behalf. The bank was private at the time the suit was filed but subsequently became nationalized. The petition presented the question of whether a defendant’s status as an instrumentality of a foreign state under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act is determined at the time of the filing of the complaint or at any time after the suit is filed. Represented a public company employee in connection with a U.S. Department of Justice antitrust investigation. Provided regulatory counseling on compliance matters involving anti-money laundering and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issues. Represented a client on appeal of a conviction involving claims of tax and bankruptcy fraud. Represented a company in connection with a U.S. Department of Justice antitrust investigation. Represented foreign mission employee indicted on public corruption charges by the New York State Attorney General’s Office. Obtained a dismissal of all charges after filing motion to dismiss based on defects in grand jury presentation. Represented financial institution at jury trial arising from a multimillion dollar insurance claim. Represented a former public official on appeal of a criminal conviction for campaign finance offenses.
Recognition
Honors
The Attorney General's Award for Distinguished Service
U.S. Department of Justice
October 2012
Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service, 2012
Publications & speeches
New Whistleblower Pilot Program Offers Nonprosecution Agreements to Self-Reporters
Duane Morris Alert
January 2024
Author, "New Whistleblower Pilot Program Offers Nonprosecution Agreements to Self-Reporters," Duane Morris Alert, January 16, 2024