About Andrew

Andrew is head of Cooley’s white collar defense and investigations group and co-partner in charge of the Washington, DC, office. A highly acclaimed former federal prosecutor, he’s known for his role serving as the chief of the public corruption unit at the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, where he led numerous high-profile prosecutions. Andrew defends companies and individuals before government agencies and in high-stakes litigation, leads complex and sensitive internal investigations, and has successfully tried significant white collar and regulatory matters.

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Cooley Secures Zero Prison Time for Former FTX Executive Nishad Singh in Criminal and Civil Investigations

Cooley Secures Zero Prison Time for Former FTX Executive Nishad Singh in Criminal and Civil Investigations

November 1, 2024

Cooley navigated Nishad Singh, former FTX director of engineering, through the highest-profile and fastest-moving financial fraud investigation in decades. Judge Lewis A. Kaplan of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York said that he was “persuaded” by Singh’s cooperation in the investigation, and that he was put in a difficult position by Sam Bankman-Fried. Kaplan ordered Singh to contribute funds to the $11.2 billion forfeiture tab and spend three years on supervision. In addition to representing Singh in the investigation by the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, Cooley also represents Singh before the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the New York Attorney General’s Office in the highly visible criminal and civil investigation. The Cooley team was led by partners Andrew Goldstein and Russell Capone, with support from associates Anu Dhillon and Jorge Sarmiento.

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Related contacts

Andrew D. Goldstein
Co-Partner in Charge – Washington, DC, Washington, DC
Russell Capone
Partner, New York
Anu Dhillon
Associate, San Francisco
Jorge Sarmiento
Associate, New York

Related Practices & Industries

White Collar Defense and Investigations
Trials
Fintech and Payments
Blockchain Technology and Tokenization

Cooley, Cybersecurity Leaders File Brief Opposing SEC’s SolarWinds Cyberattack Case

Cooley, Cybersecurity Leaders File Brief Opposing SEC’s SolarWinds Cyberattack Case

February 2, 2024

Cooley, alongside co-counsel Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP, filed amicus briefs on behalf of 50+ current and former chief information security officers and cybersecurity organizations in Securities and Exchange Commission v. SolarWinds Corp. and Timothy G. Brown, which is pending in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York.

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Related contacts

Andrew D. Goldstein
Co-Partner in Charge – Washington, DC, Washington, DC
Matt K. Nguyen
Associate, Washington, DC
Hilarie Laing
Paralegal Specialist, Washington, DC

Related Practices & Industries

White Collar Defense and Investigations
Securities Litigation + Enforcement
Cyber/Data/Privacy

Admissions and credentials

New York

New Jersey

District of Columbia

Rankings and accolades

Chambers USA: Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – District of Columbia (2024 – 2025)

Chambers USA: Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – New York (2022 – 2025)

The Legal 500 US: Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense (2024 – 2025)

Henry L. Stimson Medal for outstanding career performance as an Assistant US Attorney (2017)

Director's Award for Superior Performance as an AUSA (2015)

Assistant Attorney General's Award for Exceptional Service (2014)

Memberships and affiliations

Edward Bennett Williams Inn of Court, Washington DC

Federal Bar Council American Inn of Court, New York

Best of the best in every way. Fair, tough, smart.

Preet Bharara, former US Attorney, SDNY, June 30, 2017

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