BuckleySandler LLP today announced the addition of Andrew W. Schilling, former Chief of the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. Mr. Schilling joins as a partner in the firm’s New York office. The arrival of Schilling coincides with that of Thomas A. Sporkin, Chief of the Office of Market Intelligence (OMI) at the Securities and Exchange Commission. Mr. Schilling and Mr. Sporkin bring significant expertise to the firm, particularly with respect to federal civil and criminal enforcement and securities investigations, the False Claims Act, Dodd-Frank and other whistleblower qui tam actions.

As Chief of the Civil Division, Mr. Schilling supervised one of the largest Civil Divisions in the country, with 57 Assistant U.S. Attorneys in eight specialized units. In this role, Mr. Schilling established the Office’s new Civil Frauds Unit, which investigates and prosecutes complex financial fraud cases, including mortgage fraud and health care fraud cases. Schilling directly supervised several nationally significant financial fraud lawsuits and investigations against major financial institutions and coordinated all parallel civil investigations with the Office’s Criminal Division. An experienced trial attorney both in private practice and in his 12 years as an Assistant United States Attorney, Mr. Schilling has tried cases before juries and the bench in civil rights, organized crime, bankruptcy, employment discrimination, First Amendment and official misconduct cases, and represented the United States in more than a dozen appeals before the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

“As financial services and other corporate entities continue to grapple with increased scrutiny and regulations, it is important for our clients to have a team with broad experience in defending against complex enforcement and criminal prosecutions working on their behalf,” explained BuckleySandler Chairman and Executive Partner, Andrew L. Sandler. “Andrew and Tom have unique, in-depth knowledge and understanding of complex civil, criminal and enforcement matters and our clients will have the added benefit of access to the invaluable insights they both have to offer as former senior leaders in key government enforcement agencies.”

“Joining BuckleySandler was a natural choice for me given its nationally recognized and highly regarded government enforcement practice,” noted Schilling. “I look forward to joining the firm’s New York office and using my 20 years of experience litigating in the federal and state courts of New York to help the firm’s financial services and corporate clients navigate through sensitive investigations and complex litigations.”