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Andrew W. Schilling leads Schilling Law LLC, where he represents entities and individuals in government investigations, internal investigations, and civil litigation. Mr. Schilling brings to any engagement more than 30 years of experience, including more than a dozen years of service as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) and 18 years in private practice. He regularly defends organizations and individuals in civil enforcement actions and investigations by the U.S. Justice Department, U.S. Attorney’s Offices, the CFPB, the FTC, state Attorneys General, agency Inspectors General, and other federal and state enforcement agencies.

Mr. Schilling served as the Chief of the Civil Division of the SDNY from 2010-2012, on the Executive Staff of then-U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara. In that role, he led an office of 57 Civil AUSAs, established and led the SDNY’s Civil Frauds Unit, and supervised all federal civil litigation on behalf of the United States, its agencies, and officers in the courts of the Southern District. Prior to serving as Civil Chief, Mr. Schilling served as Chief of the Civil Rights Unit of the SDNY. In that role, he supervised and handled criminal civil rights investigations and prosecutions, and civil enforcement investigations and actions, including actions under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Fair Housing Act.

In 2006, Mr. Schilling was awarded the Henry L. Stimson Medal, which recognizes outstanding service as an Assistant United States Attorney. He was also recognized in 2019 by Benchmark Litigation as one of the nation’s Top 100 Trial Lawyers. He has also been recognized by Legal 500 for his expertise in Financial Services Litigation and by Super Lawyers for General Litigation in the New York metropolitan area. Mr. Schilling is also nationally ranked by Chambers USA in Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Enforcement & Investigations).

Mr. Schilling has provided service to the federal courts as a court-appointed Independent Monitor; as a court-appointed Mediator; as a member of the Second Circuit Pro Bono Panel; as a member of the Local Rules Committee of the SDNY; and as a member of Advisory Committee to the Judicial Improvements Committee.

Mr. Schilling received his B.A. from the College of the Holy Cross and his J.D. with honors from Fordham University School of Law. After law school, Mr. Schilling clerked for the Honorable Joseph M. McLaughlin of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.