Mathew Andrews is a partner in Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP’s Manhattan office and focuses his practice on complex securities litigation. He has unique experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in securities fraud cases. Before joining the Firm in January 2026, Andrews served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York for over seven years.
As an Assistant U.S. Attorney, Andrews represented the United States in criminal cases of securities fraud, public corruption, money laundering, tax evasion, violations of the Bank Secrecy Act, racketeering, and murder. Andrews headed the prosecution team in United States v. Gulkarov et al., which charged over 70 defendants with participating in one of the largest healthcare fraud, money laundering, and bribery schemes in New York history. He also led prosecutions and investigations of fintech companies, privately held banks, and AI and crypto companies.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers | 2026 | Complex Securities Litigation |
Andrews successfully tried seven cases to verdict, including two convictions of high-ranking DEA Special Agents for bribery, three convictions for murder, and multiple convictions for fraud and money laundering. He also successfully litigated over a dozen cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, including the habeus appeal of Dimitry Aronshtein, who co-led one of the largest bribery schemes in New York City history.
Earlier in his career, Andrews defended individuals in securities fraud cases and investigations as an associate at Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello P.C. He completed clerkships with the Honorable Jed Rakoff of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and the Honorable Robert Katzmann, then-Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Andrews was named the Federal Law Enforcement Foundation Prosecutor of the Year in 2024. Andrews received his Bachelor of Arts from Yale University, where he graduated summa cum laude in Political Science with distinction. He received his Juris Doctor degree from Yale Law School where he was a Coker Fellow, a Semi-Finalist in the Morris Tyler Moot Court of Appeals, and a Student Marshall in Phi Beta Kappa.