Andrew Thomas
Co-Chief, Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force, U.S. Attorney's Office, SDNY
Andrew Thomas is the Co-Chief of the Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force at the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. Prior to assuming that position, Mr. Thomas investigated, charged, and tried a wide array of financial crimes ranging from accounting fraud to insider trading to investor fraud, including the case that resulted in the conviction of Bill Hwang, the founder and head of Archegos Capital, for fraud and market manipulation.
Mr. Thomas holds degrees from the University of Iowa and Yale Law School. He served as a law clerk to the Honorable Julio M. Fuentes of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the Honorable Sidney H. Stein of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.