Andrew Feller is Of Counsel in the Washington, D.C. office of Labaton Keller Sucharow LLP and Co-Chair of the Firm’s Whistleblower Representation Practice. He brings more than 25 years of expertise in securities and commodities law, including extensive experience counseling clients on matters relating to regulatory enforcement and investigations, securities litigation, market structure, and the requirements of the Securities and Commodity Exchange Acts, the Dodd-Frank Act, and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
He has been recognized by Chambers & Partners USA for Whistleblower Representation.
Andrew’s practice focuses on representing whistleblowers in government award programs. He has represented clients reporting misconduct to the SEC, CFTC, IRS, FinCen, and other domestic and international authorities. He is also an active member of The Anti-Fraud Coalition, a non-profit dedicated to defending and empowering whistleblowers.
Prior to joining the Firm, Andrew spent 15 years at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, where he served as Senior Counsel in the Division of Enforcement investigating and litigating securities fraud matters. He was a founding member of both the SEC’s Complex Financial Instruments Unit, where he brought major cases against large international banks stemming from the 2007-2008 Financial Crisis, and the Division of Enforcement’s Retail Fraud Task Force. From 2019 to 2022, Andrew served as Senior Counsel and Senior Policy Advisor to SEC Commissioner Allison Herren Lee. In this role, he advised the Commissioner on significant legal policy matters relating to the Commission’s enforcement and whistleblower programs, including amendments to the SEC’s whistleblower rules and thousands of enforcement matters. He also worked on other regulatory priorities across a range of emergent issues. Following Commissioner Lee’s tenure, Andrew served as counsel to the Director of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement.
While in the Division of Enforcement, Andrew’s SEC cases were among the largest of their kind at the time, resulting in the return of hundreds of millions of dollars to harmed investors. Notable matters included cases against UBS AG, Putnam Investments, and Citigroup, Inc. His work on Citigroup Global Markets resulted in $285 million being returned to harmed investors in connection with allegations of undisclosed misconduct in the structuring of a complex subprime investment.
Following his departure from the SEC, Andrew spent two years as in-house counsel at a large financial institution, providing advice on complex regulatory policy matters. He began his career as an associate at two AmLaw 200 firms, focusing on securities and capital markets matters.
Andrew earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Williams College.
