ANDREW C. LOURIE

Recent Engagements:

• Served as an expert witness in an extradition proceeding in the U.K. involving Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations
• Representation of a former CEO and CFO of a major U.S. corporation in derivative action alleging fraud, conversion and breach of fiduciary duty
• Representation of an officer of an orthopedic device company with respect to an investigation by the U.S. Attorney's Office into alleged violations of the anti-kickback statute
• Representation of an executive of a major European corporation in connection with an internal investigation for potential Office of Foreign Assets Control violations
• Representation of a former Chairman of the Board of Directors of a large European company, and one of its former executives, in connection with a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice
• Representation of a principal of a consulting firm charged with criminal and civil insider trading by the U.S. Department of Justice and Securities & Exchange Commission
• Representation of the former Chief Executive Officer of a large European company in defending against a prosecution in Europe for alleged criminal negligence in connection with alleged spoliation of US $250 million in company assets
• Representation of a large shipping company in conducting an internal investigation and addressing investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division over alleged price-fixing in the cargo industry
• Representation of private clients regarding over US $2 billion of disputed funds subject to forfeiture proceedings in multiple jurisdictions in Europe
• Representation of the former head of energy trading at Amaranth Advisors LLC in connection with litigation against the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission over alleged manipulation of the natural gas futures markets

Prior To Kobre & Kim LLP:

As Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General and Chief of Staff, Mr. Lourie was responsible for the operations of the 438-lawyer Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, DC. As Chief of the Public Integrity Section, he supervised the nation's most sensitive public corruption prosecutions, including corruption investigations on Capitol Hill and in the executive branch emanating from the prosecution of former lobbyist Jack Abramoff. At the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida, Mr. Lourie was a supervisor and also served in the Economic Crimes Unit , where he handled complex fraud matters, including healthcare and securities/investment fraud.

Prior to working as an Assistant United States Attorney, Mr. Lourie practiced at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher in New York.

Professional & Community Involvement:

• American Bar Association, Member
• National Institute for Trial Advocacy ("NITA") program at Emory University School of Law, Faculty Member
• Mr. Lourie is regularly called upon to lecture about and present papers on public corruption, ethics and corporate fraud issues

News & Publications:

• Parallel Proceedings Issues (DC Bar, Washington DC, October 2009)

Practice Focus:

• Financial Institution Litigation
• Government Enforcement Defense
• Internal Investigations & Monitorships
• Asset Forfeiture, Tracing & Recovery
• Class & Derivative Action Defense
• Whistleblower Representation

Education:

• Emory University, J.D.
  Emory Law Journal (Board of Editors)
• The State University of New York at Buffalo, B.S.

Admissions:

• District of Columbia
• New York
• U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit