Andrew St. Laurent is a first-chair trial lawyer, with a depth and breadth of experience in civil, criminal, and regulatory matters. He has tried more than 20 cases to verdict, from federal jury trials, to FINRA, AAA and JAMS arbitrations, to New York State court bench and jury trials, winning civil verdicts for plaintiffs in investment and employment matters and acquittals for defendants in criminal cases, including those charged with fraud, drug, and gun crimes.
Mr. St. Laurent has a diverse practice, which includes regulatory and internal investigations, employment litigation, securities litigation, cryptocurrency litigation, and criminal representations. After beginning his career at leading white-collar criminal defense firm Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason & Anello., P.C., he worked for 5 years as a public defender in Manhattan before joining HSW in 2009.
Notable Matters:
Mr. St. Laurent has defended individuals in a cutting-edge cryptocurrency fraud investigation, represented the election committee of a prominent New York State politician in a federal corruption probe, and guided a central figure in a multi-billion dollar bank fraud case through a global regulatory inquiry. He currently represents a leading criminal defense lawyer in a multi-jurisdictional dispute involving allegations of hacking and fraud.
Publications:
- Mr. St. Laurent has written extensively on criminal and regulatory subjects. Publications include:
- The XRP ruling is no knockout punch against the SEC – Blockworks, August 10, 2023;
- Despite Ripple, Crypto Projects Still Face Uncertainty and Risks – Bloomberg, July 31, 2023;
- When the Paper Tiger Bites: The Myriad Dangers of Ineffective Compliance Programs — New York Law Journal, March 26, 2021;
- The Broad Impact of the Supreme Court’s ‘Lorenzo’ Decision — New York Law Journal, August 26, 2020; and
- An Introduction to FINRA Enforcement Proceedings — New York Law Journal, June 29, 2020.
Education:
Mr. St. Laurent graduated from Brown University in 1994 and received his law degree from Columbia Law School in 1998.
Admissions:
Mr. St. Laurent is admitted to the bar of New York, of the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Updated Sep 2023
