Alston & Bird is pleased to announce that Drew Rolle, a former deputy chief of the Business and Securities Fraud Section in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, has joined the firm’s White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations Group as a partner in the New York office.
“Drew brings a stellar track record in government enforcement, a wealth of contacts within the current DOJ, and a strategic, hard-charging approach to high-stakes litigation matters facing our clients today,” said New York–based Joanna Hendon, partner and co-leader of Alston & Bird’s White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations Team. “His arrival strengthens our litigation team in New York and adds even greater depth to our white-collar team here and nationally.”
Drew served for nine years in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York (EDNY), most recently as deputy chief of the Business and Securities Fraud Section. In that role, Drew supervised some of the DOJ’s most high-profile and sensitive individual and corporate prosecutions, including cases involving securities and commodities fraud, investment adviser fraud, health care fraud, money laundering, and violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and Bank Secrecy Act. As EDNY’s co-digital asset coordinator, Drew also led the office’s efforts to combat fraud in the digital asset markets, successfully bringing multiple first-of-its-kind prosecutions involving DeFi protocols, crypto staking and lending applications, non-fungible tokens, and crypto investment funds. Drew also served as acting chief of the Organized Crime and Gangs Section.
While in the EDNY, Drew collaborated extensively with senior DOJ officials in Washington, D.C., including in the offices of the U.S. Attorney General and deputy attorney general, as well as the leadership of the DOJ’s Criminal Division. Drew also worked closely with domestic and foreign regulators on a range of high-stakes matters, including the Securities and Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and Federal Reserve in the United States, as well as the Serious Fraud Office and Financial Conduct Authority in the UK, Monetary Authority of Singapore, and Attorney General’s Chambers of Malaysia.
Drew’s trial work was recognized throughout his time in the EDNY; he was awarded the Attorney General’s John Marshall Award for Trial of Litigation for his work on a successful nine-week FCPA and money laundering trial – a case that also resulted in the largest-ever FCPA corporate criminal penalty; and a U.S. Attorney’s Award for his work on a successful 13-week racketeering, money laundering, and bribery trial.
“I was drawn to Alston & Bird because of its unique combination of a deep, sophisticated white-collar practice with a truly collaborative culture that consistently delivers results for its clients,” said Drew. “I’m thrilled to join this exceptional team and help drive the continued growth of our market-leading practice in New York.”
Alston & Bird’s White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations Team consists of seasoned former prosecutors and government officials who routinely face federal prosecutors, state attorneys general, and government agencies in court and in investigations throughout the country.