Drew G. Rolle

• Handled numerous cross-border investigations into criminal violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Bank Secrecy Act, and securities and commodities laws; coordinated closely with numerous foreign regulators, including the UK Financial Conduct Authority, Monetary Authority of Singapore, and Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission.
• Prosecuted one of the earliest fraud cases involving multiple non-fungible token (NFT) issuances with favorable results for the client. Handled numerous other investigations into allegations of fraud and market abuse in the digital asset markets and the exploitation of DeFi protocols.
• Worked in parallel with the SEC and CFTC on multiple investigations into private investment funds, investment advisers, and asset managers for securities and commodities fraud, market manipulation, investment adviser fraud, and accounting fraud.
• Directed contested criminal forfeiture litigation involving more than $500 million in assets; secured dismissal of key claims before discovery.

Drew G. Rolle represents clients in white collar criminal matters, investigations, regulatory enforcement, and complex commercial litigation. Drew served for nine years in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York (E.D.N.Y.), holding leadership roles including deputy chief of the Business and Securities Fraud Section and acting chief of the Organized Crime and Gangs Section. Drew prosecuted some of the DOJ’s most complex and sensitive matters involving securities and commodities fraud, insider trading, market manipulation, accounting fraud, bribery, and money laundering.

Among Drew’s notable prosecutions were those arising from the 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal, one of the largest financial crimes in history. In those matters, Drew secured the DOJ’s largest Foreign Corrupt Practices Act corporate resolution and obtained the trial conviction of a senior investment banker involved in the scheme, earning him the John Marshall Award for excellence in trial performance.

As co-digital asset coordinator in the E.D.N.Y., Drew supervised the office’s crypto-related matters, coordinated closely with the SEC and CFTC, and led prosecutions involving tokens, exchanges, DeFi protocols, and other crypto-native products. He now advises clients facing investigations, enforcement actions, and compliance issues in both traditional and digital asset markets.

Drew has tried 10 jury trials and argued cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He clerked for the Hon. Margo K. Brodie in the Eastern District of New York.

Bar Admissions

• New York

Education

• Cornell University (J.D., 2012)
• University of Central Florida (B.A., 2009)

Memberships