Andrew T. Wise focuses on complex litigation in Federal and State courts with a particular emphasis on white-collar defense in both criminal and civil matters. He has represented individuals charged or targeted by the U.S. Department of Justice in cases involving allegations of government contracting fraud, criminal antitrust violations, perjury and false statements, Securities Act violations, accounting and bank fraud, Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act (RICO), export controls violations, conspiracy, and other fraud-related offenses. He has represented witnesses in proceedings before a variety of governmental entities, including the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Trade Commission and in appearances before federal and state Grand Juries.
Many of Mr. Wise’s clients face government investigations and charges simultaneous with private civil proceedings, and a specialty of his practice centers on the challenges that arise in such circumstances.
In addition, Mr. Wise has conducted and participated in complex internal investigations on behalf of corporations and partnerships focusing on various statutes including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the Money Laundering Control Act.
Before joining Miller & Chevalier, Mr. Wise worked at the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, where he defended indigent clients charged with felony, misdemeanor, and juvenile offenses in the D.C. Superior Court. He has tried more than forty cases to juries and judges, including homicides, armed robberies, conspiracies, and other serious crimes.
In 2007, Mr. Wise was recognized as a top trial lawyer in Washingtonian Magazine. He has served as a faculty member at Harvard Law School’s Trial Advocacy Workshop and in National Institute for Trial Advocacy’s Intensive Trial Training program. He also routinely participates in the training of lawyers in various aspects of criminal trial practice.
Mr. Wise is the current Chair of the Firm's Diversity Committee.
Mr. Wise holds a J.D., cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School and a B.A. from Swarthmore College.
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University of Michigan Law School, 1997 J.D.
Swarthmore College, 1992 B.A.
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