[ by Melanie Gretchen ] The former chief of the civil division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, is joining BuckleySandler LP as a partner. Andrew Schilling, who had supervised 57 Assistant U.S. Attorneys in 8 specialized units - one of the largest civil divisions in the country - is joining Thomas Sporkin at BuckleySandler, after leaving the SEC where he had headed the Commission's Office of Market Intelligence. Mr. Schilling, while he was chief of the U.S. civil division, created the office’s new civil frauds unit that investigated and prosecuted complex financial fraud cases, including mortgage fraud and health care fraud cases.

"As financial services and other corporate entities continue to grapple with increased scrutiny and regulations, it is important for our clients to have a team with broad experience in defending against complex enforcement and criminal prosecutions working on their behalf." -- Andrew Sandler, Chairman and Executive Partner of BuckleySandler .

BuckleySandler is one fast-growing law firm.  It started in March of 2009 with 40 lawyers, and now has over 150 in offices located in Washington, L.A. and N.Y. [Bloomberg, 6/14/12]