Andrew Walsh focuses on advising clients in the investment management industry.

Before joining WilmerHale, he was an attorney in the Private Funds Unit of the Division of Examinations at the US Securities and Exchange Commission. 

During this time, he led and participated in examinations of investment advisers to private funds and provided technical assistance and support to examination staff on issues presenting difficult private fund questions.

He was also detailed to the Division of Enforcement, where he worked on investigations and litigation of civil matters and administrative proceedings related to investment adviser and private fund issues.

Previously, he served as in-house counsel to the investment management division of a large bank, providing advice on US and foreign regulatory issues, trading, litigation, trust and fiduciary services, contracting, and internal governance.  

Prior to law school, he spent time in Iraq, Afghanistan, Finland, and Japan with the United States Marine Corps before leaving the service as a captain.