Andre Lagarde joined Social Media Victims Law Center in September 2025, after spending nearly seventeen years as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana. As an AUSA, Andre tried civil and criminal cases to verdict and argued before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. During his career with the government, Andre received numerous awards and recognitions, including EOUSA’s Director’s Award for Superior Performance by a Litigative Team.
Andre has extensive experience leading complex financial investigations; and he served in numerous positions in both the civil and criminal divisions, including Deputy Chief of the Public Integrity Unit, Affirmative Civil Enforcement and Civil Health Care Fraud Coordinator (False Claims Act), Asset Forfeiture Coordinator, SAR Review Team Coordinator, FinCEN Coordinator, and Ethics Advisor. Andre served as a frequent lecturer in these areas and provided regular training on financial investigations, the Bank Secrecy Act, and money laundering.
Before his time as an Assistant United States Attorney, Andre was a civil litigator in New Orleans, where he tried both state and federal cases in Louisiana and handled many appeals in Louisiana appellate courts. Following a nomination and vote by the Louisiana State Bar Association (LSBA), Andre previously served on the Executive Council of the LSBA Labor & Employment Section. He holds an AV Preeminent® Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating.™ Andre graduated from Tulane University Law School in 2003; and he resides in New Orleans, Louisiana with his wife Brittany.
Education
- Tulane University School of Law, J.D. – 2003
- Millsaps College, B.A., Economics – 2000
Admissions
- State of Louisiana
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
- United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Recognition, Awards, and Honors
- AV Preeminent® Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™.
- Director’s Award, Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, Superior Performance by a Litigative Team and 2015 Excellence in Law Enforcement Award, Metropolitan Crime Commission – United States v. C. Ray Nagin – for the prosecution of former New Orleans Mayor, C. Ray Nagin.
- Investigation of the Year Award, Honorable Mention, National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association – United States v. Khlgatian, et al. – recognized for handling of all seizure and forfeiture proceedings.
- Member of Board of Directors, Partnership for Youth Development, term position 2014 – 2017; Member of Finance Committee.
- Ombudsman Volunteer for the Department of Defense for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), 2008-2009 (upon leaving private practice) – protected veterans’ rights under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act.
- Member of Board of Directors, Greater New Orleans, Inc. – pursuant to client nomination and approval by the organization – 2008 – 2009 (upon leaving private practice).
- Executive Council of LSBA Section on Labor & Employment Law – pursuant to nomination and vote by the Louisiana State Bar Association (2007 – 2009).
- Member of Mensa International.
- Federal Bar Association.
Lectures & Publications
- Instructor, Health Ethics Trust Certification Intensive Course.
- Instructor, U.S. Attorney’s Office annual trainings.
- Lecturer, HCCA’s New Orleans Regional Compliance Conference, Healthcare Fraud Enforcement Panel.
- Lecturer, ACI’s Advanced Forum on False Claims and Qui Tam Enforcement, New York, NY.
- Lecturer, Louisiana State Bar Association’s White Collar Crime Symposium.
- Lecturer, Asset Forfeiture, Affirmative Civil Enforcement, and Ethics at annual United States Attorney’s Office trainings.
- Instructor, Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Advanced Money Laundering and Forfeiture Conference (FBI national conference); Instructor, Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms’ All Hands Conference, New Orleans Field Division (Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi).
- Faculty, Tulane Law School, Intersession, Civil Litigation Track.
- What you need to know about Employee Manuals and Handbooks, Louisiana Labor and Employment Law, NBI (Eau Claire, Wisconsin 2004), co-author with Michael T. Tusa, Jr.