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Andrew J. Malik is the former Deputy Attorney General for the State of New York and a former prosecutor working under Cameron Dennis at the New York County District Attorney's Office. He was later arrested after working with Charles Forstman to take down Harvey Specter and Sean Cahill.
History[]
Harvey Specter and Andrew Malik were colleagues at the DA's office, and while Harvey was primarily involved in high profile cases, Malik was working more on day-to-day cases, with a very good conviction record. He however felt under appreciated for his work, while Harvey was Cameron Dennis' favorite.
In "Shame", after having won 15 cases in a row, Mike Ross signs a client who is under investigation by Malik, and wants Harvey to beat him in court, in order to prove to the world that Pearson Specter Litt is still a strong firm, despite the recent shake down.
Mike is however unaware that Harvey and Malik have a past, and Harvey does not remember Malik. With Malik coming up with no evidence to bring to court, he gets a story published in a newspaper, and convinces the judge to permit the article to be used as evidence, as he accuses Harvey of destroying evidence. He is successful as he brings Donna Paulsen into court and questions her about the destruction of the Coastal Motors memo. Mike finds out this plan, and Harvey and Mike strong-arm Malik to drop this case, or else be on the stand to admit his evidence-manufacturing.[1]
Having lost the case, Malik seeks revenge on Harvey by going after Jessica Pearson in order to get her disbarred, as she came out openly admitting to knowing Mike Ross was a fraud.[2]
In order to exact vengeance on Malik, Harvey represents Jim Allen, a boxing promoter whom Malik is prosecuting for allegedly fixing a match to net $2,000,000 in profit. Knowing that Jim wouldn't risk losing his empire for a measly $2 million, Harvey and Robert Zane discover that one of the fighters, Ricky Crosby, is suffering from brain damage and purposely lost the match, believing his career would be ending soon and wanting the $2 million to support his family. As Malik's prosecution cost Jim his license and revenue, Harvey and Robert sue Malik on Jim's behalf for compensation through the Wrongful Prosecution Act; additionally, they force Malik to issue a public apology for prosecution an innocent man, thereby barring him from being promoted into higher office.[3]
Malik later comes after Harvey and Sean Cahill, claiming that they had conspired to have Mike swapped for William Sutter based on a death bed confession that Sutter gave to Charles Forstman, revealing that Mike had broken attorney-client privilege to put him away. Malik pressures Sean to turn on Harvey and he eventually cuts a deal with Malik, but Harvey later discovers from the autopsy report that Sutter had dropped dead on the spot of the heart attack, meaning that there was no death bed confession. While Sutter had undoubtedly told Forstman about what Harvey, Mike and Sean did, it was only admissible as a death bed confession, meaning that Malik and Forstman were conspiring with each other. When Malik arrived to have Sean sign his deal the next day, Harvey and Sean confront him together with their discovery and all of Malik's records of his contacts with Forstman and a deal that Malik cut with Forstman three months after Sutter died. Harvey and Sean have Malik arrested by the FBI for fabricating evidence in a criminal case, revealing that Malik has apparently been fired from his job and will now learn what it's like to be a prosecutor going to prison. They then use Forstman's perjury to increase his sentence.[4]
Appearances[]
| Suits, Season 7 | |||
| #01 | "Skin in the Game" | #09 | "Shame" |
| #02 | "The Statue" | #10 | "Donna" |
| #03 | "Mudmare" | #11 | "Hard Truths" |
| #04 | "Divide and Conquer" | #12 | "Bad Man" |
| #05 | "Brooklyn Housing" | #13 | "Inevitable" |
| #06 | "Home to Roost" | #14 | "Pulling the Goalie" |
| #07 | "Full Disclosure" | #15 | "Tiny Violin" |
| #08 | "100" | #16 | "Good-Bye" |
| Suits, Season 8 | |||
| #01 | "Right-Hand Man" | #09 | "Motion to Delay" |
| #02 | "Pecking Order" | #10 | "Managing Partner" |
| #03 | "Promises, Promises" | #11 | "Rocky 8" |
| #04 | "Revenue Per Square Foot" | #12 | "Whale Hunt" |
| #05 | "Good Mudding" | #13 | "The Greater Good" |
| #06 | "Cats, Ballet, Harvey Specter" | #14 | "Peas in a Pod" |
| #07 | "Sour Grapes" | #15 | "Stalking Horse" |
| #08 | "Coral Gables" | #16 | "Harvey" |
| Suits, Season 9 | |||
| #01 | "Everything's Changed" | #06 | "Whatever It Takes" |
| #02 | "Special Master" | #07 | "Scenic Route" |
| #03 | "Windmills" | #08 | "Prisoner's Dilemma" |
| #04 | "Cairo" | #09 | "Thunder Away" |
| #05 | "If the Shoe Fits" | #10 | "One Last Con" |