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Andrew T. Solomon

Partner

Andrew T. Solomon is a partner in the Litigation Department of our New York office. He has a general commercial practice with a primary focus in complex litigation and federal securities claims. He has also represented clients in restrictive covenant disputes, discrimination claims, attorney malpractice actions, consumer class actions, insurance disputes, loan enforcement actions, and disputes involving closely held businesses and fiduciaries. In the course of these representations, Mr. Solomon has tried jury and non-jury cases, arbitrations, and appeared before regulators including the NASD, NYSE, SEC and state securities regulators. He also has extensive experience in mediation and settlement negotiations.

Representative Client Work

Securities Litigation (e.g., State and Federal Court, SEC and SRO Fora)

  • Representation of an officer in stock-option backdating litigation in connection with federal securities fraud claims, derivative claims and SEC investigations
  • Defense of a corporate officer and law firm in a multimillion dollar RICO claim in federal court in Florida
  • Defense of corporate officers and company in 10b-5 litigation involving tax lien collateralized bonds
  • Representation of plaintiffs recovering millions of dollars lost in hedge fund fraud and account mismanagement claims
  • Defense of Canadian engineering company SNC in a federal securities class action in Texas arising from the Bre-x gold scandal
  • Extensive experience in class action defense
  • Obtained dismissal of stock manipulation lawsuit brought against Credit Suisse by hedge funds
  • Representation of brokerage firms against employees in FINRA industry arbitration proceedings
  • Defending individuals in response to FINRA, NYSE and state securities investigations

Complex Tort Actions (e.g., Commercial, Legal Malpractice, Partnership and Joint Venture Disputes)

  • Representation of an Australian trust company against a law firm that mishandled trust funds
  • Defense of a national retailer in a consumer fraud class action involving alleged sales tax overcharges
  • Defense of a nationally known tax lien securitization company in a consumer class action involving installment payment plans for the repayment of property tax liabilities
  • Representation of a software development company in AAA arbitration proceeding involving a customer dispute over fitness of software, misrepresentations and unpaid receivables
  • Represented a foreign sovereign bank in defense of a tort action based on the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act
  • Representation of clients defrauded in the “abusive tax shelter” against professionals who structured those investments
  • Represented hedge fund investors in a Delaware lawsuit against fund managers to recover losses based on an unlawful distribution scheme employed by fund managers

Real Estate and Joint Ventures

  • Defense of a real estate company in litigations involving supposed joint ventures and a finance dispute
  • Representation of small business owners in partnership disputes and lender workouts

Employment Litigation (Restrictive Convenants, Discrimination, Trade Secrets)

  • Representation of companies and individuals in lawsuits over the enforcement of restrictive covenants
  • Conducted a jury trial in Washington, D.C. over housing discrimination and retaliation claims
  • Defended corporations on a wrongful termination action
  • Represented clients on various actions involving employment discrimination claims under federal and state law
  • Litigated TRO and preliminary injunction over enforcement of trade secret rights and restrictive covenants

Bar & Court Admissions

  • New York, 1996
  • New Jersey, 1999
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • Supreme Court of the United States

Publications

Teaching & Speaking Engagements

  • “New York law concerning joint ventures and agreements to agree,” Association of Corporate Counsel, Israel (June 2010)

Professional & Civic Activities

  • New York City Bar Association, Litigation Committee
  • Participant, Columbia University Law School Moot Court Program

Education

  • J.D., Columbia University Law School, 1995
  • B.S., John M. Olin School of Business at Washington University, 1992
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