Andrew Rhys Davies
Partner
New York

Andrew Rhys Davies
Partner
New York
Contact Details
Andrew assists clients with their U.S. litigation and regulatory challenges, focusing on securities, antitrust, and financial services, and on cross-border matters involving jurisdictional and comity issues. In 2016-2017, Andrew served as Assistant Solicitor General for the State of New York, representing the State and its agencies in appellate litigation.
In public service and in private practice, Andrew has handled dozens of appeals in federal and state courts, involving, among other issues:
- Novel jurisdictional, extraterritoriality, and international-comity issues, see, e.g., Gucci America, Inc. v. Weixing Li, 768 F.3d 122 (2d Cir. 2014); Matter of Child A., 145 A.D.3d 874 (2d Dep't 2016), lv. denied, 29 N.Y.3d 906 (2017); Tire Eng'g & Distribution L.L.C. v. Bank of China Ltd., 740 F.3d 108 (2d Cir. 2014).
- Regulatory-enforcement actions, see, e.g., New York State Dep't of Envtl. Conservation v. Segreto, 169 A.D.3d 813 (2d Dep’t 2019); Kernan v. New York State Dep’t of Fin. Servs., 712 Fed. Appx. 61 (2d Cir. 2017); Matter of Donn Gerelli Associates Insurance Agency, Inc. v. Lawsky, 52 N.Y.S.3d 862 (1st Dep’t 2017); SEC v. Goldman Sachs & Co., 790 F. Supp. 2d 147 (S.D.N.Y. 2011).
- Legal challenges based on constitutional, pre-emption, and statutory arguments, see, e.g., Jacoby & Meyers, LLP v. Presiding Justices of the Appellate Divisions, 852 F.3d 178 (2d Cir. 2017); Figueroa v. Foster, 864 F.3d 222 (2d Cir. 2017); Matter of Melrose Credit Union, 161 A.D.3d 742 (2d Dep’t 2018); Retail Energy Supply Ass'n v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n of State, 152 A.D.3d 1133 (3d Dep’t 2017); State v. Keith F., 149 A.D.3d 671 (1st Dep’t 2017).
- Tort and other claims brought against global businesses, see, e.g., In re Herald, 730 F.3d 112 (2d Cir. 2013), reh’g denied, 753 F.3d 110 (2d Cir. 2014), cert. denied sub nom. Trezziova v. Kohn, 135 S.Ct. 1701 (2015); Deirmenjian v. Deutsche Bank AG, 548 F. App’x 461 (9th Cir. 2013).
Among his current matters, Andrew is representing Samsung SDI in a long-running antitrust litigation pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, In re Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) Litig., No. 4:07-cv-5944-JST (N.D. Cal.), and Refinitiv in a lawsuit pending in New York State Supreme Court to enjoin termination of a middleware license agreement. Andrew is also heavily engaged in the firm's work to help clients plan for and manage the risks presented by the transition from IBORs to risk-free interest rates.
In addition to his trial and appellate litigation docket, Andrew has represented corporate and individual clients in federal and state regulatory investigations, including before the Department of Justice, SEC, and various state attorneys general.
Andrew is a member of the Second Circuit’s Pro Bono Panel.
Qualifications
Professional
Admitted as a Solicitor, England & Wales 1999
Admitted: Bar of the State of New York 2002
Admitted: United States District Courts
Southern District of New York 2002
Eastern District of New York 2002
Admitted: United States Courts of Appeals,
Second Circuit 2006
Ninth Circuit 2007
Fifth Circuit 2016
Eleventh Circuit 2020
Admitted: Supreme Court of the United States 2008
Admitted: United States Court of Federal Claims 2011
Academic
Cambridge University, Churchill College, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Bachelor of Arts (Law), First Class (1995)
Honors: John Hall Prize for Family Law (1995)
David Gottlieb Prize - awarded for best overall performance (1994)
Clive Parry Prize for International Law (1994)
C.J. Hamson Prize for Contract (1994)
College of Law, York, United Kingdom
Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice, High Distinction, 1996
News & insights

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Qualifications
Professional
Admitted as a Solicitor, England & Wales 1999
Admitted: Bar of the State of New York 2002
Admitted: United States District Courts
Southern District of New York 2002
Eastern District of New York 2002
Admitted: United States Courts of Appeals,
Second Circuit 2006
Ninth Circuit 2007
Fifth Circuit 2016
Eleventh Circuit 2020
Admitted: Supreme Court of the United States 2008
Admitted: United States Court of Federal Claims 2011
Academic
Cambridge University, Churchill College, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Bachelor of Arts (Law), First Class (1995)
Honors: John Hall Prize for Family Law (1995)
David Gottlieb Prize - awarded for best overall performance (1994)
Clive Parry Prize for International Law (1994)
C.J. Hamson Prize for Contract (1994)
College of Law, York, United Kingdom
Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice, High Distinction, 1996
Published work
- "Can Shareholders Be Forced to Arbitrate Claims?" Bloomberg Law (Mar. 5, 2019), available at https://news.bloomberglaw.com/securities-law/insight-can-shareholders-be-forced-to-arbitrate-claims-1
- "Will the U.S. Supreme Court Clear Up Securities Law Questions Left Unanswered in Morrison?" Bloomberg Law (Jan. 22, 2019) (co-author with Diana Billik), available at https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/insight-will-the-us-supreme-court-clear-up-securities-law-questions-left-unanswered-in-Morrison
- "Should the SEC Allow IPOs When Bylaws Require Arbitration of Federal Securities Claims?" New York Law Journal (July. 26, 2018), available at http://www.allenovery.com/publications/en-gb/Pages/Should-the-SEC-Allow-IPOs-When-Bylaws-Require-Arbitration-of-Federal-Securities-Claims.aspx
- “Vitamin C Case to Determine How Much Deference Foreign Governments Are Due in U.S. Courts,” Bloomberg Law U.S. Law Week Case Alert & Legal News (Apr. 25, 2018)
- “Commercial Litigation: International Series,” Section of United States (pp. 519-528), Thomson Reuters, Second Edition, September 2015, (Justin L. Ormand, co-author)