Andrew Rhys Davies

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 a major U.K. public company in litigation under the federal Helms-Burton statute in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Samsung SDI in a long-running antitrust litigation 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 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 and self-regulatory investigations, including before the Department of Justice, SEC, various state attorneys general, and the CFA Institute.

Andrew is a member of the Second Circuit’s Pro Bono Panel, and maintains an active pro bono practice, focused on civil rights, including LGBTQ+ rights.

Andrew is a member of the Second Circuit’s Pro Bono Panel.