Goldsmith E. Andrew

Andrew E. Goldsmith

Education

  • Harvard Law School, J.D., cum laude, 2004
    • President, Harvard Journal on Legislation, 2003-2004
  • Brown University, A.B., Highest Honors in History, 1999

Clerkships

  • Law Clerk, Judge Reena Raggi, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 2004-2005

Government Service

  • Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of New York, 2008-2011

Admitted

  • 2005, New York
  • 2012, District of Columbia

Andrew E. Goldsmith represents plaintiffs and defendants across industries.  He also counsels corporate and individual clients in government investigations, including investigations by the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and state regulatory agencies.

As a career litigator, Andy’s experience spans many fields, including securities, antitrust, patent, mass tort, False Claims Act, and business tort law, among others.  His clients include technology, pharmaceutical, financial, and telecommunications companies, as well as bankruptcy estates, sovereigns, and individuals.  

Andy leverages his experience as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of New York in his current practice to litigate every stage of a case aggressively and creatively, from investigating the facts and law through discovery, trial, and appeal.    

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Representative Experience

  • Petersen Energía Inversora v. Argentine Republic, No. 15-cv-2739 (S.D.N.Y.); Eton Park Capital Management, L.P. v. Argentine Republic, No. 16-cv-8569 (S.D.N.Y.).  Represent former shareholders of Argentina’s national oil company, YPF, in lawsuit against the Argentine Republic for breach of corporate bylaws.  After a multi-day trial, the district court recently rendered a $16.1 billion judgment for his clients.  The case is ongoing.
  • Foley, et al. v. Lafarge S.A., et al. (E.D.N.Y.).  Represent service members, civilians, and their families in an Anti-Terrorism Act case against French cement company arising out of its activities in Syria.
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