Andrew Edward Goldsmith

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Partner

  Firm Name

  Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C.
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Noteworthy Representations: Cabrera, et al. v. Black & Veatch Special Projects Corp., et al. - Represents service members, civilians,
  their families in an Anti-Terrorism Act case against eight corporations with business interests in Afghanistan.
  Atchley, et al. v. AstraZeneca UK Limited, et al. - Represents service members, civilians,
  their families in an Anti-Terrorism Act case against Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, GE, AstraZeneca,
  Roche arising out of their activities in Iraq.
  Represented corporate
  individual affiliates of AR Capital, LLC in individual
  class action securities fraud cases, derivative litigation,
  government investigations arising out of the restatement by American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. of previously issued financial statements.
  Represented Verizon in a publicly-disclosed investigation by the New York Attorney General of broadb
  speed marketing by all major carriers. The investigation concluded without the AG filing an enforcement action against Verizon
  without Verizon having to pay monetary fines or restitution.
  Represented National Credit Union Administration, as liquidating agent, in lawsuits against defendants including Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse
  UBS, regarding claims that defendants violated securities laws in conjunction with the issuance of residential mortgage-backed securities. Each case settled before trial. (S.D.N.Y.
  D. Kan.
  C.D. Cal.)
  BNYM Foreign Exchange Litigation - Represented Bank of New York Mellon in lawsuits alleging that BNYM violated federal mail
  wire fraud laws, state False Claims Acts,
  fiduciary
  contractual duties through its provision of foreign exchange services.
  U.S. Bank National Association v. Verizon Communications Inc., 2013 WL 230329 (N.D. Tex. Jan. 22, 2013), aff'd, 761 F.3d 409 (5th Cir. 2014) - Member of trial team that successfully defended Verizon against fraudulent transfer
  other claims arising out of the spinoff of Idearc, Inc.
  United States v. Grimm, 738 F.3d 498 (2d Cir. 2013) - Obtained reversal of conviction for conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with guaranteed investment contracts for municipal bond proceeds.
  Louisiana Pacific Corporation v. Money Market 1 Institutional Investment Dealer - Brought federal
  state securities law claims
  common law claims on behalf of an institutional investor against an investment bank
  investment broker arising from the purchase of auction rate securities.
  Represented individuals in Department of Justice export control investigation.