Andrew Rhys Davies

Practice Areas

Andrew Rhys Davies focuses his practice on complex litigation for clients in a variety of sectors, including financial services, tech, fintech, and consumer products. Mr. Davies handles class actions and other high-stakes litigation at trial and before the state and federal appellate courts. He is particularly experienced in litigation involving fraud and manipulative trading, complex financial products, and cross-border issues.

Career

Mr. Davies previously served as Assistant Solicitor General for the State of New York, representing the State and its agencies in appellate litigation in state and federal courts.

Professional Memberships

Bar Admissions:

New York

England and Wales, Solicitor

Publications

Binance Ruling Spotlights Muddled Post-Morrison Landscape - Law360

3 Personal Jurisdiction Questions Mallory Leaves Unanswered - Law360

Experience

Class action and other complex litigation

Representing US broker-dealers and investment adviser in class action litigation challenging the interest rates paid to clients in cash sweep programs

Representing US railroad company in class-action litigation arising from derailment of train carrying hazardous materials

Representing social-media company in litigation brought by a state attorney general under state consumer-protection statute based on allegations about content moderation and data privacy practices

Representing US government contractor in class-action and related litigation arising from alleged failure to mitigate environmental contamination at former US navy base

Representing European bank in class-action litigation before the district court and on appeal to the Ninth Circuit arising from alleged confiscation of customer accounts

Representing major clothing retailer in consumer-fraud class action alleging mislabeling and misstatements concerning the source of materials used in garments

Securities and Commodities Fraud

Representing major US broker-dealer in commodities-fraud claims before the district court and on appeal to the Seventh Circuit arising from allegations of manipulative quoting designed to inflate volatility indices

Representing major US broker-dealer in securities-fraud litigation arising from allegedly fraudulent valuation opinion

Representing major auditing firm in securities-fraud litigation arising from collapse of a major European bank

Representing crypto trading platform in SEC enforcement action involving allegations of fraud in the offer, sale, and purchase of crypto assets and the unlawful sale of unregistered securities

Representing trader at trial of SEC enforcement action involving allegations of fraud in the offer, sale, and purchase of asset-backed securities and security-based swaps

Cross-border litigation

Representing UK-based retailer in Helms-Burton litigation before the district court and on appeal to the Eleventh Circuit arising from its alleged use of real property that was confiscated by the Cuban government

Representing Asia-based banks in litigation before the district court and on appeal to the Second Circuit over their ability to comply with US court orders and subpoenas affecting customers and accounts in Asia

Appellate litigation

Argued before the United States Supreme Court in the case that determined that 28 U.S.C. § 1782 does not permit discovery assistance to private arbitral tribunals seated overseas

Successfully defending class-action settlements on appeal to the Ninth Circuit in antitrust litigation arising from allegations of price manipulation in the market for television and computer-monitor components

As Assistant Solicitor General, argued before the state and federal courts in numerous appeals, including cases involving constitutional and preemption challenges to state statutes and challenges to the regulatory authority of the State and its agencies

Education