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Andrew L. Van Houter
Partner
Overview
Andrew Van Houter is a leading trial attorney with distinguished experience in securities litigation, corporate governance, M&A litigation, and financial services disputes. He represents a range of clients — including investment funds, financial institutions, and public companies — in high-stakes securities actions, shareholder and partnership disputes, M&A challenges, and complex commercial litigation. Andy has first-chaired valuation and stock-option trials, served on trial teams for major partnership and shareholder disputes, mass arbitrations, and FINRA proceedings, and has argued before appellate courts. He is frequently called upon to litigate corporate, securities, and governance matters in New York’s state and federal courts, as well as the Delaware Court of Chancery.
Andy has served on the New York City Bar Association’s Securities Litigation Committee and regularly represents investment funds seeking recovery on defaulted notes, distressed assets, and other investments. His practice includes advising clients on securities fraud claims, shareholder derivative actions, M&A-related litigation, proxy contests, breach of fiduciary duty claims, complex investment structures, and regulatory investigations.
Representative Matters
Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.
- Represents the underwriter syndicate in a stock drop case concerning an AI company
- Represents auditor in a Section 11 case revolving around a $500 million fraud
- Successfully tried a three-day bench trial in a dispute over stock-options. Prepaid Ventures, Ltd. v. Hastings, 2020 WL 5644942 (Sup. Ct., N.Y. Cnty. Sept. 22, 2020)
- Represented investment funds in dispute with the Republic of Kazakhstan over a $500 million arbitration award
- Represented investment funds seeking to recover more than $20 million on defaulted notes
- Represented a Fortune 100 company engaged in partnership valuation litigation in the Delaware Court of Chancery
- Obtained injunction for investment advisory firm prohibiting its former employee from competing. Beirne Wealth Consulting Servs., LLC v. Englebert, 2020 WL 506639 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 30, 2020)
- Represented a national food manufacturing company in business valuation trial in New York Supreme Court
- Successfully obtained a dismissal for a commercial real estate lender in litigation regarding complex loan documents in the New York Supreme Court, which was affirmed on appeal after oral argument. King Penguin Opportunity Fund III, LLC v. Spectrum Group Management LLC, 154084/2018, 2019 N.Y. Slip Op. 31899(U), aff’d 187 A.D. 688 (1st Dep’t 2020)
- Represented a global financial institution in contract and securities claims concerning mortgage-backed securities in multiple state and federal courts
- Represented an international hedge fund in multiple litigations concerning a complex investment structure in the Russian markets
Prior Experience
Prior to joining the firm, Andy was an associate at a New York-based firm where he represented global financial institutions and corporations in multiple types of litigation, including antitrust and commodity manipulation class-action claims, federal and state securities claims relating to mortgage-backed securities and “naked” short sales, shareholder derivative actions, and claims against financial institutions brought under the Anti-Terrorism Act related to alleged money laundering.
Andy graduated salutatorian of Seton Hall University School of Law, where he won best brief in the school’s moot court program, the BMI National Moot Court Competition, the Raymond Del Tufo, Jr. Constitutional Law Award, and was recognized for his outstanding contribution to the Center for Social Justice’s Impact Litigation Clinic.
Credentials
Bar Admissions
New Jersey
New York
Court Admissions
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Education
Seton Hall University School of Law
J.D. summa cum laude, Order of the Coif, Salutatorian, Seton Hall Law Review (comments editor) (2012)
Lander College for Men, Touro College
B.A. cum laude (2009)
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Firm Blog Contributions
- TCPA Blog – a resource analyzing TCPA-related litigation and regulatory developments
- LaborSphere – a resource providing coverage and insights on breaking cases, recently enacted legislation and a broad range of labor issues
Leadership & Community
Pro Bono
- Represents putative class, largely consisting of indigent and homeless individuals, challenging New York City Transit Authority’s enforcement of default judgments without due process
Professional Associations
- New Jersey Law Journal’s Young Lawyer’s Advisory Board
- New York City Bar Association, Securities Litigation Committee
- Association of Jewish Attorneys, Advisory Board
Civic Activities
- Congregation Anshe Chesed, Board of Directors, 10 years
Honors
- Best Lawyers® — “Ones to Watch,” Banking and Finance Law, 2021-25
This award is conferred by Best Lawyers. A description of the methodology is available here. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. - Faegre Drinker — Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2020-21
This award is conferred by Faegre Drinker. A description of the selection methodology is available here. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. - New Jersey Super Lawyers — Rising Star, “Business Litigation” 2018-25
This award is conferred by Thomson Reuters. A description of the selection methodology is available here. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. - New York Super Lawyers — Rising Star, “Business Litigation” 2022-24
This award is conferred by Thomson Reuters. A description of the selection methodology is available here. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
No aspect of these recognitions has been approved by the highest court of any state.