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Pat Andriola is a Senior Associate in Dechert’s Securities and Complex Litigation group. He represents clients in complex commercial disputes before federal and state courts (including extensive experience in New York’s Commercial Division), and has litigated cases at both the trial and appellate levels. Mr. Andriola’s experience touches on all parts of the civil litigation process, including managing discovery, drafting dispositive motions, deposing and cross-examining witnesses, and overseeing appeals.
Prior to joining Dechert, Mr. Andriola completed a federal clerkship with the Honorable William H. Walls in the District of New Jersey and was a litigation associate at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP.
Mr. Andriola has been recognized multiple times by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for his work in commercial litigation. He also received The Legal Aid Society’s Pro Bono Publico Award in 2018 for his work on behalf of indigent criminal defendants.
- Second-chairing complete trial victory on contract claim in S.D.N.Y. on behalf of client in commercial dispute for US $108 million.
- Securing appellate victory in the First Department for major asset management firm on claims for tortious interference and breach of the implied covenant originally brought in the Commercial Division.
- Securing a complete summary judgment for a former public company CEO in a clawback action in federal court.
- Representing multiple lenders whose dispositions of collateral under the U.C.C. were challenged by borrowers, including a trial victory (affirmed on appeal) in the Commercial Division in a multiyear lawsuit that sought over US $70 million in damages.
- Representing parties in multiple actions across federal courts in New York, Florida, and Massachusetts seeking to quash discovery under 28 U.S.C. § 1782.
- Representing a healthcare executive in control-of-the-company litigation in both federal and state court.
- Representing real estate ownership entities being sued for breach of contract in multi-million dollar real estate disputes in the Commercial Division.
- Representing a commercial tenant facing a lawsuit for non-payment of rent in the Commercial Division.
- Representing a brokerage firm in federal court in a class action lawsuit brought by investors.
- Representing the Board of Directors of a public company against Caremark claims brought in Delaware Chancery Court.
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- Tufts University, B.A., cum laude
- New York University, M.B.A., 2015, Law & Business
- New York University, J.D., Notes Editor, NYU Journal of Legislation and Public Policy, 2015
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- New York
- Supreme Court of the United States
- United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
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- United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, Honorable William H. Walls