Andrew N. Krinsky, a founding partner and firm leader, has a wide range of experience resolving disputes in the real estate, manufacturing, professional and financial service sectors, among others, and has represented many prominent international businesses, organizations, governmental agencies, and individual clients in commercial and business litigation. He has handled many prosecutions and defenses of significant precedent-setting cases.
Andrew chairs the Firm’s Litigation Practice and is a trusted advisor to some of the most influential and creative industry executives. His approach to dispute resolution is based entirely on the goals of his clients. Andrew’s nearly 40 years of experience allows him to seamlessly partner with his clients, with a laser focus on resolving the matter at hand as promptly and efficiently as possible.
Andrew is a highly regarded commercial litigator and an experienced trial lawyer with a track record handling numerous bench and jury trials. He litigates in state and federal courts throughout the country as well as in front of local and international tribunals.
Andrew has assisted clients in complex litigation involving:
- Corporate governance
- Dissolution of business entities
- Recovery of looted art
- Contract disputes and business torts
- Discrimination claims
- Real estate matters
- Trademark infringement and other intellectual property issues
- Employment and regulatory matters
- Defense of architectural, engineering and legal malpractice claims
An experienced arbitrator, Andrew recently handled a complex, high-value international dispute before the International Chamber of Commerce’s Court of Arbitration. He has arbitrated at JAMS, the AAA and the International Court of Arbitration. He is a member of the New York International Arbitration Center.
Andrew is active in numerous professional associations, including the American Bar Association, New York State, New York City and New York County Bar Associations, and the Federal Bar Council as well as many of their committees. Andrew has been honored for his professional and charitable work.
- Brandeis University (B.A., magna cum laude)
- Phi Beta Kappa
- University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D.)
- New York
- Massachusetts
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- New York City Bar Association
- New York State Bar Association
- Massachusetts State Bar Association
- Member of the New York International Arbitration Center
- Country Lawyers Bar
- Rated AV Pre-eminent for 23 years
- New York Super Lawyers, 2013-2025
- Empire State Counsel

