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Andy Frankel is Head of Simpson Thacher’s Insurance and Reinsurance Practice and a Partner in the Firm’s Litigation Department. He has more than 30 years of experience successfully representing clients in a wide variety of complex disputes, including insurance, securities, product liability and other commercial litigation and investigations. Andy has successfully litigated cases in state and federal trial and appellate courts throughout the United States and in domestic and international arbitrations. He was recognized by Law360 as a 2019 “MVP” in Insurance for his work representing insurers in several high-profile disputes, including asbestos-related direct actions and coverage disputes involving other mass tort litigations. Andy has been named a “Litigation Star” by Benchmark Litigation and recognized by The Legal 500 U.S., Best Lawyers in America and as a “Thought Leader” in Who’s Who Legal.
Andy’s engagements include:
Andy joined Simpson Thacher in 1992 and became a Partner in 1999. Prior to joining the Firm, Andy clerked for Judge Morton I. Greenberg of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and Judge Mitchell H. Cohen of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. He is a 1990 graduate of Brooklyn Law School, where he was a member of the Brooklyn Law Review.
Updated Aug 2023