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Andrew Ruffino is a vice chair of Covington’s litigation practice group. His practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, disputes over corporate control, and securities law. Mr. Ruffino has also been extensively involved in antitrust litigation and corporate investigations focusing on accounting matters, including options backdating, accounting for derivatives, revenue recognition, and purchase accounting. He has served as counsel to court-appointed fiduciaries in SEC enforcement proceedings. He has substantial experience in plaintiff and defense representations involving, among other matters, bond markets, derivatives, corporate takeovers, proxy contests, and employment law.
Representative Matters
- Defended Freddie Mac in securities class action and shareholder derivative litigation arising out of $5 billion earnings restatement. Achieved settlement after favorable class certification ruling.
- Represented special committees of board members at Adelphia Communications Corp. and Tyco International Ltd. in connection with widely-publicized allegations of mismanagement by senior executives at those companies.
- Represented a major credit card issuer in antitrust treble damages action alleging a conspiracy among banks and Visa and MasterCard to foreclose banks from issuing American Express cards.
- Prevailed at a jury trial on intellectual property and contract claims in a dispute over the right to exploit a new heart valve technology.
- Won a pre-discovery summary judgment motion and sanctions on behalf of a financial institution in a case involving trading in commodities derivatives.
- Defended professional service firm in multi-jurisdiction malpractice litigation relating to tax strategies.
Honors and Rankings
- Euromoney, Benchmark: The Guide to America’s Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys - Future Litigation Star, NY (2009)
Pro Bono
- Represented parent of grammar school student in Establishment Clause lawsuit challenging public school’s Pledge of Allegiance recitation requirement (Myers v. Loudon County Public Schools, 418 F.3d 395 (4th Cir. 2005)).
- Handled Surrogate’s Court proceedings and estate-related matters on behalf of minor child of victim of September 11 terrorist attacks.
Publications and Speeches
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