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Andrew Ruffino represents financial institutions and other corporate clients in complex litigation involving antitrust and securities law, banking regulations, business torts, and corporate governance issues.
He has extensive experience defending class actions and other cases arising out of corporate transactions and financial instruments. He has handled litigation and investigations focusing on accounting issues, including options backdating, accounting for derivatives, revenue recognition, and purchase accounting. He has also served as counsel to court-appointed fiduciaries in S.E.C. enforcement proceedings.
Mr. Ruffino previously served as a member of the Covington Management Committee, a vice chair of the firm’s litigation department, and co-chair of the e-discovery practice group.
- Counsel to a global bank in class actions involving antitrust, commodities fraud, and RICO claims relating to alleged manipulation of financial benchmarks, including the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), foreign currency exchange benchmarks, and ISDAFIX®.
- Counsel to a major credit card issuer in numerous class actions involving claims under consumer protection statutes, antitrust law, and the Truth in Lending Act.
- Defended a large financial institution in securities class action and shareholder derivative litigation arising out of $5 billion earnings restatement.
- Numerous representations of financial advisors in shareholder lawsuits challenging proposed acquisitions of publicly held companies or seeking appraisal remedies.
- Defended financial institution in securities class actions with claims under Section 11 and Rule 10b-5 arising out of allegedly understated loss reserves.
- Represented a major credit card issuer in antitrust treble damages action alleging a conspiracy among banks and credit card networks to foreclose banks from issuing competing cards.
- Won a pre-discovery summary judgment motion and sanctions on behalf of a foreign bank in a case involving trading in commodities derivatives.
- Represented special committees of board members at Adelphia Communications Corp. and Tyco International Ltd. in connection with mismanagement allegations.
- Defended professional service firm in multi-jurisdiction malpractice litigation relating to tax strategies.
January 13, 2021, Covington Alert
There were several notable developments in the fourth quarter of 2020 affecting class actions. The Supreme Court is poised to decide whether a damages class can be certified when a large portion of the class lacks Article III standing. Multiple cases were decided relating to the interpretation and impact of arbitration provisions on class actions and other types ...
October 6, 2020, Covington Alert
Covington's Class Action Litigation Group has assembled an update that highlights and discusses several notable developments in the third quarter of 2020 affecting class actions.
July 7, 2020, Covington Alert
There were several notable developments in the second quarter of 2020 affecting class actions. The Judicial Panel of Multidistrict Litigation will hold a hearing at the end of July on several requests to consolidate lawsuits related to the COVID-19 pandemic on an industry-wide basis. Courts issued important decisions addressing Article III standing and the ...
May 1, 2020, Covington Alert
There were several notable developments in the first quarter of 2020 affecting class actions. Courts issued important decisions addressing whether defendants could raise Article III standing or personal jurisdiction defenses to defeat the claims of putative class members. A federal court in California called one company’s efforts to avoid its arbitration ...
February 2020
Covington's class action practice is pleased to launch a multi-part video series with insights on recent class action developments and trends. In our Navigating Class Actions series, partners Sonya Winner, Andrew Ruffino, Emily Henn, Henry Liu, Andrew Soukup, Ashley Simonsen, and Louise Freeman address: Class certifications Emerging issues and privacy ...
January 15, 2014, Covington E-Alert
February 12, 2013, Covington E-Alert
You've Got Mail (and the Government Wants It)
September 22, 2010, Covington & Burling Webinar
January 21, 2010, Covington E-Alert
Evolving eDiscovery Practices within Law Firms
February 27, 2009, IQPC 2nd Forum on eDiscovery for Financial Services, Millennium Hotel, New York, NY
February 3, 2009, Covington E-Alert
1/29/2009
WASHINGTON, DC, January 29, 2009 — The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has dismissed two securities class actions against Quanta Capital Holdings Ltd. that arose out of the company’s alleged under-estimation of losses from the extraordinary hurricanes of 2005. In two lengthy opinions, Judge Robert P. Patterson, Jr. rejected all claims ...
Data Security Breaches
December 2008, Remediation, Litigation & Insurance Webinar
- Legal 500 US, Litigation: Securities - Shareholder Litigation (2015), Antitrust: Mergers, Acquisitions & Buyouts (2013-2014), Financial Services: Litigation (2014)
- Euromoney, Benchmark: The Guide to America’s Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys - Litigation Star, NY (2013-2014)
Practices
Education
Harvard Law School, J.D., 1995
- magna cum laude
Washington University, B.A., 1992
- Phi Beta Kappa