Andrew T. Frankel is a partner in the Firm’s Litigation Department.  He represents clients in a wide variety of commercial disputes.  In the mass tort and product liability area, Mr. Frankel has successfully represented defendants and insurers in a variety of contexts, including tobacco-related state Attorney General litigation, asbestos litigation, SUV rollover litigation, breast implant litigation and other mass torts.  Mr. Frankel has represented insurers in a range of disputes in numerous state and federal courts at the trial and appellate level and in mediations throughout the country.  Mr. Frankel serves as national counsel for a major insurer in connection with direct actions pending in several states under various product liability theories, and as lead counsel for that client and certain of its affiliates in numerous asbestos-related coverage and bankruptcy litigations in state and federal courts. 

In addition to his insurance, mass tort and bankruptcy practice, Mr. Frankel currently represents or has represented clients in connection with securities litigation, antitrust litigation, corporate investigations and white-collar criminal proceedings and other complex litigations in state and federal trial and appellate courts throughout the country.  Mr. Frankel has also represented clients in international and domestic arbitrations, and regularly provides advice to clients concerning mass tort and other commercial litigation risks.

Mr. Frankel appeared at both the trial court level and on appeal in McWade v. Kelly, 460 F.3d 260 (2d Cir. 2006), on a pro bono basis, on behalf of the Washington Legal Foundation, Families of September 11, Inc. and a number of federal, state and local officials including U.S. Rep. Peter T. King (Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security) as amici curiae in support of the constitutionality of New York City's subway bag inspection program.  Mr. Frankel has also assisted the City of New York and the New York Police Department in connection with hundreds of lawsuits against the City stemming from protests at the 2004 Republican National Convention.

Mr. Frankel joined the Simpson Thacher in 1992 and became a partner in 1999.  Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Frankel clerked for Judge Morton I. Greenberg of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and Judge Mitchell H. Cohen of the United States 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.   Mr. Frankel is a member of the American Bar Association, and a member of the Firm’s Recruiting Committee.

Honors/Associations

•	American Bar Association

Publications

•	Developments In New York Insurance Law: New York Joins States That Require Prejudice To Insurers For Disclaimer of Coverage Based on Late Notice; Allows Direct Actions Against Insurers
•	The Supreme Court Limits Punitive Damages Award In The Exxon Valdez Case To 1:1 Ratio To Compensatory Damages
•	Continental Casualty Company v. Employers Insurance Company of Wausau: New York Court Decides Significant Asbestos Coverage Issues Against Insurer

Admissions

•	New Jersey 1990
•	New York 1991
•	U.S. District Court District of New Jersey 1990
•	U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York 1992
•	U.S. District Court Southern District of New York 1992
•	United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit 2006
•	United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit 2005
•	U.S. Supreme Court 2005

Clerkships

•	Hon. Morton I. Greenberg, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit (1991-1992); Hon. Mitchell H. Cohen, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey (1990-1991)

Education

•	Brooklyn Law School, 1990 J.D. Cum Laude; Brooklyn Law Review
•	Drexel University, 1987 B.S.