Andrew Stern

Practice Areas

ANDREW STERN, a co-leader of the firm’s global Securities and Shareholder Litigation team, focuses his practice on securities litigation and litigation relating to mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance issues, and proxy contests. These matters frequently involve allegations of violations of the federal securities laws and common-law fiduciary duties, breaches of merger agreements, as well as claims of market manipulation and antitrust violations. He has tried cases in state courts and the federal district and bankruptcy courts, as well as in arbitration forums in more than 10 states.

Andy is a senior editor of the Enhanced Scrutiny blog, where the Sidley team provides timely updates and thoughtful analysis on M&A and corporate governance matters from the Delaware courts and, on occasion, from other jurisdictions. Andy also is the co-author of the Securities Litigation chapter of Commercial Litigation in New York State Courts, the Fifth Edition, which was published in 2020 and is updated annually.