NEW YORK CITY – FEBRUARY 25, 2010 – Arent Fox LLP announced today that Andrew D. Kaizer has joined the firm’s litigation practice as a partner in its New York City office. Mr. Kaizer’s litigation practice focuses on white-collar criminal defense, securities and commodities enforcement, investigations by federal, state, and private-sector regulators and law enforcement officials in the United States and abroad, internal investigations, hedge fund and broker-dealer regulatory compliance, and complex commercial civil litigation, including class action and RICO matters. 

Prior to joining Arent Fox, Mr. Kaiser was with a national law firm in New York and served as co-chair of that firm’s commercial and business litigation department.  

“We are delighted that Andrew has joined us at Arent Fox,” said Firm Chairman Marc Fleischaker, speaking at Arent Fox’s Washington, DC office. “He is an outstanding addition to our litigation team, bringing remarkable experience and skill in white collar defense, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and securities regulation, which are areas of strategic focus for our firm.”

At Arent Fox, Mr. Kaizer will continue to provide counseling and trial representation in criminal, complex commercial disputes, regulatory, and corporate governance matters, to individuals, corporate board members, and organizations in a variety of industries, with an emphasis on the financial sector, including private, investment, and commercial banks, investment advisors and hedge funds, investment companies, broker-dealers and Big Four accounting firms. 

“With a career that encompasses more than 25 years, Andrew’s experience advising clients during investigations of alleged FCPA violations, insider trading, ERISA fraud, bank embezzlement, securities fraud, and public corruption, as well as antitrust investigations in various industries, brings additional strength and depth to Arent Fox’s already formidable litigation capabilities,” said Michael Blass, managing partner of the firm’s New York office.  

The arrival of Mr. Kaizer is the latest development in the expansion of Arent Fox’s national litigation practice. Last week, the firm announced the addition last week of a highly respected six attorney team from Venable LLP, including partners Aaron Jacoby, John Bronstein, and Richard Buckley, and lateral hire Harry Johnson from Jones Day to the firm’s Los Angeles office.  Earlier this month, Thor Hearne, the former managing partner of Lathrop & Gage in St. Louis, joined Arent Fox’s litigation practice in its Washington, DC office.

Mr. Kaizer earned his JD degree at Harvard Law School and graduated summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa from Boston University with a BA degree.