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General Counsel. Crisis Management.

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Seasoned and trusted counselor to companies, executives, boards of directors, investors and individuals.

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General Counsel. Crisis Management.

General Counsel. Crisis Management.General Counsel. Crisis Management.General Counsel. Crisis Management.

Seasoned and trusted counselor to companies, executives, boards of directors, investors and individuals.

Contact Us

ABOUT Bauer Law

Andrew Bauer - Your External General Counsel

Andrew Bauer is a former GC, former prosecutor, and former BigLaw partner who is a trusted advisor and problem solver for individuals and companies – whether public, venture-backed, or growth equity – who speaks the language of entrepreneurs.  

  

He and his team provide full suite corporate GC services, as well as litigation support.  Bringing his unique combination of experiences to bear, he regularly assists clients with commercial contracts, employment, litigation, corporate governance, product, intellectual property, and data privacy matters.


Andrew’s real differentiator is his ability to not only be a cost-effective counselor  on day-to-day legal needs of a growing business, but also as a crisis manager for companies and individuals facing their most important events, including sudden or emerging crises, such as those triggered by significant government investigations, bet the company litigation, or other existential threats it may face.   


Andrew is currently growing his "firm within a firm" as a Partner at SSRGA, a boutique firm in New York.

BACKGROUND

Government

General Counsel

BigLaw Partner

Andrew served six years as a federal prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) as an Assistant United States Attorney in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), where he was a member of the Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force. As an AUSA, Andrew led investigations and prosecutio

Andrew served six years as a federal prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) as an Assistant United States Attorney in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), where he was a member of the Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force. As an AUSA, Andrew led investigations and prosecutions involving securities fraud, insider trading, investment advisor fraud, market manipulation, money laundering, and violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). In addition, Andrew served as the criminal AUSA on a number of large investigations into alleged violations by pharmaceutical manufacturers of the False Claims Act and the Anti-Kickback Statute, among other statutes. 

BigLaw Partner

General Counsel

BigLaw Partner

 After his government service, Andrew was a Partner in the New York Office of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP and a member of the firm’s White Collar Defense, Crisis Management, Commercial Litigation, and Securities Enforcement practices. 

General Counsel

General Counsel

General Counsel

 Andrew then moved in-house, joining One Zero Capital, a venture capital firm, serving as General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel to two of One Zero’s portfolio fintech companies, Better Mortgage and Notable Finance. Most recently, he worked as Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary to Pagaya Technologies, an artificial intelli

 Andrew then moved in-house, joining One Zero Capital, a venture capital firm, serving as General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel to two of One Zero’s portfolio fintech companies, Better Mortgage and Notable Finance. Most recently, he worked as Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary to Pagaya Technologies, an artificial intelligence (AI) powered fintech also operating in the lending space.  In these roles, Andrew was responsible for all corporate legal matters of the company, including SEC compliance, corporate governance, product, intellectual property, commercial contracts, employment, and data privacy. 

TRUSTED ADVISOR

Entrepreneurs

Companies of Different Sizes

Corporate Clients

Andrew's combination of experiences — in-house corporate lawyer, federal prosecutor, and law firm partner — provides Andrew a unique and holistic perspective for in-house leadership. His range allows him to provide wide coverage across most corporate legal matters, with a particular specialty as a white collar problem solver with corporate, in-house experience who speaks the language of entrepreneurs. 

Corporate Clients

Companies of Different Sizes

Corporate Clients

Andrew's corporate clients have included technology companies, life science companies, real estate companies, financial services, venture funds, hedge funds, and investment advisors. 


Andrew’s experience operating in highly regulated industries (lending, mortgage, real estate, AI, investment management) provides significant value to similarly situated companies. 

Companies of Different Sizes

Companies of Different Sizes

Companies of Different Sizes

 Andrew is comfortable advising companies of varying sizes and maturity, be it as the General Counsel of Notable, a small fintech lender still in its seed round, the Deputy General Counsel at Better, an online mortgage lender, when it tripled in size to unicorn status, or Deputy General Counsel at Pagaya as it went public.  

Risk Management

Investigations and Defense

Companies of Different Sizes

 Andrew and his team will get to know you, and earn your trust, through their GC services.  At the same time, he believes that the best way to rapidly respond to crises is to help you prepare for them.  That way, if/when the next situation pops up, you have him on speed-dial, ready to hit the ground running.   

Litigation

Investigations and Defense

Investigations and Defense

Andrew has conducted numerous jury trials and briefed and argued multiple appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He is admitted to the bar of the State of New York, the Federal District Courts for the Southern District of New York and the Eastern District of New York, and the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second and Fifth Circuits. 

Investigations and Defense

Investigations and Defense

Investigations and Defense

  Andrew’s defense practice focuses on the intersection of government enforcement and emergent technology and hot-button issues including artificial intelligence, cyber security, economic espionage, and the use of technology for anti-competitive purposes.   

Individual Representation

Individual Representation

Individual Representation

  Throughout his career, Andrew has represented individuals, corporations, executives, and their boards of directors in internal, government and cross-border investigations, as well as related enforcement proceedings and litigation, in matters involving allegations of securities fraud, insider trading, accounting irregularities, FCPA violations, health care fraud, executive misconduct, anti-money laundering violations, and more.  

Enforcement Agencies

Individual Representation

Individual Representation

He has significant experience handling matters involving international enforcement agencies as well as domestic regulatory authorities, including the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS), the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and state Attorneys General. 

Contact Us

Email

andrew@andrewbauerlaw.com

abauer@ssrga.com

Address/Phone

444 Madison Ave, New York, New York 10022, United States

(212) 743-7175

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