Andre Castaybert
Owner CASTAYBERT PLLCAndré G. Castaybert is the founder and principal attorney at CASTAYBERT PLLC. His experience as a commercial trial court and appellate lawyer spans two and a half decades. He started his career as a litigator in New York City, at the international law firm of Proskauer Rose LLP where he worked for twenty years in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department on a wide range of commercial disputes in the Federal courts across the United States, in the New York State courts, and in domestic and international arbitration. André has also been Counsel to several highly regarded boutique business litigation firms in New York City and in Westchester County, providing cost-effective business litigation solutions to high net worth individuals, mid-sized companies and Fortune 500 companies before founding CASTAYBERT PLLC. André is experienced in all phases of civil litigation and has litigated many matters from inception, through discovery, through trial and appeal. He has litigated commercial matters involving a host of different areas of the law and involving a wide variety of industries and has experience counseling clients in corporate and transactional matters: Financial, Corporate and Banking: André has represented high net worth individuals, investors, and financial institutions in matters involving major banks, hedge funds, and broker-dealers, in connection with diverse claims including margin and prime broker agreements, claims of fraud and breach of fiduciary duty, bank deposits, money laundering, and indenture compliance. Insurance Recovery: André has represented policyholders in matters of officer and director liability, commercial property damages, employee practices liability, financial guaranty and credit risk insurance. Employment: André has represented both executives and companies in disputes involving the enforcement of non-compete, confidentiality, and non-solicitation agreements, and has advised both individuals and corporations on employmen
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration
- Stockbroker & Investment Fraud
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Insurance Claims
- Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
- Insurance Defense
- Intellectual Property
- Landlord Tenant
- Evictions, Housing Discrimination, Landlord Rights, Rent Control, Tenants' Rights
- Legal Malpractice
- Trademarks
- Trademark Litigation, Trademark Registration
- Communications & Internet Law
- Internet Law, Media & Advertising, Telecommunications Law
- Entertainment & Sports Law
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Free Consultation
- New York
- 2nd Circuit
- 3rd Circuit
- English: Spoken, Written
- French: Spoken, Written
- Owner/Principal Attorney
- CASTAYBERT PLLC
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- Counsel
- Trokie Landau LLP
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- Counsel
- Levi Lubarsky & Feigenbaum LLP
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- Counsel
- Guzov Ofsink LLC
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- Associate Litigation
- Proskauer Rose LLP
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- New York University School of Law
- J.D. (1988)
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- Honors: Semi Finalist Marden Moot Court Competition
- Activities: Journal of International Law & Politics
- Columbia University
- B.A. (1985) | Political Science/International Politics
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- New York State Bar Association
- Member
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- Activities: Currently a member of the Commercial & Federal Ligation, Intellectual Property and Labor & Employment Sections and Member of the IP Executive Committee and the Co-chair of the Trade Secrets Sub-committee.
- French-American Bar Association
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- New York City Bar Association
- Member
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- Activities: Currently: Member of the Trademark Committee; Formerly Member of the International Law, European Affairs and Professional Responsibility Committees
- Website
- Castaybert Law