Prince Andrew's High Powered Lawyer Andrew Brettler

Andrew Brettler built a reputation as one of Hollywood’s go-to attorneys for famous men facing explosive allegations, representing clients including Armie Hammer, Chris Noth, Danny Masterson, Bryan Singer and Prince Andrew. Brettler told Variety that he strongly believed in due process and the principle that everyone was entitled to legal representation, regardless of how badly a client had already been judged in public. His work frequently involved allegations of sexual assault or misconduct that generated enormous media attention before any courtroom resolution, and he described the practice as challenging but enjoyable because of the combination of high stakes, aggressive litigation and public-relations pressure. Rather than distancing himself from controversial clients, Brettler argued that defending unpopular people was precisely when the right to counsel mattered most.Prince Andrew was one of Brettler’s most prominent clients. He represented Andrew against Virginia Giuffre’s civil sexual-assault lawsuit, in which Giuffre alleged that Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell trafficked her to Andrew when she was 17, allegations Andrew denied. Brettler aggressively tried to defeat the case before trial, first challenging procedural issues surrounding service and later arguing that Giuffre’s 2009 settlement with Epstein released Andrew as a “potential defendant.” Judge Lewis Kaplan rejected the effort to dismiss the lawsuit, leaving Andrew facing discovery and the prospect of giving sworn testimony. Brettler ultimately helped negotiate the February 2022 settlement that ended Giuffre’s case without Andrew admitting liability, preventing the dispute from reaching a public trial. The Andrew representation illustrated exactly the kind of work for which Brettler had become known: stepping into cases involving internationally famous clients, devastating allegations and intense public scrutiny, then using every available procedural and substantive defense to keep the client out of a courtroom showdown.to contact me:[email protected]