Andrew D. Manitsky
appellate lawemployment litigationGeneral Civil LitigationIntellectual PropertyPersonal InjuryProfessional Malpractice
Mr. Manitsky represents clients in state and federal courts, and other tribunals, throughout Vermont, New York, and across the country in a variety of complex civil matters, including contract, non-competes, personal injury, employment, legal malpractice and disciplinary matters, product liability, research misconduct, security breaches, regulatory investigations, family law, and intellectual property (litigating and counseling on trademark, copyright, and trade secrets).
Education
Oberlin College, B.A. with high honors in Philosophy
(1988)
University of Michigan Law School, J.D.
(1992)
Admissions
New York
(1993)
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
(1993)
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
(1993)
Vermont
(2000)
U.S. District Court, District of Vermont
(2000)
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
(2002)
U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York
(2006)
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
(2011)
U.S. Tax Court
(2013)
About Mr. Manitsky
Mr. Manitsky is the President of the Vermont Bar Association and Chair of the VBA’s Intellectual Property Section. He is also the current Vice President of the New England Bar Association. In addition, Mr. Manitsky is a member of the American Law Institute (ALI), the Vermont MCLE Board, the ENE (Mediation) Panel for the United States District Court in Vermont, and a past board member of the Vermont Bar Foundation and the Vermont Association for Justice. He served three terms as a hearing panel member for the Vermont Professional Responsibility Board (including one term on the probable cause panel). Mr. Manitsky frequently gives seminars on intellectual property, trial evidence, and legal ethics.
Mr. Manitsky is listed in Best Lawyers in America; New England Super Lawyers; Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business; and Benchmark’s Guide to America’s Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys. Before moving to Vermont in 2000, he practiced at a boutique firm in New York City.