Andrew E. Lencyk was graduated magna cum laude from Fordham College, New York, in 1988 with a B.A. in Economics and History. At Fordham, he was a member of the College's Honors Program, and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He is multi-lingual, speaking Ukrainian, French, Polish, and Russian. Mr. Lencyk received his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law in 1992, where he was a member of the Fordham Urban Law Journal.

Mr. Lencyk has co-authored, with Marian P. Rosner, the following articles for the Practicing Law Institute's Accountants' Liability Handbooks: "Liability in Forecast and Projection Engagements: Impact of Luce v. Edelstein"; "An Accountant's Duty to Disclose Internal Control Weaknesses"; "Whistle-blowing: An Accountants' Duty to Disclose A Client's Illegal Acts"; "Pleading Motions under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995"; co-authored, with Stephen D. Oestreich, an article entitled, "Safe Harbor Provisions for Forward-Looking Statements," published by the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Corporate & Securities Law Updates, Vol. II, May 12, 2000; and co-authored, with Marian P. Rosner, an article entitled, "Discovery Issues in Cases Involving Auditors," appearing in the 2002 PLI Handbook on "Accountants' Liability After Enron."

Cases in which Mr. Lencyk actively represented plaintiffs where Wolf Popper was lead, co-lead, or executive committee counsel include In re Community Psychiatric Centers Securities Litigation, SA CV-91-533-AHS (Eex) (C.D. Cal.) and McGann v. Ernst & Young, SA CV-93-0814-AHS (Eex) (C.D. Cal.) (total class recovery of $54.5 million against company and its outside auditors); In re Danskin Securities Litigation, Master File No. 92 CIV. 8753 (JSM) (S.D.N.Y.) (class recovery of approximately $3 million); In re JWP Securities Litigation, Master File No. 92 Civ. 5815 (WCC) (S.D.N.Y.) (class recovery of approximately $36 million); In re Porta Systems Securities Litigation, Master File No. 93 Civ. 1453 (TCP) (E.D.N.Y.) (class recovery of $3.25 million plus 1.1. million shares of common stock); In re Leslie Fay Cos. Securities Litigation, No. 92 Civ. 8036 (S.D.N.Y.) ($35 million settlement); Berke v. Presstek, Inc., Civ. No. 96-347-M (MDL Docket No. 1140) (D.N.H.) (class recovery of $22 million in stock); In re Micro Focus Securities Litigation, No. C-01-01352-SBA-WDB (N.D. Cal.) ($4.25 million settlement). Recently, Mr. Lencyk actively participated in the Mattel securities litigation (Dusek v. Mattel, Inc., et al., CV99-10864 MRP (C.D. Cal.)), which resulted in a $122 million global settlement, currently before the Court for approval.

Court decisions in which Mr. Lencyk played an active role on behalf of plaintiffs include: Dusek v. Mattel, Inc., et al., CV99-10864 MRP (C.D. Cal. Dec. 17, 2001) (denying defendants' motions to dismiss Section 14(a) complaint in their entirety); In re Micro Focus Sec. Litig., Case No. C-00-20055 SW (N.D. Cal. Dec. 20, 2000) (denying motion to dismiss Section 11 complaint); Zuckerman v. FoxMeyer Health Corp., 4 F. Supp.2d 618 (N.D. Tex. 1998) (denying defendants' motion to dismiss in its entirety in one of the first cases decided in the Fifth Circuit under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995); In re U.S. Liquids Securities Litigation, Master File No. H-99-2785 (S.D. Tex. Jan. 23, 2001) (denying motion to dismiss Section 11 claims); Sands Point Partners, L.P., et al. v. Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc., et al., Case No. 99-6181-CIV-Zloch (S.D. Fla. June 6, 2000) (denying defendants' motion to dismiss in its entirety); Berke v. Presstek, Inc., Civ. No. 96-347-M (MDL Docket No. 1140) (D.N.H. Mar. 30, 1999) (denying defendants' motion to dismiss); Chalverus v. Pegasystems, Inc., 59 F. Supp. 2d 226 (D. Mass. 1999) (denying defendants' motion to dismiss); Danis v. USN Communications, Inc., 73 F. Supp. 2d 923 (N.D. Ill. 1999) (denying defendants' motion to dismiss in case ultimately resulting in class recovery of $44.7 million); In re JWP Inc. Securities Litigation, 928 F. Supp. 1239 (S.D.N.Y. 1996) (denying defendants' motion for summary judgment); In re Danskin Securities Litigation, Master File No. 92 CIV. 8753 (JSM) (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 23, 1994) (denying corporate and underwriter defendants' motions to dismiss in all respects); see also In re UCAR International Inc., Securities Litigation, No. 3:98cv600 (JBA) (D. Conn.) (case settled for $40 million during pendency of defendants' motion to dismiss).

Mr. Lencyk became a partner at Wolf Popper effective January 1, 2003. He is admitted to the Bar in Connecticut and New York.