The prince has said he unequivocally regrets his association with Epstein.Credit:AP
Berman's spokesman James Margolin declined comment on the options being considered. He said the prince's lawyers had said Andrew would not submit voluntarily to an interview. He said this was after January 27,when Berman told a news conference Andrew had not offered any co-operation.
Andrew,60,had said in a public statement in November that he was stepping down from public duties and would be willing to help"any appropriate law enforcement agency with their investigations,if required."
A friend of Epstein's,the prince has not been accused of criminal wrongdoing. He has described his association with the financier as"ill-judged". A spokeswoman for the royal family declined comment.
Clare Montgomery,a senior London barrister who British news reports say represents Andrew on matters related to Epstein,also declined to comment,citing professional rules limiting her ability to speak publicly about legal issues.
Andrew,the Queen's second son and brother to Prince Charles,has denied an accusation by Virginia Roberts Giuffre who said she was trafficked by Epstein and forced to have sex with his friends,including the prince,when she was 17.
A US Federal Bureau of Investigation probe is focusing on British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell,a longtime associate of Epstein's,and others who facilitated the wealthy financier's alleged trafficking of underage girls,law enforcement sources told Reuters in December.