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FIRM:

Shareholder

Co-Leader, Antitrust Practice Group

PRACTICE FOCUS:

Andy has litigated on behalf of numerous Fortune 500 companies and other well-known businesses in disputes involving:

Commercial disputes regarding commercial contracts, intellectual property, business competition, antitrust. issues, fiduciary duties, and professional liability matters. 

He also has significant experience in healthcare litigation and has represented numerous doctors, hospitals, medical associations and patients in medical malpractice, antitrust and commercial disputes.

CAREER:

Adjunct Professor of U.S. Legal History and First Amendment law, University of Utah, Communications Department and Honors Program.

Judicial Clerk, Honorable Christine Durham, Chief Justice, Utah State Supreme Court 

Andy regularly teaches at the National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA)

EDUCATION:

University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 1995; Comment Editor, University of Chicago Graduate School; Member University of Chicago Roundtable

Yale University, B.A., 1986 

PERSONAL

Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, 1963

RECENT REPRESENTATIVE CASES
 

• Successfully litigated on behalf of an auto dealership against General Motors and Chrysler, obtaining reinstatement of dealerships.
• Successfully resolved litigation regarding a joint venture involving ownership of an $80 Million Dollar resort development.
• Represented an individual defendant in a racketeering and securities fraud litigation with alleged damages in excess of $12 Million Dollars, defeating the racketeering charges on summary judgment and favorably resolving all remaining claims.
• Successfully defended a major department store in a personal injury claim with a demand in excess of $10 Million Dollars resulting in a confidential settlement favorable to the client.
• Defended a professional engineering firm against allegations of negligence in the development of a multi-million dollar municipal water project resulting in a favorable settlement agreement for the engineering firm.
• Successfully defended a law firm against a multi-million dollar claim involving allegations of elaborate real estate fraud and other fraudulent investments.
• Successfully represented the CEO of a Japanese entity which is a major international clothing manufacturer in severance dispute.
• Obtained a favorable settlement on behalf of a real estate developer in a multi-million dollar action involving breach of a management agreement.
• Successfully tried a case involving a dispute between a real estate seller and would-be purchaser.
• Successfully resolved an imminent domain dispute between the State of Utah and a business owner.
• Prevailed at trial in the defense of a securities transfer company in a case of securities fraud and related claims.

LEGAL AFFILIATIONS

Member, Utah State Bar

Member, American Bar Association

Member, America Society of Trial Consultants

Member, Diversity Law Institute

Member, The Trial Law Institute

PUBLICATIONS

Andy has been cited as legal authority by hundreds of legal and related publications. For a partial list, click here.

Andy has been cited as legal authority by the United States Supreme Court and numerous other courts, including:

1. Neder v. U.S., 527 U.S. 1
2. U.S. v. Gaudin, 515 U.S. 506
3. U.S. v. Muhammad, 502 F.3d 646, 2007 WL 2684816
4. U.S. v. Lynch, 952 F. Supp. 167, 1997 WL 12808, S.D. N.Y., January 10, 1997 (95 Civ. 9223 (JES).)
5. Medina v. People, 114 P.3d 845, 2005 WL 1501501, Colo., June 27, 2005 (Nos. 04SC167, 04SC334.)
6. State v. Steadman, 827 So. 2d 1022, 2002 WL 2008862, 27 Fla. L. Weekly D1989, Fla. App. 3 Dist., September 04, 2002 (No. 3D01-3326.)
7. Davis v. State, 809 A.2d 565, 2002 WL 1746670, Del. Supr., July 24, 2002 (No. 21, 2002.)
8. People v. Douglas, 178 Misc.2d 918, 680 N.Y.S.2d 145, 1998 WL 749357, 1998 N.Y. Slip Op. 98572, N.Y. Sup., August 25, 1998
9. People v. Marshall, 13 Cal. 4th 799, 919 P.2d 1280, 55 Cal. Rptr.2d 347, 1996 WL 443672, 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 5894, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 9599, Cal., August 07, 1996 (No. S004557.)