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Andrew is a member of Reed Smith LLP’s Insurance Recovery Group in the Litigation Department.  Andrew joined Reed Smith LLP when the firm combined with Sachnoff & Weaver, Ltd. in March 2007.  Andrew concentrates his practice on the representation of companies and management as policyholders in insurance coverage disputes involving directors’ and officers’ liability (D&O), professional and errors and omissions liability (E&O), fiduciary liability, employment practices liability and fidelity bond insurance.  In addition, Andrew negotiates, analyzes and evaluates D&O, E&O, fiduciary liability, employment practices liability and fidelity bond insurance placements and renewals.

Prior to entering private practice in 2003, Andrew served as a Staff Attorney to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and as a Law Clerk to Circuit Judge Ilana Diamond Rovner.  Andrew is licensed to practice in Illinois and California.

Representative Matters

• Represents policyholders in insurance coverage disputes, including negotiation, litigation and other forms of dispute resolution, and in the negotiation, analysis and evaluation of directors and officers’ liability, professional liability, employment practices liability, fiduciary liability, and commercial crime and fidelity insurance coverage.

• Assisted with successfully negotiating multimillion-dollar contributions from D&O, E&O and fiduciary liability insurers to settlement on behalf of policyholders.

• Successfully represented clients in recovery of multimillion-dollar employee dishonesty losses under financial institution bond.

• Represents individuals detained at the U.S. Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

• Represents persons seeking asylum or adjustment to immigration status before the immigration courts and the federal courts.

Publications

• Co-Author, “Covering the Catastrophe – It’s A Matter of Insurance,” Business Law Today, Vol. 13, No. 6, July/August 2004.
• Co-author, "Recent Corporate Governance Reforms Enacted to Deter Financial Fraud: The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Related Rules and Regulations," Chapter 9, The Fraud Deterrence Control Manual, (2006 Ed.).
• Co-author, "Basic Procedural Manual for Asylum Representation Before the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals," Midwest Immigrant & Human Rights Center , (June 2006 Rev.)

Speeches / Presentations

• "Data Security and Privacy Insurance Recovery: A Safety Net for the Net," Risk Insurance and Management Society PERK Program, South Texas Chapter, March 24, 2010, San Antonio, TX.
• "Defending Prisoners at the U.S. Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba," Marin County Bar Association, February 24, 2010, San Rafael, CA.
• "Insurance Recovery: A Safety Net for the Net," co-authored with Carolyn Rosenberg, Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI Risk Management Council, January 28, 2010, Amelia Island, FL.
• "Guantanamo Update," co-authored with Matthew O’Hara, Douglas Spaulding and Gary Thompson, Reed Smith University, November 11, 2009.
• “2005: Key Insurance Coverage Issues,” co-authored with Carolyn Rosenberg, Duane Sigelko, Kit Chaskin, Neil Posner, Venus McGhee Prince and Lana J. Raines, Mealey’s Insurance Coverage for Financial Institution Exposures Program Materials, March 1, 2005 in New York.

Experience

Legal Education

Undergraduate Education

Professional Admissions / Qualifications

• Illinois
• California

Court Admissions

• U.S. Court of Appeals
• U.S. Court of Appeals - District of Columbia Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals - Seventh Circuit
• U.S. District Court
• U.S. District Court - Northern District of Illinois

Professional Affiliations

• State Bar of California
• Leadership Council Member, National Immigrant Justice Center