Read, J. Andrew

Andy Read works principally on complex and multidistrict litigation with a focus on antitrust, securities, and contract matters. He has been a member of numerous successful legal teams, including: AlliedSignal v. BFGoodrich, N.D. Ind. 1999 (private antitrust litigation); In re Nextel Communications Securities Litigation, No. 94-4213 (MTB) (D.N.J.) (purported class action under federal securities laws); In re Aquila, Inc. Shareholders Litigation, No. Civ.A.19237 (Del. Ch. 2002) (tender offer challenge); Williamson Oil Co. v. Phillip Morris USA, et al., 346 F.3d 1287 (11th Cir. 2003) (federal and state antitrust price-fixing actions); Diamond Holding Corp. v. Crompton Corp., et al. [In re Nitrile Butadiene Rubber], No. 03-1898 (WDPA) (federal and state antitrust price-fixing actions); In re EPDM Antitrust Litigation, No. 03-MDL-1542 (D.Conn.) (federal and state antitrust price-fixing actions); In re Rubber Chemical Antitrust Litigation, No. 04-MDL-1648 (MJJ) (federal and state antitrust price-fixing actions); and In re Polychloroprene Rubber Antitrust Litigation, No. 05-MDL-1642 (D.Conn.) (federal and state antitrust price-fixing actions).

Andy is author of "Open-Ended Continuances: An End-Run Around the Speedy Trial Act" (1997), published in the George Mason Law Review. He is a member of the Virginia State Bar and the District of Columbia Bar.