Andrew's practice includes securities litigation, commercial litigation, business and corporate law and general civil litigation. His specialty in securities litigation includes shareholder disputes, class-action litigation, numerous FINRA arbitrations and general investment-related litigation, with an emphasis on broker/dealer defense. Additionally, Andrew regularly counsels clients on business formation issues and corporate structuring. He also defends clients involved in investigations by the Securities and Exchange Commission, FINRA and state regulators.
Andrew also has extensive experience in defending clients against FINRA Enforcement Actions, FINRA investigations and other securities-related regulatory matters. In addition to his securities experience, he regularly represents clients in a wide variety of commercial and business litigation matters, including contract disputes, employment matters, products liability cases involving international manufacturers, business and shareholder disputes and land use matters. This representation includes the full spectrum of site investigations, discovery, depositions, dispositive motion practice and trial.
Andrew is active in the Financial Planning Association of Minnesota and regularly represents and advises broker/dealers, Registered Investment Advisors, and Certified Financial Planners® in regulatory compliance and business transactions in Minnesota and across the country.
In addition to his litigation and securities regulation practice, Andrew is actively involved in representing businesses and business owners servicing the state-legal cannabis industry on a nationwide basis. In this capacity, he works as a team to advise companies providing financial services to members of the state-legal cannabis industry, advises clients involved in the manufacturing of products for the consumption of medical cannabis products, advises companies providing real estate- and manufacturing-based services to members of the state-legal cannabis industry, and advises individuals investing in businesses in the state-legal cannabis industry.
