Andrew R. "Andy" Lee

Andrew R. "Andy" Lee


Jones Walker LLP

Recognized since 2005

New Orleans, Louisiana

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

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Andy Lee is a partner in the Litigation Practice Group. He maintains an active national appellate and trial practice focused on business and commercial disputes; corporate, securities, and banking litigation; and fiduciary and officer liability litigation. As a member of the corporate compliance and white collar defense group, Andy also co-chairs the firm’s privacy and data security team and holds the CIPP/US designation from the International Association of Privacy Professionals. Andy Lee has a multi-faceted practice. He is a seasoned appellate litigator, having briefed and argued dozens of appeals in federal and state courts. Andy served as a law clerk to the former chief judge of the US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Andy is also an experienced trial lawyer, having represented clients in multiple substantive areas. Andy’s recent appellate and trial experience has included taking on the lead counsel role in actions involving private equity investment, public and private company fiduciary liability, shareholder derivative claims, theft of trade secrets, data breach and invasion of privacy, lender liability, land use and property disputes, charter school regulation and authorization, and computer software performance. Andy’s compliance work includes advising clients in the areas of data privacy and cybersecurity and electronic transactions. He helps develop, implement, and enforce policies and procedures to ensure defensible, repeatable, and efficient processes and programs related to the security of sensitive corporate data, recovery after cyber intrusions, litigation hold procedures, and complex electronic discovery of data in legal proceedings and internal investigations. Andy has been quoted in Bloomberg, The New York Times, and several other news and public forums on the topic of cybersecurity, data privacy, and the US Supreme Court’s class action rulings. Andy is active in legal education and attorney associations. In addition to speaking frequently at CLE events on subjects ranging from professionalism to legal technology and trial and appellate practice, he has served on the adjunct faculty of Tulane University Law School, where he has taught trial skills. Andy has also led multiple pro bono litigation matters, including the successful state and federal habeas corpus representation of a former Louisiana Death Row inmate.

Location
  • 201 Saint Charles Avenue
    New Orleans, LA 70170-5100
Education
  • Washington and Lee University, JD, graduated 1990
  • Tulane University, BA, graduated 1987
Bar Admissions
  • Louisiana, Louisiana
Affiliations
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit - Member
  • Bureau of Governmental Research - Board of Directors (2017 to present)
  • Ellis Marsalis Center for Music - Founding Member, Board of Directors (2006 to present)
  • Federal Bar Association - Board of Directors, New Orleans Chapter (1993-2003); President (2001-2002)
  • International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) - Member
  • Louisiana Bar Foundation - Fellow
  • Louisiana State Bar Association - CLE Committee; House of Delegates
  • Louisiana Technology Council - Member
  • New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity - Member, Board (1994-2000, 2004-2009); Vice-President, 2004-2009; Steering Committee Chair, NOAHH Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project (2008); President, Board (1999-2000)
  • The Foundation of the Federal Bar Association - Fellow
  • The Tulane Law School American Inn of Court - Member
  • Washington and Lee University New Orleans Alumni Chapter - Board of Directors (2000-2008); President (2005-2008)
  • Washington and Lee University School of Law - Law Council (2016 to present)
Court Admissions
  • US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • US District Court for the District of Colorado
  • US District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
  • US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
  • US District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
  • US District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
  • US District Court for the Northern District of Texas
  • US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
  • US District Court for the Southern District of Texas
  • US District Court for the Western District of Arkansas
  • US District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
  • US Supreme Court
  • US Tax Court

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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
Awards:
  • Camille F. Gravel Federal Bar Association Pro Bono Award (2009)
  • Federal Bar Association, President's Award (2008)
  • Federal Bar Association, Elaine R. Fisher Award for Exemplary Community, Public, and Charitable Service, national recipient (2002)
  • New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity, George Merrill Award, Habitat Volunteer of the Year, Louisiana (2000)

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