Andrew S. Gehring

Biography

Cases

Commercial Litigation

• Won a hearing for the majority owners of an ethanol production company to defeat a preliminary injunction attempt and completely unwind an ex parte ruling that the company's minority owners obtained to install a receiver to displace WTO's clients from running the company.
• Representing a utility provider in a breach of contract action involving more than $500 million in claims.
• Achieved an exceptional outcome for a green energy manufacturer in a supplier dispute. Despite a product recall arising mid-litigation, WTO obtained indemnification and no future liability as part of resolving both the original claim and the recall-related issues.
• Served as trial counsel to a large chemical company in a confidential arbitration involving over $1 billion in claims arising from the sale of proprietary technology.
• Won dismissal of an antitrust suit involving the sale of hundreds of millions of dollars of cancer drugs against a multinational pharmaceutical company and successfully defended the ruling on appeal.
• Secured the voluntary dismissal of breach of contract claims against two of the largest banks in the United States.
• Negotiated a highly favorable settlement for an investment fund in a breach of contract suit brought by a former partner seeking hundreds of millions of dollars.
• Won dismissal of disclosure claims brought against various special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) by their shareholders.
• Served as trial counsel to a large oil company in its bankruptcy and negotiated a highly favorable settlement during the confirmation hearing.
• Prevailed on the central dispute in a confidential arbitration for a media company against a telecom in a breach of contract suit with billions of dollars at stake.
• Won a complete victory before the New York Court of Appeals in a case involving the appropriate use of landmarked property in Manhattan.
• Represented a leading oil and gas industry service company in appraisal and shareholder derivative actions in Delaware.

Class Actions

• Won dismissal of a statewide securities class action against a cryptocurrency organization and helped negotiate the settlement of analogous federal claims on behalf of a worldwide class.
• Obtained dismissal with prejudice for a major home goods manufacturer in a federal product liability class action involving potentially hundreds of millions of dollars of liability to putative nationwide and statewide classes.
• Defeated class certification in an action brought against a large utility company following Hurricane Sandy.
• Negotiated a class-wide settlement for a major blockchain technology company in securities litigation concerning the sale of cryptocurrency.

Mass Torts

• Won summary judgment for a large utility company in a wrongful death action arising from downed power lines caused by Hurricane Sandy and successfully defended the ruling on appeal.
• Won summary judgment for a large utility company in multiple actions arising from service outages caused by Hurricane Sandy.
• Represented a chemical company in a confidential arbitration regarding the construction of an $80 million chemical facility and performance of a proprietary manufacturing process.

Professional Liability

• Represented an AmLaw 100 law firm in a malpractice lawsuit seeking over $800 million in damages arising out of financial advice.
• Represented an AmLaw 100 firm in a malpractice lawsuit arising out of a $90 million real estate transaction.
• Represented an AmLaw 100 firm in a malpractice lawsuit arising out of tens of millions of dollars of tax advice.
• Represented a Big Four accounting firm in a lawsuit arising out of tax advice.

Pro Bono

• Represented an elderly taxpayer in an IRS action against him for back taxes.
• Represented 14 inmates in their First Amendment and Civil Liberties action against a jail system.

Publications & Speaking Engagements

Articles

• "The Power of the Purchaser: The Effect of Indirect Purchaser Suits on Deterring Antitrust Violations," 5 N.Y.U. J.L. & Liberty 208 (2010).

Books

• Editor, Garner's Modern American Usage, Third Edition (2009).

Other Experience

Personal Interests