Andrew J. Tuck

Insurance Litigation

• Co-lead counsel in arbitration relating to a multibillion-dollar reinsurance trust funding dispute.
• Representing an insurer in briefing and oral argument at the Georgia Supreme Court in a precedent-setting case relating to bad-faith “Holt demand” liability. First Acceptance Insurance Company of Georgia Inc. v. Robert W. Hughes, Jr., No. S18C0517 (Ga.).
• Representing a life insurer against class claims relating to cost-of-insurance rates. Frederick D. Taylor v. Midland National Life Insurance Co., No. 4:16-cv-00140 (S.D. Iowa).
• Representing a life insurer against class claims relating to cost-of-insurance rates. Advance Trust & Life Escrow Services LTA v. North American Company for Life and Health Insurance, No. 4:18-cv-00368 (S.D. Iowa).
• Representing a life insurer against class claims relating to a cost-of-insurance rate adjustment. Brighton Trustees, LLC, et al. v. Genworth Life and Annuity Insurance Co., No. 3:20-cv-00240 (E.D. Va.).

Antitrust Litigation and International Arbitration

• Counseling and representing cellular technology owners in global litigation and/or arbitration against potential licensees, typically involving allegations as to breach of antitrust laws or FRAND obligations with over a decade of experience.
• Representing the owner of standard essential patents against antitrust claims relating to FRAND licensing. Continental Automotive Systems Inc. v. Avanci LLC, et al., No. 5:19-cv-02520 (N.D. Cal.); No. 3:19-cv-02933 (N.D. Tex.); No. 20-11032 (5th Cir.); No. 2021-0066-NAC (Del. Ch.).
• Representing a contractor against antitrust allegations by a previous contractor. John River Cartage Inc. v. Louisiana Generating LLC, NRG Energy Inc., and Headwaters Resources Inc., No. 44406 Div. C (La. Jud. Dist.); John River Cartage, Inc. v. La. Generating, LLC, 300 So. 3d 437 (La. App. 2020).
• Representing an airport caterer asserting antitrust claims against a competitor and airport. Carolina Catering Corp., d/b/a Sky Caterers v. Aerostar Airport Holdings, et al., No. 3:19-cv-01130 (D.P.R.).
• Representing an opt-out plaintiff in price-fixing litigation relating to optical disk drives. In re Optical Disk Drive Products Antitrust Litigation, No. 3:10-md-02143 (N.D. Cal.).

Andy Tuck is a patent-barred commercial litigator focusing on international arbitration and federal litigation, primarily in the areas of insurance and antitrust. His deep knowledge of actuarial analysis allows him to assist insurers with their most difficult issues in and out of litigation, and his electrical engineering background allows him to represent clients entangled in litigation involving cutting-edge technology, primarily in the telecommunications industry. Andy also has extensive experience handling high-value appeals in state and federal courts. Andy is recognized by The Best Lawyers in America^© for Commercial Litigation.

Before working at Alston & Bird, Andy served as a law clerk for the Hon. B. Avant Edenfield of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia and the Hon. Joel F. Dubina of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

Bar Admissions

• Georgia
• New York
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Education

• University of Georgia (J.D., 2006)
• Vanderbilt University (B.E., 2000)

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