Andrew J. Tuck

Antitrust Litigation

• 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.).
• 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.).
• 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.).
• Representing an opt-out plaintiff in price-fixing litigation relating to LCD screens. In re TFT-LCD (Flat Panel) Antitrust Litigation, No. 3:07-md-01827 (N.D. Cal.).
• Representing a defendant against myriad antitrust claims. Camsoft Data Systems Inc. v. Southern Electronics Supply Inc., No. 2019 CA 0739 (La. Ct. App.), No. 12-31013 (5th Cir.).
• Representing a carpet manufacturer against antitrust allegations by a jilted dealer. Watson Carpet & Floor Covering Inc. v. Mohawk Industries Inc., No. 3:09-cv-00487 (M.D. Tenn.).
• Assisting in defending an airline against price-fixing allegations. In re Delta/AirTran Baggage Fee Antitrust Litigation, No. 1:09-md-02089 (N.D. Ga.), No. 16-16401 (11th Cir.).
• Assisting Alston & Bird’s Intellectual Property Group with antitrust issues arising in patent litigation in federal court and the ITC.
• Advising clients on antitrust issues arising from current and potential client business practices, including in the health care space and past consent decrees.

Andy Tuck is a patent-barred commercial litigator focusing on international arbitration and federal litigation,  primarily in the areas of antitrust and life insurance matters. His electrical engineering background allows him to represent clients entangled in litigation involving high technology, and he also has years of experience litigating appeals in state and federal courts. Andy also has extensive experience in insurance litigation, handling cost-of-insurance class actions for insurers and high-value appeals in state and federal courts.

Before working at Alston & Bird, Andy served as a law clerk for the Honorable B. Avant Edenfield of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia and the Honorable 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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