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.); No. 3:19-cv-02933 (N.D. Tex.); No. 20-11032 (5th Cir.).
• 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.).
• 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.

International Arbitration

• Litigated international arbitrations with billions of dollars at stake, including intellectual property licensing and competition disputes and complex construction matters.
• Advising clients on international arbitration issues relating to anticipated litigation.

Insurance Litigation

• 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.).

Appeals

• Litigated appeals in state and federal courts, including Georgia’s appellate courts; the Fifth, Sixth, Ninth, Eleventh, and Federal Circuits; and the U.S. Supreme Court.
• Representing a contractor against antitrust allegations by a previous contractor. John River Cartage, Inc. v. La. Generating, LLC, 300 So. 3d 437 (La. App. 2020).
• 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.).
• Regularly appointed by the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals to handle appeals for indigent clients, with three oral arguments securing reversal, as well as mentoring associates handling oral arguments.

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. 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 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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