Latham & Watkins LLP

Andrew Prins represents clients in complex high-stakes litigation matters, including disputes with the government and consumer class actions.

Andrew is a versatile litigator who represents clients before trial courts, appellate courts, administrative agencies, and arbitrators. He works with clients in a number of highly regulated industries, especially:

• • Pharmaceuticals
  • Healthcare
  • Biotechnology
  • Telecommunications
  • Technology

His government-facing matters often involve challenges to the legality of government regulatory actions that raise precedent-setting questions of constitutional law, administrative law, federal preemption, jurisdiction, and statutory interpretation. In addition to litigating these issues on both the plaintiff and defense side in court, he provides pre-dispute counseling to clients in regulatory matters that may result in litigation.

Within his complex litigation practice, Andrew regularly defends clients in consumer class actions, and a contested class has never been certified in one of his cases. He also frequently represents clients in arbitration proceedings in matters that typically involve a complex regulatory overlay.

He possesses a sophisticated understanding of the statutory and regulatory regimes under which his clients operate, including the Administrative Procedure Act (APA); Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA); Controlled Substances Act (CSA); Plant Protection Act (PPA); Endangered Species Act (ESA); National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA); and various consumer protection statutes.

A recognized leader at the firm, Andrew serves on the Technology Committee and the Finance Committee.

Before joining Latham, Andrew served as a judicial law clerk to Judge J.L. Edmondson of the US Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.

For 10 years prior to practicing law, he served in various senior-level engineering and management roles at a large multinational internet and telecommunications company, where he was responsible for network architecture and data security.