Andrew Hosea is an associate in the litigation and enforcement group and focuses his practice on complex civil litigation and government investigations. Andrew has represented clients in state and federal courts across the country and has experience drafting dispositive motions and appellate briefs, assisting with discovery disputes, and formulating winning legal strategies. Andrew also maintains an active pro bono practice and has drafted numerous appellate and Supreme Court briefs on behalf of asylum seekers, educational institutions, and civil rights organizations. Andrew rejoined the firm in 2021 following a yearlong clerkship with the Honorable Carolyn Dineen King of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
During law school, Andrew was a finalist in the University of Chicago’s moot court competition and earned the best brief award. He also drafted briefs in the Supreme Court and Appellate Clinic, served as an articles editor for the University of Chicago Legal Forum, and graduated with honors.
Before law school, Andrew interned in the White House and worked on the Senate Judiciary Committee, where he helped draft the Combat Human Trafficking Act that was signed into law on May 29, 2015.
Experience
- Defending Fortune 250 company in multiple cases alleging common-law fraud and violations of several states' consumer-protection statutes.
- Defending chemical company and a senior executive in state court non-compete litigation brought by former employer.
- Representing public companies in regulatory inquiries and investigations by the SEC and FINRA.
- Represented a pharmaceutical manufacturer in federal litigation challenging a state statute on constitutional grounds, including securing an injunction enjoining state officials from enforcing the statute.
- Represented the independent director of an oil and gas company in connection with that director’s investigation and analysis of estate causes of action as part of ongoing chapter 11 cases, which involve more than $400 million of funded debt.
- Assisted a financial investment firm in an internal investigation related to potential insider trading.
- Conducted an internal investigation relating to potential Anti-Kickback Statute violations for a multinational pharmaceutical company.
Pro Bono
- Drafted several briefs in the Supreme Court and courts of appeals on issues related to free speech, immigration, and presidential immunity.
- Obtained a remand in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on procedural grounds for an applicant seeking asylum in the United States.
- Assisted with defending the legality of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in federal court.
- Successfully represented Social Security claimant seeking Social Security Disability Insurance in a hearing before an administrative law judge.