Andy Baxter has been practicing as a trial attorney in State and Federal Courts in Washington, D.C. and Virginia for 15 years. Andy is experienced in Commercial Litigation and Outside General Counsel services; including Corporate, Business Torts, Labor and Employment, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Anti-Cybersquatting, Consumer Protection, Technology, Media, Defamation, and 1st Amendment Law. He is a Trial Attorney specializing in Business Torts, representing businesses and government contractors in disputes related to their transactions, ownership, and employment. Andy has successfully litigated derivative suits and “business divorce” cases, as well as business tort cases involving Tortious Interference with Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Trade Secrets Act, Business Conspiracy, and Negligence. Additionally, he represents businesses in government contracts, contract and sub-contract disputes, joint ventures, employment discrimination claims, non-compete and non-solicitation agreements, trade secrets, and copyrights. Most recently, Andy has become a leading advocate in the area of Defamation Law, 1st Amendment Law, and anti-SLAPP actions.

Andy Baxter has been practicing Employment and Human Resources Law for over 15 years while based in Washington, D.C., and Northern Virginia. In that time, he has counseled companies on Employment Agreements, Executive Compensation, Employee Handbooks, Restrictive Covenants (Non-Compete, Non-Disclosure, Non-Solicitation, etc.), and Termination Agreements. As an attorney, Andy Baxter has served a broad range of industries, including Technology, Software Sales, Government Contracting, Construction, Medical, and Professional Services. An experienced trial attorney, leads litigation teams in employment claims and business torts in the areas of Employment Discrimination, Contracts, Unfair Competition, Trade Secrets, Tortious Interference, Computer and Financial Fraud, Consumer Protection Act, and Business Conspiracy. Additionally, Andy Baxter is a specialist in 1st Amendment issues related to Business Defamation, Freedom of Information, Entertainment and Media, Civil Rights, and the Consumer Protection and Procedures Act (CPA and CPPA).

Andy Baxter has managed litigation teams handling a wide variety of business litigation matters for businesses in the D.C. Metropolitan Area. Andy led complex business litigation and discovery in multiple Federal and State courts. He has been successful in obtaining excellent results for our clients at Trials, Binding Arbitrations, Appeals, Mediations, and negotiated settlements. Currently, he is lead counsel before the Virginia Court of Appeals in a notable piece of 1st Amendment Litigation concerning Retaliatory Defamation Suits and Virginia’s Anti-SLAPP statute. Andy previously served as Lead Counsel on the team that obtained a $3.8 Million Jury Verdict in Heard Construction Inc. v. Waterfront Marine Construction Inc. in the Chesapeake Circuit Court (Case No. CL14-2757) – the largest Virginia commercial jury verdict in 2017.