Andrew H. Marks

Andrew H. Marks is a partner in both the firm's Litigation Group and Insurance/Reinsurance Group and co-chairs Crowell & Moring's E-Discovery & Information Management Group. He is resident in the Washington, D.C. office and is a member of the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Florida bars.

Andy has a broad-based complex litigation and arbitration practice. Among the wide range of matters he has handled in recent years are business fraud, fiduciary duty, corporate governance, civil rights, defamation, commercial real estate, and insurance coverage cases. He also has considerable experience with disputes involving law firms and departed/departing partners. Andy regularly handles matters at both the trial and appellate levels in federal as well as state courts throughout the country. In addition, he has extensive experience, both as a neutral and as counsel, in both arbitration and mediation proceedings. Mr. Marks was selected by his peers to be included in The Best Lawyers In America 2011 as a "Best Lawyer" in the practice areas of alternative dispute resolution, commercial litigation, First Amendment law and international arbitration.

Andy is a past president of the District of Columbia Bar, the nation's second largest state bar association. He is currently a member of the District of Columbia Access to Justice Commission and is on the board of the D.C. Circuit Historical Society.

In 2005, Andy received the Judge Learned Hand Award from the American Jewish Committee in recognition of his "dedication to the highest principles of the legal profession and his outstanding contributions to the enrichment of our community." He was also awarded the 2005 Servant of Justice Award by the Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia.

Andy is a 1973 cum laude graduate of Harvard College and a 1976 magna cum laude graduate of the University of Michigan Law School. At Michigan, he was a member of the Order of the Coif and an associate editor and then the managing editor of the Michigan Law Review. Following graduation from Michigan, Andy clerked on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for the Honorable Charles R. Richey. Between 1979 and 1981, he served as executive assistant to Ambassador Sol M. Linowitz, the President's Personal Representative to the Middle East Peace Negotiations.

Government Experience

Executive Office of the President-Executive Assistant to Ambassador Sol M. Linowitz, President's Personal Representative to the Middle East Peace Negotiations

Highlights News & Knowledge

Publications

· "Can I Plead The Fifth?," Inside Document Magazine (May/June 2009). Co-Authors: Andrew H. Marks and David E. Bell.

· "District of Columbia," Business Torts: A Fifty-State Guide, Aspen (2006). Co-Authors: David M. Schnorrenberg, Andrew H. Marks, and David K. Osei.

· "Remedies in Business Torts Litigation," Business Torts Litigation, 2nd ed., ABA (2005). Co-Authors: Andrew H. Marks and John L. Murino.

Alerts & Newsletters

· "Leading Judge Issues Seminal 89-Page Opinion Imposing Harsh Sanctions for Spoliation," Electronic Discovery & Information Management Alert (September 23, 2010). Contacts: Jeane A. Thomas, Andrew H. Marks, Justin P. Murphy.

· "Judge Paul Grimm Weighs In on Parties' Duties to Cooperate in Discovery," Electronic Discovery & Information Management Alert (October 20, 2008). Contacts: Jeane A. Thomas, Andrew H. Marks.

· "Congress Passes New Federal Rule of Evidence to Address Privilege Issues," Electronic Discovery & Information Management Alert (September 9, 2008). Contacts: Jeane A. Thomas, Andrew H. Marks, David D. Cross.

· "Professional Responsibility Highlights (August/September 2006)," Professional Responsibility Highlights (September 1, 2006). Contacts: Barry E. Cohen, Andrew H. Marks.

· "Professional Responsibility Highlights (May/June 2006)," Professional Responsibility Highlights (June 1, 2006). Contacts: Barry E. Cohen, Andrew H. Marks.

· "New Electronic Discovery Rules Approved," Government Contracts Bullet Points (April 19, 2006). Contacts: Jeane A. Thomas, Andrew H. Marks, Andy Liu.

· "Supreme Court Approves E-Discovery Amendments to FRCP," Electronic Discovery & Information Management Alert (April 18, 2006). Contacts: Jeane A. Thomas, Andrew H. Marks.

· "Professional Responsibility Highlights (November/December 2005)," Professional Responsibility Highlights (December 1, 2005). Contacts: Barry E. Cohen, Andrew H. Marks.

· "Professional Responsibility Highlights (September/October 2005)," Professional Responsibility Highlights (October 1, 2005). Contacts: Barry E. Cohen, Andrew H. Marks.

· "Professional Responsibility Highlights (July/August 2005)," Professional Responsibility Highlights (August 1, 2005). Contacts: Barry E. Cohen, Andrew H. Marks.

· "Professional Responsibility Highlights (May/June 2005)," Professional Responsibility Highlights (June 1, 2005). Contacts: Barry E. Cohen, Andrew H. Marks.

· "DC Insurance Commissioner Clarifies Charitable Obligations of Blue Cross/Blue Shield Plan," Health Law 'In The News' (May 17, 2005). Contacts: Arthur N. Lerner, Andrew H. Marks, Barbara H. Ryland.

· "Professional Responsibility Highlights (March/April 2005)," Professional Responsibility Highlights (April 1, 2005). Contacts: Barry E. Cohen, Andrew H. Marks.