Andrew Hamm

Andrew is an associate in the Firm's Washington, DC office and a member of the Global Antitrust/Competition group. Andrew's practice focuses on merger clearance and antitrust counseling matters. Andrew guides companies from the beginning of a transaction through the regulatory review phase, including merger litigation defense and clearance if necessary. Andrew is experienced in filing obligations under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act and in preparing responses to Second Requests and civil investigative demands issued by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice, and state attorneys general.

Clients benefit from Andrew's knowledge in additional practice areas, especially Data Privacy & Cybersecurity and White Collar. Andrew advises global clients on data privacy and cybersecurity matters that arise in corporate transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, financings, and securities offerings, and he advises multi-national corporations in crafting privacy regimes to comply with the developing legal landscape. Additionally, Andrew conducts pre-transaction FCPA (US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act) due diligence, and he advises M&A, Debt Finance, and Capital Markets clients regarding potential risk exposure under the FCPA.

Andrew is a key contributor to White & Case's Antitrust Merger StatPak (WAMS), a resource providing information on merger control filing activity by over 100 competition authorities around the world.

Andrew graduated first in his class from the American University Washington College of Law, where he was on the American University Law Review and the Moot Court Honor Society. Prior to law school, Andrew managed SCOTUSblog, and he continued to write a regular "Petitions of the Week" feature during law school. He also holds degrees from Johns Hopkins University and Harvard University.