Andrew Szot Email & Phone Number

Andy Szot litigates matters throughout the U.S., including actions involving antitrust violations, fraud, violations of the federal Motor Carrier Safety Admin. Truth-in-Leasing statute, and claims brought pursuant to the federal False Claims Act (qui tam actions). His legal work has been recognized by his peers, who selected him as an Illinois Rising Star for three consecutive years starting in 2010.Mr. Szot received his B.A. in History, with distinction, from the University of Michigan and his law degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 2000. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar, the Bars of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and the Federal Trial Bar for the Northern District of Illinois .Before entering law school, Mr. Szot spent a year teaching disadvantaged students as an AmeriCorps service volunteer. From June 2012 to June 2014, he served as co-chair of the Human Rights Committee of the Chicago Bar Association. Presently, Mr. Szot serves on the Advisory Board of Art Works Projects for Human Rights, and is a member of the legal advisory team for the creation of The Prosecutors-A Documentary Film, which concerns sexual violence in conflict.Representative Cases:Antitrust: Representing certified classes in In re: Polyurethane Foam Antitrust Litig. (N.D. OH) and in re: Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Corporation Antitrust Litig. (N.D. Ill.)Helped managed strategic and day-to-day litigation and settlement efforts in In Re: Potash Antitrust Litig. (II) (N.D. Ill.) an in In re: Flonase Antitrust Litig. (E.D. PA).Motor Vehicle Act: Managing putative class actions in Mervyn v. Nelson Westerberg, et al. (N.D. Ill.), Mervyn v. Ace World Wide Moving & Storage Co., Inc., et al. (N.D. Ill.), and Stampley v. Altom Transport, Inc.Qui Tam: Representing whistleblower/relator in Standish v. The Brilliance Academy of Math And English, et al. (N.D. Ill.)

Listed skills include Class Actions, Commercial Litigation, Courts, Appeals, and 6 others.

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  Miller Law Llc

  Jan 2012 - Present - Chicago