Andrew advises private fund sponsors on matters involving the formation, fundraising and ongoing operation of a wide range of private equity (PE) funds and hedge funds, as well as managed accounts and customized investment solutions. He also advises investors in private funds, regularly counseling sovereign wealth funds and others on various aspects of their investment programs, including participation in funds and co-investments. In addition, Andrew spent time on a client secondment at a prominent sovereign wealth fund.

Prior to joining Akin, Andrew was a managing associate in the Chicago office of another leading international law firm. He graduated cum laude from the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, where he was an editor of the Northwestern University Law Review and a recipient of the John Henry Wigmore Scholarship. Andrew earned his B.A., with distinction, from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, with a double major in English literature and philosophy.