Andrew S. Chamberlin

Overview

Andrew Chamberlin is a trial attorney with a broad national and international practice. Andrew has handled pharmaceutical and medical device, product liability, and catastrophic injury defense cases, as well as the prosecution and defense of commercial, construction, and intellectual property disputes. Recently, Andrew has handled multiple matters involving lithium-ion batteries including fire investigations, construction and EPC disputes, and products liability and commercial claims alleging the defective design and manufacture of batteries and battery management systems. 

Andrew has tried “bet the company” jury trials, but he is equally ready to consider a range of business and legal alternatives. He understands that the best outcome for the client is not always achieved through a favorable verdict achieved at great risk and expense. In appropriate circumstances, Andrew has helped clients facing product line issues, implement pre-litigation investigations and settlement programs, allowing them to resolve their disputes confidentially and maintain their business reputation without proceeding to litigation or trial.

Andrew has arbitration experience and recently obtained an eight figure award in an EPC dispute before an AAA panel.  He frequently represents European multinational corporations. Andrew’s recent work for such entities has included ICC proceedings, cross-border document collections and discovery issues, disputes related to the French blocking statute, and GDPR compliance. His innovative thinking is best illustrated by his success in obtaining a highly influential discovery ruling that permits simultaneous compliance with the requirements of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the French Blocking Statute. See Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District v. Trench France SAS, et al., 303 F. Supp. 1004 (2018).

Andrew is actively involved in the global legal community. He is a past President of the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC), which is composed of the world’s leading corporate and insurance attorneys and insurance executives. Additionally, he was selected as “Lawyer of the Year” by The Best Lawyers in America®, for personal injury litigation defense in the North Carolina Triad area, and one of the two best products liability lawyers in North Carolina by Products Liability Defense.” Andrew is also recognized by Who’s Who Legal as one of the world’s leading lawyers for product liability defense and life sciences. 

Andrew served as a faculty member for the 2014 IADC Trial Academy at Stanford University. Additionally, he co-authored “The Effective Deponent: Preventing Amygdala Hijack During Witness Testimony” published in For the Defense, June 2018.

Andrew is involved in his community. He has served as President of First Lutheran Church, Board Chair of Greensboro Urban Ministry, and President of the North Carolina Fusion Soccer Club. An advocate for the poor and the homeless, Andrew has co-led a weekly breakfast for the homeless for 19 years. 

Andrew is married with two adult daughters, and he enjoys spending most of his free time with family. He loves to travel and enjoys all forms of exercise, including hiking challenging trails across the globe.