Andy Baxter

Andy Baxter has been practicing as a trial attorney in state and federal courts in Washington, D.C. and Virginia for over 15 years. His trial practice focuses on First Amendment Law and Business Litigation. Andy has become a leading First Amendment attorney, advocating for businesses and individuals in the areas of defamation, trade secrets, non-competes, and other business torts. Andy specializes in cases where constitutional rights intersect with business and property rights.

Andy has successfully represented clients in the following areas:

• 1st Amendment and Anti-SLAPP Protections
• Business Defamation and Business Conspiracy
• Trade Secrets and Unfair Competition
• Non-Compete, Non-Solicitation and Non-Disclosure
• Tortious Interference and Unfair Competition
• Copyright and Trademark
• New Media and Influencer Advertising
• Cryptocurrency and Financial Fraud
• Anti-Cybersquatting and Computer Crimes
• Government Contracts
• Non-Profit Fundraising
• Partnership and Ownership Disputes
• Business Dissolution and Dissociation
• Corporate and Executive Counsel

Andy Baxter has managed litigation teams handling a wide variety of litigation matters for businesses in the D.C. Metropolitan area. Andy led complex litigation and discovery in multiple federal and state courts. He has been successful in obtaining excellent results for our clients at trials, binding arbitrations, appeals, mediations, and negotiated settlements. Recently, he has led landmark First Amendment litigation concerning retaliatory defamation suits and Virginia’s Anti-SLAPP statute before the Virginia Court of Appeals and the Virginia Supreme Court in Rolofson v. Fraser (2024). Andy previously served as Lead Counsel on the team that obtained a $3.8 million jury verdict in Heard Construction Inc. v. Waterfront Marine Construction Inc. – the largest Virginia commercial jury verdict in 2017.