Andrew S Gordon
Coppersmith Brockelman PLC
Andrew S. Gordon is a partner at Coppersmith Brockelman PLC who is a seasoned senior litigator with 40 years of experience and a national reputation in business, antitrust, health care law, government contracting, and procurement and appeals. He is also one of Arizona’s best-known experts in election law, having represented a wide array of elected officials and campaigns, including former Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano, Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon, and a number of initiative and referendum campaigns. He also is a Judge Pro Tem on the Maricopa County Superior Court. Additionally, Andy has considerable expertise from his governmental service in national security legal issues. From April 2009 to October 2010, he served as Counsel to the General Counsel at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, working primarily on national security issues relating to Guantanamo and the Southwestern border. He is also an adjunct professor at the Sandra Day O’Connor School of Law at Arizona State University where he teaches national security law and foreign relations law.
Andy has represented a wide variety of Government officials, including Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano, Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon, Commissioner Linda McNulty, Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, and numerous members of the Arizona Legislature and city councils throughout the state regarding election law and open meeting law matters; writing and performing related campaign work for initiatives and referenda including Healthy Arizona, Smoke Free Arizona, and Minimum Wage; representing governmental entities, including Pinal County, in election law disputes; serving as lead counsel in a number of reported election law cases. His representation also includes major health plan providers in responding to, defending and challenging procurements, including successfully defending the largest health care bid challenge in Arizona history.
Andy has been recognized in Best Lawyers® in America, Antitrust Law, Commercial Litigation, Administrative/Regulatory Law, Health Care Law (Antitrust, and Litigation-Health Care; Best Lawyers® in America Phoenix Antitrust Law “Lawyer of the Year”; Super Lawyers (Southwest), Business Litigation, Health Care, and Antitrust Litigation and Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent Rated.
