Andrew J. Yoder

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Andrew J. Yoder: Attorney with Parsons McEntire McCleary PLLC

Biography

Drew Yoder has extensive experience handling everything from small collection matters to complex, multi-billion dollar legal claims and risk issues, as well as major insurance recovery matters.

Drew commands an impressive portfolio of broad commercial litigation. Drew's litigation experience includes defending patent infringement claims and overseeing the defense of over 30,000 nation-wide chemical exposure, products and premises liability, and mass tort lawsuits.

Before going in-house, Drew worked in private practice with a major international law firm headquartered in Houston. There he honed his litigation skills representing Fortune 100 clients sued in a broad range of complex commercial and toxic tort litigation matters in state and federal courts across the country.

Following graduation from law school, Drew spent a year as a Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable W. Royal Furgeson, Jr. of the United States Court for the Western District of Texas, managing an active litigation docket, including a series of back-to-back jury and bench trials, that provided Drew with invaluable early practical insights regarding how to effectively and efficiently represent clients in litigation.

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Areas of Practice (27)

  • Commercial/Business Litigation
  • Complex Business Litigation
  • Complex Business and Commercial
  • Disputes and Torts
  • Patent and IP Litigation
  • Intellectual Property
  • Trade Secrets and Non-Competes
  • Collections
  • Bankruptcy Litigation
  • Real Estate
  • DTPA
  • Property Damage and Personal Injury Claims
  • Products Liability and Defects
  • Catastrophic Injuries
  • Chemical and Toxic Exposures
  • Environmental Liability
  • Premises Liability and Security
  • Industrial Accidents
  • Mass Tort and MDL Litigation
  • Investigations
  • Jury Trials and Arbitrations
  • Appeals
  • Patents
  • Trademarks
  • Trade Secrets
  • Commercial Real Estate
  • Easements

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Indiana University Bloomington, Paul H. O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, M.P.A., Environmental & Natural Resources Policy, 2004; Indiana University Bloomington, B.A., Political Science and Religious Studies, cum laude, 2000
Law School Attended:
Indiana University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2004
Year of First Admission:
2004
Admission:
2004, Indiana; 2005, Texas; U.S. Supreme Court; Third and Fifth Circuit Courts of Appeals; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Eastern, Northern, and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; Indiana Supreme Court; All Indiana State Courts of Appeals; All Indiana Local Trial Courts
Memberships:

Texas State Bar

Indiana State Bar

Houston Bar Association

American Bar Association

Federal Bar Association (South Texas Chapter)

Reported Cases:

Representative Litigation Matters

Handled a broad range of litigation matters, including patent infringement and commercial / contract claims for and against the company.

Managed all significant litigation claims (over $275 billion) by and against the company, including dozens of collection matters, seeking recoveries based upon alleged nationalization of assets by a foreign government.

Managed broad network of outside counsel defending general commercial, bankruptcy, IP, and material real estate, property damage, and personal injury claims, overseeing substantive defense, management reporting, and internal / external audits and public messaging regarding same.

Lead counsel for major insurance risk issues, including major claims and coverage analysis / review / litigation, collecting over $245 million in a 12-month period.

Lead counsel on companywide e-Discovery and legal hold issues.

Oversight of multiple state and federal investigations (DOJ, OSHA, EPA, Treasury / OFAC, and state Attorneys General, managing outside counsel, leading internal investigations, meeting directly with state and federal investigatory teams, helping address investigatory findings and resolve resulting issues.

Lead counsel for $35 billion fuel sales business, with responsibility for all commercial regulatory / legal issues, claims, investigations, subpoenas, and litigation across product lines.

Managed 30,000+ products liability claims.
ISLN:
918514385

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