Andrew L. Field

Andrew helps businesses and investors proactively identify and mitigate their legal risks, particularly in connection with mergers and acquisitions, fundraising and other high-priority transactions. As outside general counsel, Andrew advises on issues from contract negotiations to regulatory compliance.  He works closely with clients to understand their strategic objectives, structure and execute transactions efficiently, and position them to seize opportunities as they arise.

Andrew regularly counsels family-owned businesses, professional services firms, fund sponsors, and portfolio companies on acquisitions and dispositions, joint ventures, and recapitalizations. He draws on Taft’s depth of experience across legal disciplines to bring the right team to bear on sophisticated issues, translating client concerns into clear, actionable guidance. Andrew’s practice extends across industries, but he frequently works with clients involved in manufacturing, consulting, restaurants and health care.

Prior to joining Taft, Andrew was a corporate associate at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP in Washington, D.C. and New York, where he advised on multibillion-dollar transactions, assisted with white-collar crime investigations, and supported regulatory and legislative advocacy and compliance initiatives for major financial institutions. He has significant experience representing clients engaged in cross-border business and navigating associated legal challenges.

• Outside general counsel to manufacturers, distributors, consulting firms, and restaurants.
• Counsel to strategic sellers in many acquisitions by private equity funds of behavioral health, consulting, factoring and third-party logistics businesses, among other sell-side representations.
• Counsel to middle-market private equity fund sponsors and portfolio companies in platform and roll-up acquisitions.
• Counsel to emerging companies in formation matters and seed funding.
• Assisted with representation of Sun Life in its $2.475 billion acquisition of DentaQuest at prior firm.
• Assisted with representation of Prudential in the sale of its retirement plan business to Empower for a total transaction value of $3.55 billion at prior firm.
• Assisted with representation of Global Atlantic, a retirement and life insurance company with $70 billion in investable assets, in its $4.4 billion sale to KKR at prior firm.

• Co-presenter, “Risk Allocation in Commercial Contracts: Indemnity, Reps and Warranties, Termination, Damage Provisions,” BARBRI CLE (f/k/a Strafford CLE) (Sept. 2024).