Andy Gass is an acclaimed antitrust and IP lawyer who represents technology companies in their highest-stakes disputes.
Andy is the architect of the firm’s decorated copyright practice and teaches a course titled “Copyright, Competition & Technology” at the UC Berkeley School of Law. He serves a wide range of clients, from early-stage startups to the largest companies in the world, as a trusted counselor and lead litigator. In that capacity, Andy has shaped the highest-profile, most cutting-edge issues in digital copyright law in the past decade, whether by resolving a matter behind the scenes, advocating in regulatory proceedings, or trying a case in US federal court. Leading legal and general publications, including the Financial Times, Billboard, and Chambers USA, have recognized Andy's work for its pragmatism, efficiency, and quality.
Andy regularly writes and speaks on issues related to the legal rules that govern artificial intelligence products, internet platforms, streaming services, and other topics. Before joining Latham, he was a law clerk to the late Honorable Stephen F. Williams on the US Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
Andy has served as lead trial and appellate counsel in copyright cases, antitrust cases, and the unique hybrid form of dispute known as music-rights rate-setting cases across a range of industries, from software to streaming and beyond.
His recent, publicly known experience includes representing:
Bay Area partners honored for the fifth and first time, respectively.
Latham litigation teams secured an appellate victory in rate-setting litigation under an antitrust consent decree governing Broadcast Music, Inc., and defeated the first-ever attempt to apply Washington's 1984 Telephone Buyers' Protection Act to modern smartphones in a consumer class action.
Five Copyright Practice partners recognized for their outstanding achievements and success in shaping the music legal landscape.