Overview
Andrew Wagner practices civil litigation and environmental law. As a litigator, Andrew represents clients in state and federal court in an array of matters, including contract disputes, trade secret protection, employment issues, environmental matters and class actions. He has experience at all stages of litigation, including pre-suit investigations, discovery, motions practice and appeals.
As an environmental attorney, Andrew guides clients through the maze of environmental regulatory compliance. He represents clients in environmental litigation and agency negotiations.
Andrew regularly represents pro bono clients in consumer protection and fair housing cases. He is a graduate of The Second City Conservatory, the country's leading training program for sketch comedy.
Experience
Business Litigation
- Represents major commercial clients in warranty disputes under UCC Article 2, including warranty claims and limitations of liability.
- Represents sellers in a lawsuit in the North Carolina Business Court involving an $150 million sale of equity interests.
- Represents a state agency in defense of a wage and hour class action consisting of more than 15,000 employees who together assert claims for tens of millions of dollars in damages.
- Represents owners and general contractors in construction disputes.
- Secured a favorable settlement on behalf of a general partner involved in an intrapartner dispute in Delaware Chancery Court.
- Represents clients in appeals before the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, the North Carolina Court of Appeals and the North Carolina Supreme Court.
Environmental Litigation
- Serves as common counsel to a group of potentially responsible parties involved in remediating a South Carolina state superfund site pursuant to a consent decree with state and federal agencies.
- Advises potentially responsible parties regarding state and federal superfund sites nationwide.
- Represents parties in environmental tort and indemnity disputes.
- Secured a favorable settlement on behalf of a public utility company in a contested case hearing in the North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings involving state water quality standards.
Accolades
Honors & Recognitions
- The Best Lawyers in America, One to Watch, commercial litigation, litigation - environmental, 2023-26; appellate practice, 2024-26; environmental, 2026
- North Carolina Super Lawyers, Rising Star, civil litigation: defense, 2024-25
Affiliations
Professional Affiliations
- North Carolina Bar Association, Environment, Energy & Natural Resources Law Section, Communications Co-Chair
Community Affiliations
- Duke Law School, Triangle Regional Alumni Board
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Practice Areas
Education
Duke University, J.D., magna cum laude, 2018; Order of the Coif; Notes Editor, Duke Law Journal
Wheaton College, B.A., magna cum laude, 2013
Bar Admissions
- North Carolina