Andrew M. Buttaro helps clients navigate sophisticated legal issues at all stages of litigation. A former law clerk to two appellate courts, he has successfully briefed and argued cases before the federal courts of appeals and state courts of last resort. He has authored winning briefs on high-stakes issues in many complex civil actions, including business and shareholder disputes, securities cases, and First Amendment matters. He is a versatile writer and his legal scholarship has been cited in merits briefing before the US Supreme Court.
Andrew has litigated shareholder disputes across jurisdictions, including Delaware, and has represented entities ranging from Fortune 500 corporations to closely held private companies. In his First Amendment practice, he addresses cutting-edge issues under different states’ anti-SLAPP laws.
In all these matters, Andrew leverages his oral-advocacy abilities and writing skillset, and courts and clients alike have praised Andrew’s briefing style as engaging and effective. In both the trial and appellate courts, Andrew’s vigorous and strategic advocacy has—on multiple occasions—resolved litigation in its early stages, with opposing parties consenting to voluntary dismissal or other agreed relief.
He teaches an advanced legal writing course at Boston College Law School focused on appellate litigation.
Appellate
Trial
Member, Boston Bar Association