Andy Szot

Andy Szot is a seasoned trial lawyer with more than 25 years of experience litigating complex commercial cases nationwide. His practice focuses on prosecuting high-stakes claims involving antitrust violations, consumer protection, commodity manipulation, securities fraud, and the False Claims Act.

Andy represents both classes and individual companies, bringing the same strategic rigor and intensity to each case. He has built a reputation for handling sophisticated matters that demand deep legal analysis, practical judgment, and a willingness to take cases through trial. His work has earned recognition from his peers, including selection as an Illinois Rising Star for four consecutive years.

Before entering the legal profession, Andy spent a year in Detroit as an AmeriCorps volunteer, teaching and mentoring disadvantaged elementary school students. He was nominated for the Michigan Governor’s Service Award in recognition of his work.

Andy has long been active in the legal and human rights communities. He has served as co-chair of the Human Rights Committee of the Chicago Bar Association, as well as on the Advisory Board of Art Works Projects for Human Rights. He also contributed to the legal advisory team for The Prosecutors, a documentary examining sexual violence in conflict zones.

Representative Cases

Obtained a $151.25 million recovery on behalf of a class of indirect purchasers in antitrust litigation against the country’s leading manufacturers of flexible polyurethane foam. The amount represents the fourth largest antitrust recovery ever on behalf of an indirect purchaser.
Obtained a $49 million recovery on behalf of a class of Ohio energy ratepayers arising from public corruption indictments and related allegations.
Obtained a $33 million recovery on behalf of a class of indirect purchasers in antitrust litigation arising out of a nationwide price-fixing, bid-rigging, and market-allocation scheme among the country’s dominant manufacturers of liquid aluminum sulfate. The $33 million recovery exceeded 100% of the treble damages sought—a result believed to be unprecedented in antitrust class action litigation.
Secured a 22% relator share award for a whistleblower in a False Claims Act matter, which is believed to be among the highest relator share awards for a whistleblower whose testimony was not required at trial.
Served on the trial team and secured a $12.5 million jury verdict against American Express in a consumer class action lawsuit on behalf of Illinois consumers concerning American Express’s anti-steering rules.

Secured a $55 million settlement for a class of patients receiving inpatient healthcare services from a hospital network in the northern suburbs of Chicago based on alleged monopolization claims.

Currently representing two large companies that allege injury resulting from the alleged price-fixing of broilers.
Currently representing a whistleblower in Standish v. The Brilliance Academy of Math And English, et al. (N.D. Ill.).
Currently representing a certified class of commodity traders against a London-based trading firm and certain individual defendants alleging antitrust violations and manipulation of crude oil futures.
Currently representing named plaintiffs from eight states alleging consumer fraud and antitrust violations against Walmart and Pepsi concerning the sale of certain Pepsi products.
Played a key role in securing Miller Law’s support for Perkins Coie LLP, Jenner & Block LLP, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, and Susman Godfrey LLP’s fight against the Trump Administration’s executive orders targeting them.

Education

BA History, with Distinction – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 1997
JD University of Michigan Law School 2000

Admissions

Illinois State Bar 2001
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit 2001
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois 2001
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin 2007
U.S. District Court of Colorado 2011
Federal Trial Bar for the Northern District of Illinois 2007