Practice Areas
Education
- J.D., cum laude, 1982, Northwestern University School of Law
- A.B., summa cum laude with high honors, 1979, Kenyon College
Admissions to Practice
- Delaware, 1982
Andy is a member of the Delaware Corporate Law Counseling Group. His practice includes advising corporations and their counsel on a wide variety of Delaware corporate law issues including those relating to the fiduciary duties of directors, officers and stockholders, financings, conflict of interest transactions, corporate governance, indemnification and director liability. He has worked closely with boards of directors, special committees of directors, and managements of public and private corporations in conflict transactions, proxy contests, sale of control and business combination transactions and hostile takeovers.
Andy is a member of the Drafting Subcommittee of the Corporate Practice Committee of the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association, which is responsible for preparing model corporate documents for both Delaware and the Model Act.
News
- Eighteen Morris Nichols Attorneys Recognized In Best Lawyers In America 2008
According to Best Lawyers, Morris Nichols had the highest number of attorneys named in Delaware in the practice areas of commercial litigation (5) and corporate law (10).
Publications
- Andrew M. Johnston, Angela L. Priest & Christine J. Dealy, Delaware Supreme Court Addresses Director Oversight Liability, Clarifies the Obligation to Act in Good Faith
- S. Mark Hurd, Andrew M. Johnston, Special Committees of the Board, Corporate Governance: Law & Practice (Lexis Nexis 2004)
- S. Mark Hurd, Andrew M. Johnston, Special Committees of Independent Directors, Corporate Practice Series Portfolio No. 79 (The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., 2002)
- Frederick H. Alexander, Andrew M. Johnston, John F. Johnston, Delaware Chancery Court Rulings on Fiduciary-Outs, (November 5, 1999).
- Frederick H. Alexander, Lewis S. Black, Andrew M. Johnston, Delaware Supreme Court Affirms Quickturn, ( January 4, 1999)
- Andrew M. Johnston (General Editor), Contemporary Corporation Forms, (2d ed., Aspen Law & Business, 1998)
- Andrew M. Johnston (Contributor), Contemporary Corporation Forms, Part 5, Board Meetings: Directors, Officers and Managers; Part 7, Shareholders' Meetings, Elections, Voting and Notice (2d ed., Aspen Law & Business, 1998)
Professional and Community Activities
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Delaware State Bar AssociationEditor of Contemporary Corporate Forms published by Aspen Law and Business