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.
Professional and Community Activities
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Delaware State Bar Association
- Editor of Contemporary Corporate Forms published by Aspen Law and Business
Noteworthy
- Best Lawyers in America
News
- 25 Morris Nichols Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America 2012
25 Morris Nichols attorneys have been named to The Best Lawyers in America 2012 in twenty practice areas. - 26 Morris Nichols Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America 2011; Firm is Top-Listed in Eight Categories in Delaware
26 Morris Nichols attorneys have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2011. The firm was also “Top-Listed in Delaware” in eight practice areas. - Andrew Johnston, Amy Simmerman Author Recent Delaware Law Developments in Advancement and Indemnification: An Analytical Guide
Andrew M. Johnston and Amy L. Simmerman authored Recent Delaware Law Developments in Advancement and Indemnification: An Analytical Guide that appears in the current edition of NYU Journal of Law & Business. - Andrew Johnston and R.J. Scaggs, Jr. Speak at 31st Annual Securities Regulation and Business Law Conference
Partners Andrew Johnston and R.J. Scaggs, Jr. served as faculty members at the 31st Annual Securities Regulation and Business Law Conference.
Notable Publications and Presentations
- Andrew M. Johnston, Amy L. Simmerman, Recent Delaware Law Developments in Advancement and Indemnification: An Analytical Guide, 6 N.Y.U. J. L. & Bus. 81-126 (2009)
- Andrew M. Johnston, Angela Priest, 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)
- 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)