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Andrew J. Calica is a partner in our New York office and a member of King & Spalding’s Product Liability and Mass Torts practice group. He represents chemical and pharmaceutical companies in toxic tort, product liability and mass and class actions. Andrew also has substantial multi-district litigation experience representing financial institutions in antitrust and commodities litigation.

Andrew also advises clients in complex commercial disputes and on resolution strategies. Andrew’s recent engagements include representing global chemical companies in water contamination cases.

He is a co-author of several chapters in the Electronic Discovery Deskbook, a treatise on electronic discovery and records management published by the Practicing Law Institute.

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J.D., Cornell Law School

B.A., Wesleyan University, Phi Beta Kappa

New York

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Co-Chair Wesleyan University Annual Fund (fmr)

Vice-Chair Wesleyan University Alumni Association (fmr)

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In the News · Source: New York Law Journal, Law360, Commercial Dispute Resolution, Daily Docket, Bloomberg Law and Global Legal Chronicle

August 8, 2024
Leading product liability partner Andrew Calica joins the firm’s Product Liability and Mass Torts practice group in New York

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Represented a global chemical company in personal injury, medical monitoring, property damage, water district, customer class, and natural resource damages cases.

Secured trial victory for global bank on claim of breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing in connection with a revolving credit agreement.

Obtained dismissal of Commodity Exchange Act claims against global bank in LIBOR class action.

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Represented a global chemical company in personal injury, medical monitoring, property damage, water district, customer class, and natural resource damages cases.

Secured trial victory for global bank on claim of breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing in connection with a revolving credit agreement.

Obtained dismissal of Commodity Exchange Act claims against global bank in LIBOR class action.

Represented global pharmaceutical company in connection with N.Y. False Claims Act claim by New York Attorney General.

Represented brand name pharmaceutical companies as national counsel supervising cases involving 8,000 product liability plaintiffs.

Bell v. Pfizer (8th Cir. 2013); Fullington v. Pfizer (8th Cir. 2013); Strayhorn v. Wyeth (6th Cir. 2013); Eckhardt v. Qualitest (5th Cir. 2014); Huck v. Trimark (Iowa 2014); Smith v. Wyeth (6th Cir. 2011); Mensing v. Wyeth (8th Cir. 2009). Obtained dismissal for brand name pharmaceutical company in failure to warn cases involving ingestion of generic pharmaceuticals.

Assisted a multi-national pharmaceutical company in a licensing dispute before the ICC International Court of Arbitration.

Represented an owner participant in a contested bankruptcy proceeding concerning tax indemnity claims arising out of the purchase of aircraft.

Represented a global pharmaceutical company in connection with an internal investigation arising out of a clinical trial.

Defended a leading broker dealer against $500 million claims that it colluded to inflate the valuation of mortgage-backed securities held by a hedge fund customer.

Defended a global bank in a commercial arbitration that involved an accounting dispute with the bank’s former subsidiary.

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In the News · Source: New York Law Journal, Law360, Commercial Dispute Resolution, Daily Docket, Bloomberg Law and Global Legal Chronicle

August 8, 2024
Leading product liability partner Andrew Calica joins the firm’s Product Liability and Mass Torts practice group in New York

View all

Matters

Represented a global chemical company in personal injury, medical monitoring, property damage, water district, customer class, and natural resource damages cases.

Secured trial victory for global bank on claim of breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing in connection with a revolving credit agreement.

Obtained dismissal of Commodity Exchange Act claims against global bank in LIBOR class action.

See more

Close

Matters

Represented a global chemical company in personal injury, medical monitoring, property damage, water district, customer class, and natural resource damages cases.

Secured trial victory for global bank on claim of breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing in connection with a revolving credit agreement.

Obtained dismissal of Commodity Exchange Act claims against global bank in LIBOR class action.

Represented global pharmaceutical company in connection with N.Y. False Claims Act claim by New York Attorney General.

Represented brand name pharmaceutical companies as national counsel supervising cases involving 8,000 product liability plaintiffs.

Bell v. Pfizer (8th Cir. 2013); Fullington v. Pfizer (8th Cir. 2013); Strayhorn v. Wyeth (6th Cir. 2013); Eckhardt v. Qualitest (5th Cir. 2014); Huck v. Trimark (Iowa 2014); Smith v. Wyeth (6th Cir. 2011); Mensing v. Wyeth (8th Cir. 2009). Obtained dismissal for brand name pharmaceutical company in failure to warn cases involving ingestion of generic pharmaceuticals.

Assisted a multi-national pharmaceutical company in a licensing dispute before the ICC International Court of Arbitration.

Represented an owner participant in a contested bankruptcy proceeding concerning tax indemnity claims arising out of the purchase of aircraft.

Represented a global pharmaceutical company in connection with an internal investigation arising out of a clinical trial.

Defended a leading broker dealer against $500 million claims that it colluded to inflate the valuation of mortgage-backed securities held by a hedge fund customer.

Defended a global bank in a commercial arbitration that involved an accounting dispute with the bank’s former subsidiary.

News

In the News · Source: New York Law Journal, Law360, Commercial Dispute Resolution, Daily Docket, Bloomberg Law and Global Legal Chronicle

August 8, 2024
Leading product liability partner Andrew Calica joins the firm’s Product Liability and Mass Torts practice group in New York

View all

Credentials

J.D., Cornell Law School

B.A., Wesleyan University, Phi Beta Kappa

New York

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Co-Chair Wesleyan University Annual Fund (fmr)

Vice-Chair Wesleyan University Alumni Association (fmr)

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