DENVER – Aug. 1, 2023 – Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP expanded its Litigation, Aviation, and Appeals & Legal Issues practices with the addition of Andrew Barr as a shareholder in the Denver office. Barr joins the firm from Cooley LLP where he managed a large docket of civil litigation, regulatory, and arbitration matters.
Barr’s practice focuses on general litigation and appellate matters in commercial and business disputes. He has represented clients facing a wide array of challenges across multiple industries and uses this experience to manage cases efficiently and pragmatically. For example, Barr has represented product manufacturers in regulatory and product-liability disputes; has represented a large video-streaming company in civil, regulatory, and criminal disputes; advised several companies related to misappropriation of trade secrets by former employees; and represented a medical provider related to required payments under the Affordable Care Act.
Barr is a licensed pilot, skydiver, and a self-professed “aviation geek,” with deep knowledge of airplanes and the culture and law surrounding them, all of which inform his aviation practice. His experience in this niche area of law touches virtually all facets of the industry, including airport sponsors, manufacturers, operators, and insurers. Barr currently represents several municipalities seeking to obtain relief from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) related to noise and pollution caused by aircraft overflights. He also has worked with the FAA on the first-ever privatization of a once-public airport, developing the transition process used by the FAA. Barr also has represented several aircraft manufacturers and operators, including by serving as emergency counsel in the event of an incident or accident. Barr has developed considerable cross-border experience through his aviation practice, and industry stakeholders seek his counsel in the wake of international airplane and helicopter accidents.
“Andrew is an enthusiastic, business-focused attorney whose practice will complement the firm’s existing multidisciplinary commercial litigation and aviation law teams,” said David Palmer, managing shareholder of the Denver office. “He exhibits a community-first leadership that is key to building trust with our clients and providing value-added services.”
“I’m excited to join a firm with a robust entrepreneurial spirit, where I have the freedom to grow my practice within the framework of Greenberg Traurig’s global platform,” Barr said. “I’m also looking forward to mentoring junior attorneys and shepherding them through meaningful cases.”
Barr maintains an active pro bono practice, and he is proudest of one case where he helped secure the release of a wrongfully convicted man who had already served 21 years of a life sentence in a Tennessee prison. Barr regularly accepts appellate appointments from the Sixth and Tenth Circuits’ pro bono panels and has worked with an immigrant-focused nonprofit appellate group since graduating from law school. He also is active in the Denver community, volunteering with Food for Thought, a Denver nonprofit committed to feeding children when they do not have access to free or reduced school meal programs.
Barr received his J.D. from Duke University School of Law, where he also received an LL.M. in International and Comparative Law. He is admitted to practice law in Colorado and Illinois.
About Greenberg Traurig’s Litigation Practice: Greenberg Traurig’s Litigation Practice includes a team of more than 700 attorneys. The firm’s trial lawyers regularly appear in state and federal courts throughout the country, as well as in appellate courts and before international arbitration panels. They work closely with in-house counsel to develop a strategy that best fits a litigation cost and proficiency model appropriate to the client’s unique needs and goals.
About Greenberg Traurig’s Aviation Practice: Greenberg Traurig’s Aviation Practice represents both U.S. and foreign airlines, leasing companies, financial institutions and aviation-related businesses in aircraft and engine purchases, leases, maintenance operations, as well as corporate governance matters related to airline operations. The team helps clients navigate issues, opportunities, and complexities that arise in the aviation industry.
About Greenberg Traurig’s Denver Office: Greenberg Traurig's Denver team offers clients a business-minded perspective into legal issues as well as a strategic gateway for Denver businesses to operate in today’s global marketplace. The Denver team’s core practice areas include American Indian Law, appellate litigation, commercial litigation, compensation and benefits, commercial litigation, corporate transactions, data privacy, employment litigation, energy and natural resources, environmental compliance and litigation, federal regulatory and administrative law, financial services litigation, healthcare and FDA law, intellectual property and technology, land use and zoning, mergers and acquisitions, public finance, real estate, securities law, tax and water law.
About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP has more than 2650 attorneys in 45 locations in the United States, Europe and the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. The firm is a 2022 BTI “Highly Recommended Law Firm” for superior client service and is consistently among the top firms on the Am Law Global 100 and NLJ 500. Greenberg Traurig is Mansfield Rule 5.0 Certified Plus by The Diversity Lab. The firm is recognized for powering its U.S. offices with 100% renewable energy as certified by the Center for Resource Solutions Green-e® Energy program and is a member of the U.S. EPA’s Green Power Partnership Program. The firm is known for its philanthropic giving, innovation, diversity, and pro bono. Web: www.gtlaw.com.