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Overview
Introduction
Andrew is a practical, problem-solving advocate and advisor on critical labor and employment matters.
Drawing on both in-house and outside legal experience, Andrew E. Moriarty represents companies before courts and agencies and in arbitration. Recent activities include defense of class actions alleging wage-hour and pay transparency claims, defense of ULP charges filed in aid of union organizing campaigns, and management of a pre-litigation dispute portfolio for a large international employer. Andrew also provides practical, business-centric advice regarding discrimination, harassment, disability accommodation, employment contracts, personnel policies and employee handbooks, discipline and discharge, independent contractor classification, statutory and regulatory compliance, and union matters. He is Ashurst Perkins Coie's assistant general counsel for employment.
Previously, Andrew worked in-house for Amazon, where he managed litigation and advised software, robotics, customer service, fulfillment, and logistics teams on all aspects of labor and employment law, independent contractor classification, vendor relations, and employee mobility.
Education & credentials
- Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, Georgetown Law Journal, 1998
- Boston University, B.A., International Relations, magna cum laude, 1991
- Washington
- Supreme Court of the United States
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
- Amazon, Seattle, WA, Senior Corporate Counsel, Labor & Employment, 2013-2018
- Perkins Coie LLP, Seattle, WA, Partner, 2006-2013; Associate, 1998-2006
Professional recognition
Best Lawyers in America: Litigation - Labor and Employment, 2021-2026
Impact
- King County Bar Association Section of Labor & Employment Law, Trustee
- American Employment Law Council (AELC), Member
- Pacific Coast Labor & Employment Law Conference, 2026 Conference Chair
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