ANDREW P. BOTTI
Professional and Reliable Services You Can Trust
Andrew Botti provides practical, common-sense solutions to complicated legal issues in the areas of business and commercial litigation, as well as employment litigation and advice. When matters cannot be resolved quickly and amicably, Andrew utilizes his thirty years of experience in and out of court to obtain the best results for your complex legal issues.
Professional and Reliable Services You Can Trust
Andrew Botti provides practical, common-sense solutions to complicated legal issues in the areas of business and commercial litigation, as well as employment litigation and advice. When matters cannot be resolved quickly and amicably, Andrew utilizes his thirty years of experience in and out of court to obtain the best results for your complex legal issues.
Recognitions
Examples of the Types of Cases Andrew Handles:
- Commercial Litigation issues
- Employee Restrictive Covenant Agreements
- Business disputes involving ownership of intellectual property
- Trade Mark, Trade Dress and Confidential Business Information
- Complex contract disputes involving specific performance, breach, and interpretive analysis
- Defense of employment related claims for wrongful discharge, discrimination, and wage and hour violations
- Shareholder and Minority Shareholder disputes in closely held businesses
- Employee duty of loyalty cases
- Copyright issues
Commercial Litigation Experience
- Negotiated settlement of $500M breach of warranty claim against fire detection device manufacturer for less than 10% in case arising from the 4th largest industrial fire in U.S. history.
- Granted in excess of $4M in damages on behalf of minority shareholders in freeze-out actions against majority shareholders based on excessive compensation and aggressive accounting schemes.
- Obtained federal court injunction compelling return of $24M in investment funds to investors from fund officers who had breached offering memorandum and attempted to move money offshore.
- Protected multiple business clients from competition by former officers by securing injunctive relief to halt employees from using clients’ proprietary business information and trade secrets.
- Successfully defended multiple businesses against competitor allegations of employee raiding and theft of confidential and proprietary business information.
- Won injunction to enforce non-compete agreement in rare case where trial court required live testimony.
- Achieve dismissal of 95% of claims brought before the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination at preliminary screenings.
- Appointed by U.S. Trustee to serve as Chairman of the Unsecured Creditors Committee in $900M Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding of Modern Continental Construction Company.
- Developed and delivered numerous seminars to clients regarding various legal issues; organized and moderated largest firm seminar concerning family business disputes, attracting more than 100 attendees.
- Obtained $2.5 million in unpaid insurance claim for violation of C. 93A/176D
- Served on Boston Bar Association’s Steering Committee on Business Litigation.
- Obtain Ex-Parte keeper attachment on vehicles purchased with stolen money.
- MCAD Discrimination Regulations Committee.
- Designated a Best Lawyer (2024) in Commercial Litigation.
Client Testimonials
It has been my pleasure and privilege to have known and worked with Andrew for more than 30 years. I have always found Andrew to be extremely knowledgeable, responsive, and his work product to be of the highest caliber.
Andrew provides clients with thoughtful practical advice on business and employment issues so as to help them avoid legal pitfalls in an ever more complex business environment. His approach is practical, thoughtful and, due to his vast experience, on target. When an acceptable solution is not possible, Andrew uses his 30 plus years of courtroom experience to obtain the best results for his clients, irrespective of the degree of complexity of the matter. I highly recommend Andrew as a problem solver and resolute litigator.
Andrew's been a go-to guy for me on labor law. Not only has he provided me with sound advice when I call, he's been proactive in reaching out to me on issues he knows are important to me. It's been great to have him as a trusted resource.
Andrew is a very knowledgeable and pragmatic attorney. He gives realistic and cost-effective advice and is well-connected in the business community to provide introductions or recommend other service providers. He has the highest personal integrity and count him as one of the few outstanding corporate lawyers in the Boston area.
Many lawyers focus their advice warning about what cannot be done. Andrew Botti is a business lawyer who focuses on solving problems and guiding clients to accomplish their goals lawfully and economically. Daniel B. Winslow, Former Judge, Legislator, Counsel to Governor Romney, and business leader.
I've used Andrew's services when I've had questions regarding people issues. Andrew's advice has always been good and practical. He gives excellent advice while keeping in mind the practical issues of dealing with people and the cost of taking actions.