Andrew J. Schutt 404.873.8778 [direct] 404.873.8779 [fax] andrew.schutt@agg.com Area of Practice Corporate, Growth Companies, International

Andrew Schutt is an associate in the Firm's Corporate Practice Group and a member of the Growth Companies/Private Equities and International Practice Teams. He primarily represents telecommunications and other technology companies in mergers and acquisitions, financing, and general corporate. Andrew spent nearly a year assisting one of the Firm's technology clients as its interim general counsel, responsible for the coordination of all legal matters nation-wide. Andrew also has extensive experience representing wireless providers in all aspects of network build-out, including the review and negotiation of tower site lease agreements and defense before zoning boards.

Professional Activities

State Bar of Georgia

Atlanta Venture Forum

Federal Communications Bar Association

Young Entrepreneurs Organization (Sponsor)

Speaking Engagements and Publications
Speaker: "Up on the Highwire: Legal Issues Surrounding Wireless Towers," presented at the ICLE 21st Annual Real Property Law Institute.
Author: "The Power Line Dilemma: Compensation for Diminished Property Value Caused by Fear of Electromagnetic Fields." 24 Florida State University Law Review 125, 1996. (Article included in Thomson Legal Publishing's 1997 Zoning and Planning Law Handbook)

Education
B.S., University of Florida, 1990 (Pi Rho Sigma)
J.D., Florida State University College of Law, 1996 (magna cum laude, Order of the Coif)
    Florida State University Law Review, Executive Editor

Admitted to Practice
State Bar of Georgia, 1996