Andrew C. Stevens
Associate
Suite 2100
Biography
Drew is an associate in the firm’s Litigation and Intellectual Property practice groups and focuses on complex commercial litigation involving intellectual property, health systems, and real property. Drew has extensive experience prosecuting and defending claims of trademark infringement and unfair competition, and he regularly represents brand owners in cancellation and opposition proceedings before the United States Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
Drew also counsels and represents hospitals and health systems on compliance and in litigation under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and in civil rights investigations brought by the Department of Justice and the Office for Civil Rights at the Department of Health and Human Services.
Experience
Represented one of the largest health systems in the Southeast in an investigation by the Department of Justice into an allegation of discrimination against a patient with mobility disabilities.
Assisted in obtaining summary judgment against $24 million RICO and trademark counterfeiting claims brought by a Fortune 50 airline company.
Assisted in the defense of multi-million dollar international patent inventorship dispute related to the use of ultrasonic drying technology in the paper manufacturing industry.
Credentials
- Emory University School of Law, Juris Doctor,with High Honors
- Order of the Coif
- Baylor University, Bachelor of Arts - Sociology,cum laude
- State of Georgia – 2014
- United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit – 2019
- Georgia Court of Appeals – 2015
- Supreme Court of Georgia – 2015
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia – 2015
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia – 2015
Recognition
- Robert W. Woodruff Scholar in Law, 2011-2014
- Articles Editor, Emory Law Journal: “Outstanding Articles Editor” for 2014
- ABA/BNA Award for Excellence in the Study of Health Law, 2014
- Dean’s Awards in Regulation of Health Care Providers, Constitutional Law, Property, Legislation and Regulation
- 1st Place, First Annual Moot Court Competition in Law and Religion at Touro Law School, 2014
- Top 10%: Emory Law Spring 2012 Oral Arguments
- John S. Belew Award for Outstanding Male in Community Service, Baylor University, 2010
- Charles M. and Jean Furr Tolbert Endowed Scholar in Sociology, Baylor University, 2010
News & Insights
- PublicationsHHS Issues New Final Rule Under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act: Analysis for Healthcare ProvidersJuly 7, 2020 | Articles | Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
- EventsDrew Stevens Presenting at AHLA Annual Meeting on June 30 on “Equal Access for Individuals with Disabilities: Achieving Compliance and Resolving Disputes Under the ADA and ACA”June 30, 2020 | Speaking Engagements
- PublicationsAndrew Stevens’ Article Published in AHLA Health Law Connections Magazine – May 2020May 2020 | Articles | American Health Law Association