Andy Phillips is the Managing Partner of Meier Watkins Phillips Pusch LLP and one of the Firm’s four founding partners.  He is one of only 10 attorneys to be recognized by Chambers & Partners as among the best in the United States for High Net Worth: Defamation / Reputation Management.  Andy’s practice focuses on counseling clients faced with unfavorable media coverage or other reputational attacks.  In addition to high-net-worth individuals, Andy regularly counsels major corporations from a wide variety of industries and sectors, including food production, medical device manufacturing, cybersecurity services, venture capital, and blockchain technology.  The common thread is not what these companies make or sell, but the dilemma they face—a hostile reporter intent on publishing a false story likely to cause enormous reputational and economic harm to the company. Andy is an expert at navigating these situations, utilizing his experience dealing with media entities of all stripes, his deep knowledge of the law, and his tenacity to protect his clients’ interests by killing or modifying potentially damaging stories before they get published, or by securing corrections and retractions of inaccurate news stories.

 Andy also has years of experience representing clients in defamation lawsuits before state and federal courts across the country.  He has litigated against many of the country’s most well-known media organizations, including Rolling Stone Magazine, The New York Times, CNN, and Fox News.  Andy is one of only six attorneys in the United States to be ranked by Chambers for expertise in Plaintiff’s-side First Amendment litigation.