Andrew B. Moore

Andrew Moore, a partner in the firm’s Business practice, focuses his practice on public offerings and corporate finance, securities regulation, corporate governance, and mergers and acquisitions.  Andrew is a leader of the firm’s public companies group, regularly advising public companies on best corporate governance practices, disclosure matters and SEC compliance.  He has a wide range of securities offering experience, including initial and follow-on public offerings, and shelf offerings of both debt and equity securities.  His corporate clients include Amazon.com, Costco, Idaho Power, Microsoft, Puget Sound Energy, and Zillow.
Andrew is a co-author of The Public Company Handbook: A Corporate Governance and Disclosure Guide for Directors and Executives and a contributor to The Initial Public Offering Handbook:  A Guide for Entrepreneurs, Executives, Directors and Private Investors (2008).  He serves as a speaker for the National Investor Relations Institute on a variety of public company topics, including SEC disclosure, Regulations FD, G and M-A, and key issues in public company governance.  Andrew also has extensive mergers and acquisitions experience, representing Puget Energy in its $7.4-billion sale, Microsoft in acquisitions, including the acquisition of Nasdaq-listed Greenfield Online, Amazon.com in its acquisitions, and Nasdaq-listed Captaris in multiple acquisitions as well as its sale.

Professional Recognition

• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2012
• Ranked by Chambers USA, as “America’s Leading Business Lawyers", 2010 - 2012
• Listed in Washington Law & Politics, “Washington's Super Lawyers", 2005, 2011 
• Listed in Washington Law & Politics, “Rising Stars of Washington Law", 2001 - 2005

Professional Leadership

• University of Washington Business School, Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Advisory Board, 2007
• American Bar Association, Business Law Section
• Washington State Bar Association, Business Law Section