Andrew Goodman is a partner in the New Orleans office of Kean Miller.   He joined the firm in 2012 and practices in the Business and Corporate group. Andrew has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, securities law, corporate governance matters, and general business advice.  He has advised corporate clients, ranging from early stage start-ups to large publicly traded companies, and investment funds in transactions in technology, real estate and real estate investment trusts (REITs), life sciences, energy, manufacturing, advertising, consumer products, food products, and other industries.

Since 2005, Andrew has advised clients in M&A transactions totaling over $25 billion. 

Prior to joining Kean Miller, Andrew was a partner in the Los Angeles office of Goodwin Procter LLP after several years of practicing as an associate in its Boston office.

Representative Experience

• Structuring, negotiating and implementing merger and acquisition transactions, involving public and private buyers and sellers.
• Advising boards of directors regarding company sales, acquisitions, financings, strategic alternatives, fiduciary duties and defensive takeover protections and strategies.
• Advising public companies in ongoing corporate governance and securities law compliance maters, including registrations statements, proxy statements, periodic reports and executive compensation matters.
• Advising issuers and underwriters in capital markets transactions.
• Advising founders and investors regarding start-ups and early stage businesses in connection with capital raising transactions. 
• Examples of Andrew’s completed assignments include:

• Representing Williams Partners (WPZ) in its $725 million joint venture with Marubeni Corporation for the construction and operation of the initial Gulfstar floating production system project
  
• Representing Lamar Advertising Company (LAMR) in its $145 million acquisition of NextMedia Outdoor
• Representing FieldLens in its seed round financing
  
• Representing Zoll Medical (ZOLL) in its $2.21 billion sale to Asahi Kasei Corporation*
• Representing Covidien (COV) in its $250 million acquisition of Somanetics (SMTS)*
• Representing High Liner Foods (HLF) in its $230 million acquisition of Icelandic Group’s U.S. and Asian operations*
• Representing Syncplicity in its sale to EMC Corporation (EMC)*
• Representing Outright in its sale to Go Daddy*
• Representing Socialtext in its sale to Peoplefluent*
• Representing NeuroFocus in its strategic alternatives exploration process and sale to Nielsen Holdings (NLSN)*
• Representing Salary.com (SLRY) in its auction and $80 million sale to Kenexa (KNXA)*
• Representing The Princeton Review (REVU) in its $170 million acquisition of Penn Foster Education Group*
• Representing KickApps in its sale to KIT digital (KITD)*
• Representing Candela (CLZR) in its review of strategic alternatives and sale to Syneron Medical (ELOS)*
• Representing Inverness Medical Innovations (IMA) in its $1.19 billion acquisition of Matria Healthcare (MATR)*
• Representing Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund in its acquisition of Crescent Real Estate Equities (CEI)*
• Representing Brookfield Properties in its acquisition of Trizec Properties (TRZ)*
• Representing Beacon Capital Partners in its sale of private investment funds to Broadway Real Estate Partners*

*Attorney experience prior to joining Kean Miller

Education

Andrew earned his B.A., cum laude, in 1999 from the University of Rochester. He earned his J.D., cum laude, in 2002 from Tulane Law School.

Admissions

Admitted, California, Louisiana and Massachusetts

Memberships

• American Bar Association (Mergers & Acquisitions Market Trends Subcommittee and Private Equity M&A Subcommittee of the Mergers & Acquisitions Committee)

Community Service

• Member, Association for Corporate Growth, Louisiana Chapter
• Member, GNO, Inc., NextGen Council, 2013
• Member, Louisiana Sports Law Association
  

Articles, Publications and Presentations

• In Through the Out Door: Preparing for Your Business Exit Opportunity, Kean Miller Mergers and Acquisitions Briefing, April 2013
• Stock Options and Structuring the Cap Table, presentation to Launch Pad accelerator program, April 2013
• The Employer Mandate Health Care Reform: A Decision Point For Smaller Companies, Louisianalawblog.com, January 2013
  
• Insider Trading and SEC Disclosure Matters, Kean Miller CLE, December 2012
• SEC Proposes Rules Eliminating the Prohibition on General Solicitation and Advertising in Securities Offerings, Louisianalawblog.com, September 2012
• Private Equity: Sources of Funding and the M&A Legal Landscape, Preparing for Your M&A Opportunity, presentation to The Entrepreneur's Organization, Louisiana Chapter, August 2012
• SEC Adopts Rules for Disclosing Use of Conflict Minerals, Louisianalawblog.com, August 2012