ANDY RODHEIM is a managing associate in the litigation group in the firm’s Chicago office. Andy maintains a diverse complex commercial litigation practice. He has substantial experience drafting dispositive motions in federal district courts, drafting appellate briefs in federal courts of appeals, and drafting certiorari petitions, amicus briefs, and merits briefs at the Supreme Court of the United States. He additionally has experience in all aspects of discovery, including drafting motions to compel, drafting and responding to written discovery, taking depositions, and day-to-day case management.
Andy maintains an active pro bono practice. He has served as an instructor in the Supreme Court Clinic at Northwestern University, and he received the firm’s Thomas H. Morsch award for pro bono achievement in 2019 for his work challenging the Department of Homeland Security’s “public charge” rule.
Andy received his J.D., magna cum laude, from Northwestern University School of Law, where he received the John Paul Stevens Prize for graduating first in his class. While at Northwestern, Andy served as a managing editor of the Northwestern University Law Review and participated in the school’s Supreme Court Clinic. Andy received his B.A. in political science and economics, magna cum laude, from Northwestern University.
Prior to joining Sidley, Andy served as a law clerk to Judge Joel M. Flaum of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.