Andrew Silver’s practice focuses on all aspects of complex civil litigation matters in federal and state courts, with a special emphasis on cases involving the industries of consumer financial services and consumer products. He is experienced in matters concerning data privacy, contracts, labeling and product defects, and claims brought under federal statutes such as the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), National Bank Act, and Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). Andrew has litigated numerous class action cases through the class certification, summary judgment, settlement, and appellate stages.
Representative matters include:
- Representing clients in state and federal court cases in class action, False Claims Act, commercial, and appellate litigation
- Working on discovery in class action cases, including taking and defending depositions, for purposes of class certification and summary judgment proceedings
- Working with expert witnesses to synthesize expert reports related to both liability and damages in product labeling, TCPA, and product defect matters, and responding to Daubert briefs regarding admissibility of expert testimony
- Assisting in settlement efforts in class action cases
Prior to law school, Andrew worked as a correspondent and desk assistant in The Boston Globe’s Sports Department covering high school and college sports.
Andrew graduated magna cum laude as a member of the Order of the Coif from Boston College Law School, where he served as Articles Editor of the Boston College International & Comparative Law Review. He also worked as a student-attorney at the Boston College Legal Assistance Bureau, practicing housing law, family law, and administrative law on behalf of indigent clients. During law school, Andrew interned with both the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office in New York, NY, and the United States District Court in Burlington, Vermont, for the Hon. C.J. William K Sessions, III.
Awards + Recognition
- Super Lawyers – Rising Stars, 2019
Professional + Community
- Member, Bar of the District of Columbia
- Member, Massachusetts Bar
"What Illinois stands to lose from the ‘penalty box’"
Andrew Silver of Ifrah Law analyzes the Illinois betting bill and considers the pains the penalty box clause is likely to cause to the local industry
Read more"New HHS Kickback Safe Harbors Are Subject To Many Conditions"
National Law Review
Read more"Deceptive Labeling Class Action Settlements"
American Association for Justice Class Action Law Group Newsletter, Spring 2015 (member subscription required)
"Supreme Court Ruling Provides Significant Protection to Whistleblowers"
National Law Review
Read more"Tennessee Federal Court’s Ruling Approving Use Of Statistical Sampling In False Claims Act Cases Will Help Stamp Out Large-Scale Fraud"
National Law Review
Read more"Rewards and Protections May Soon Be Available to Australian Qui Tam Whistleblowers"
National Law Review
Read moreSEC Says “Pocketful of Quarters’” Planned Token Is Not a “Pocketful of Securities”
On July 25, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance issued a letter to Pocketful of Quarters, Inc. (PoQ), informing PoQ that it would not recommend enforcement action in regards to PoQ’s proposal to sell tokens (called Quarters) on its gaming platform. The SEC informed PoQ that based on PoQ’s description of… Read More
New Hampshire Federal Court Finds Wire Act Is Limited to Gambling on Sporting Events
On June 3, 2019, Judge Paul Barbadoro of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire issued a 60-page opinion holding that the Wire Act is limited to sports gambling. Judge Barbadoro’s opinion resolved litigation between the New Hampshire Lottery Commission, its service provider (NeoPollard), and the Department of Justice (DOJ), over… Read More
DOJ High-Wire Act
Heavyweight parties are slugging it out in a lawsuit in the Granite State, and Ifrah Law is taking a lead role in protecting the interests of America’s rapidly growing online gaming industry. The New Hampshire civil case comes on the heels of the Department of Justice (DOJ) releasing an interpretation of the federal Wire Act… Read More
Update on 1/14/19 OLC Wire Act Opinion – All Eyes on New Hampshire
(This post was originally published on 1/15/2019 and updated on 4/8/2019) On Jan. 14, 2019, the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel issued an opinion reversing its 2011 position on the Wire Act and sports betting, contradicting not just itself but decisions by at least two District Courts and dicta by the U.S. Supreme… Read More
Ability to Revoke TCPA Consent Limited When Consent Was Provided Via Contract
Although the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) limits the ways in which companies may contact individuals via automated dialers, with prerecorded messages, or via text message, one of its hallmarks is that companies are entitled to contact consumers who have provided their express consent to be called. However, in 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”)… Read More
