He earned his LL.B. at Osgoode Hall Law School in 1989 and his M.B.A. with Distinction at Schulich School of Business in 2003. He has a B.A. from McGill University and is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada. He was called to the Ontario Bar in 1991.

Andrew has mediation and adjudicative experience as a claims officer in CCAA filings and other insolvency law matters (bankruptcy/insolvency, collection/debtors); in human rights (harassment, discrimination, workplace disputes and wrongful dismissals), as well as in construction and commercial matters (competition law, contracts, corporate and partnership disputes). 

In addition to being a member of ADR Chambers, Andrew is the Deputy Registrar in Bankruptcy with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice; a Member of the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal; and is a Vice Chair of the Ontario Licence Appeals Tribunal.

Prior to his public appointments, Andrew practiced law at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP and Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP, focusing on insolvency and restructuring litigation, competition law, securities litigation and corporate commercial disputes. He has appeared before all levels of court in Ontario and a number of boards and tribunals, including the Ontario Labour Relations Board, the Ontario Municipal Board and the Assessment Review Board.

Andrew lectures on bankruptcy, presents at conferences across Canada on insolvency law, and has published articles in the Employment and Labour Law Reporter, The Canadian Bankruptcy Reporters  and the Annual Review of Insolvency Law.

He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Society of Ontario Adjudicators and Regulators (SOAR); a member of the Commercial List Users Group; and a member of the Advocates’ Society.