Biography
Andie M. Patton serves as a Practice Group Leader for the Mergers & Acquisitions practice group. She practices in the Firm's Corporate Department and works on a variety of corporate matters including mergers and acquisitions, corporate formation and restructuring, regulatory compliance (primarily in the area of alcohol distribution law), commercial real estate transactions, and corporate and commercial contract issues.
Andie was selected by her peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers® Ones to Watch for 2021-2024, as well as Missouri & Kansas Rising Stars® 2021-2022.
Andie is a member of the Firm's Recruiting Committee and the Lewis Rice Women to Women (LRW2W) Committee, and she serves as Chair of the Associate Development Committee.
Practice Areas
Education
- University of Chicago School of Law (J.D., 2012)
- Joseph Henry Beale Prize for Outstanding Legal Research and Writing
- Washington University in St. Louis (B.A., 2009)
- Political Science and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Legal Background
- Washington University Faculty Mentor, Law & Business Society (Spring 2024–present)
- Summer associate, Lewis Rice LLC (2011)
- Student clinical intern, University of Chicago's Edwin F. Mandel Legal Aid Clinic – mental health litigation project (2011)
- Summer intern, U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Illinois (2010)
- Paralegal assistant, Becker, Dufour & Yarbrough, LLP (2007-2009)
Admissions
- Missouri Bar
- Illinois Bar
Charitable & Civic Activities
- Places for People
- Vice President, Board of Directors
- Chair, Development Committee
- Chair, Annual Golf Committee
- Executive Committee
- Adjunct Professor, Business Planning & Drafting - Fundamentals of M&A Transactions, Washington University School of Law
- Board member, earthday365
Firm Committees
- Recruiting Committee
- Lewis Rice Women to Women Committee
- Chair, Associate Development Committee
- Diversity Committee Scholarship Subcommittee
