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Andrew W. Bagley

Senior Counsel

Overview

Andrew W. Bagley is a senior counsel with more than 25 years’ experience in employment litigation and counseling. He advises and defends management on matters of wage and hour, discrimination, retaliation, harassment, and executive agreements, as well as the defense and enforcement of restrictive covenants.

Andrew regularly advises management and HR professionals on various workplace issues, including the following:

  • The drafting of non-competition and non-solicitation agreements, and the hiring of candidates who are subject to such agreements.
  • Executive employment agreements and compensation.
  • Employee wage-hour classifications and related overtime obligations.
  • Timekeeping practices, including the updating of time recording systems.
  • Internal investigations and employee terminations.
  • Employee leave issues under the FMLA and ADA.

Andrew also has extensive experience litigating discrimination, non-competition, and wage and hour claims in courts around the country. Some of his recent cases include the following:

  • A series of victories on summary judgment in individual discrimination cases brought against a broadcasting company.
  • Enforcement and defense of non-competition agreements in courts around the country, securing injunctive relief under contracts and the Defend Trade Secrets Act for clients in the high-tech and defense industries.
  • Successful defense of wage and hour class and collective actions, including nationwide and statewide actions against companies in the health care and hospitality industries.

Andrew has represented employers in a wide variety of industries, including retail, media, hospitality, pharmaceuticals, transportation, health care, manufacturing, and government contracting.  Having grown up in Brussels, Belgium, Andrew speaks fluent French and regularly represents Belgian and French companies in the United States.

Andrew received his undergraduate degree, magna cum laude, from Duke University in 1986 and his law degree in 1994 from the University of Maryland, where he was a member of the Law Review. Before attending law school, Andrew was a sales manager with Procter & Gamble.

Career & Education

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    • Duke University, A.B., magna cum laude, 1986
    • University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., Order of the Coif, 1994
    • Duke University, A.B., magna cum laude, 1986
    • University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., Order of the Coif, 1994
    • District of Columbia
    • Maryland
    • Virginia
    • District of Columbia
    • Maryland
    • Virginia
    • French
    • French

Andrew's Insights

Webinar | 01.25.24

Third Thursday: Employment Law Updates from 2023 and Trends to Watch in the New Year

Please join us for the next edition of Third Thursday – Crowell & Moring’s Labor and Employment Update, a webinar series dedicated to helping our clients stay on top of developing law and emerging compliance issues.

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