All of our firm's work is motivated by a deep sense of social responsibility and a commitment to excellence in the way we practice law.
Why Tycko & Zavareei LLP?
All of our firm's work is motivated by a deep sense of social responsibility and a commitment to excellence in the way we practice law.
Andrea Gold is the Managing Partner of Tycko & Zavareei LLP, working out of the Firm’s District of Columbia office. Andrea, a two-time graduate of the University of Michigan, has spent her legal career advocating for consumers, employees, and whistleblowers. Andrea has deftly litigated numerous complex cases, including through trial. Her extensive litigation experience has resulted in case recoveries of over $175 million in both national class action cases as well as in qui tam whistleblower litigation.
In her class action practice, Ms. Gold has successfully defended dispositive motions, navigated complex discovery, worked closely with leading experts, and obtained contested class certification. Her class action cases have involved, amongst other things, unlawful bank fees, product defects, violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, and deceptive advertising and sales practices.
Known for her exceptional legal acumen, Andrea has been at the forefront of some of the most complex and high-stakes lawsuits in the firm’s history:
• Economic Justice Advocate: Andrea’s pioneering cases against unlawful and unfair banking and insurance practices have delivered tens of millions in class action settlements to consumers and put an end to exploitative practices. Her work has not just compensated affected individuals but also led to lasting reform in financial and insurance sectors in areas such as bank fees and price gouging. She has recovered tens of millions of dollars against major financial institutions such as Bank of America, Capital One, and Navy Federal Credit Union. She has also achieved $40 million in class settlements in cases against Allstate Insurance Company ($25 million settlement) and Farmers Insurance Company ($15 million settlement) regarding alleged price optimization.
• Taking on Big Tech: Andrea has secured tens of millions of dollars in compensation for consumers nationwide who were harmed at the hands of tech giants like Uber ($20 million nationwide TCPA settlement), Apple ($35 million nationwide product defect settlement), and Sharp Electronics (nationwide product defect settlement valued at over $100 million).
• Leadership in Multidistrict Litigation (MDLs): Andrea chairs the plaintiffs’ executive committee in groundbreaking social casino litigation against Apple, Google, and Facebook, addressing critical issues such as Section 230 immunity. She was also appointed to a pivotal role in the Plaintiffs’ Leadership Committee for the IN RE: MOVEit Customer Data Security Breach Litigation, one of the largest data breach MDLs in history.
• Champion for Civil Rights: Andrea made tremendous breakthroughs in her work against unconstitutional “debtor’s prisons” in Missouri. By securing contested class certifications, she helped ensure restitution for victims and worked to implement meaningful systemic change. She then negotiated class settlements worth millions in compensation plus practice changes in the cases.
Andrea was named a 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyer, a Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Lawyer by the National Trial Lawyers, and has been selected as a Washington, D.C. Super Lawyer for several consecutive years.
Prior to joining Tycko & Zavareei LLP in 2006, Ms. Gold was a Skadden fellow. The Skadden Fellowship Foundation was created by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP, one of the nation’s top law firms, to support the work of new attorneys at public interest organizations around the country.
Ms. Gold is admitted to practice before the courts of the District of Columbia, Illinois, and Maryland, as well as numerous federal courts including the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Selected as Co-Chair of the Plaintiff Vetting and Discovery Committee
Ms. Gold was appointed Class Counsel following contested class certification in this class action challenging the use of modern-day debtor’s prisons in Maplewood, Missouri.
Ms. Gold serves as Chairperson of the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee in this consolidated action challenging Facebook’s involvement in allegedly illegal casino-style gambling apps.
Ms. Gold serves as Chairperson of the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee in this multi-district litigation (MDL) challenging Google’s involvement in allegedly illegal casino-style gambling apps.
Ms. Gold serves as Chairperson of the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee in this multi-district litigation (MDL) challenging Apple’s involvement in allegedly illegal casino-style gambling apps.
Obtained contested class certification and named Class Counsel in a case challenging bank fee assessment practice, followed by $15.975 million class settlement.
Class Counsel in $20 million nationwide TCPA settlement against Uber.
Class Counsel in $24.5 million nationwide settlement in a case challenging credit union fee assessment practice.
Class Counsel in litigation challenging Farmers Insurance Company’s practice of charging its most loyal policyholders more than justified by the risk they present, based on their lack of price sensitivity; obtained $15 million settlement for California policyholders.
Class Counsel in litigation alleging that Sharp’s microwave oven drawers were dangerously defective; obtained nationwide class settlement valued at over $103 million.
Class Counsel in wage theft litigation against UPS, resulting in a $995,000 settlement for Massachusetts workers.
TZ and co-counsel secured a win for California insurance customers with the approval of a $25 million class action settlement involving Allstate Insurance Company. The class action lawsuit, encompassing over 1.2 million policyholders, alleged that Allstate violated multiple California laws by improperly using price optimization to inflate auto insurance premiums. After nearly nine years of rigorous litigation and mediation, the Court approved the settlement, bringing relief to affected consumers.
Obtained reversal of district court’s ruling where Eleventh Circuit held that the issue of class arbitrability was clearly and unmistakably delegated to the arbitrator.
Obtained contested class certification in trial court and the appeal of that decision by Defendant was rejected by both the Ohio Court of Appeals and Ohio Supreme Court.
Defeated dismissal bid largely based on Allstate’s argument that challenge to insurance company’s alleged use of price optimization was barred by filed rate doctrine and primary jurisdiction doctrine; trial court decision upheld by Appellate Court of Illinois and petition for leave to appeal to Illinois Supreme Court denied.
Ruling that the client, a whistleblower, in a False Claims Act case was entitled to a significant share of a $350 million settlement.
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