Atty. Andrew Agati
Andrew has a history of representing corporate clients in sophisticated, complex, and sensitive matters in a wide variety of industries and disciplines. He has tried cases to verdict in Ohio, Florida, and California and has served as lead appellate counsel in the defense of a class certification denial.
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Andrew Agati is a business, class action, product liability, litigation, and insurance attorney based in Cleveland, Ohio, practicing at Taft. They have 31+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1995. Admitted to practice in Ohio (1995), Illinois (1999), and New York (2009). Educated at Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1995) and Allegheny College (B.A., 1992). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Litigation (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Insurance Law (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants (2026). Serands clients in Cleveland, OH and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Andrew has a history of representing corporate clients in sophisticated, complex, and sensitive matters in a wide variety of industries and disciplines
- He has tried cases to verdict in Ohio, Florida, and California and has served as lead appellate counsel in the defense of a class certification denial
- For the past 15 years, however, his focus has been in spearheading insurance recoveries for corporate policyholders in a variety of business sectors, under various state and international laws, and under a wide variety of insurance policies, including E&O policies, financial institution bonds (or crime policies), computer fraud and cyber policies, EPL policies, D&O policies, product recall policies, CGL policies, property, builder's risk, contractor's protective indemnity & rectification policies, stand-alone punitive damages policies, as well as title insurance and reinsurance treaties, and excess and umbrella policies
- In that time, he has helped recover nearly $420 million for his clients
- At the same time, Andrew continues to be called upon to defend major high-stakes matters, including defending publicly traded companies facing False Claims Act claims, a regulatory investigation, and hundreds of millions of alleged investor losses in Ponzi schemes
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
Andrew Agati is one of 501,317 business attorneys indexed nationally. Browse business attorneys in Ohio →
Andrew Agati is one of 26,424 class action attorneys indexed nationally. Browse class action attorneys in Ohio →
Andrew Agati is one of 66,193 product liability attorneys indexed nationally. Browse product liability attorneys in Ohio →
Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
Andrew Agati is one of 454,532 litigation attorneys indexed nationally. Browse litigation attorneys in Ohio →
Insurance attorneys for coverage disputes, bad faith claims, denied claims, and policy disputes.
Andrew Agati is one of 121,912 insurance attorneys indexed nationally. Browse insurance attorneys in Ohio →
Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Ohio
Practicing law in Ohio. Legal matters in Ohio are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Cleveland are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Ohio state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Ohio brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Ohio courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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