About
Jean-Claude (J.C.) André is a Partner in the Litigation and Investigations group at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, where he co-leads the Appellate and Supreme Court Group. His practice focuses on high-profile matters involving constitutional issues, statutory and regulatory interpretation, jurisdictional issues, preemption, class certification, sovereign immunity, and discretionary appellate review. He has personally briefed and/or argued hundreds of appeals before the U.S. Supreme Court, various U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals, the California Supreme Court, and the California Court of Appeal. Before joining BCLP, he served as West Coast head of the national Supreme Court and Appellate Practice at an international law firm and as an Assistant United States Attorney and appellate chief at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California.