Andrew Garber is a counsel in the Brennan Center’s Voting Rights and Elections Program. He litigates voting rights cases, advises lawmakers and administrators on voting legislation and policy, researches election law trends, and develops legal theories and policy proposals on a host of voting issues. Prior to joining the Brennan Center, he was a litigation associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, where his work focused on commercial litigation, including class action defense, breach of contract, and other complex business disputes.
Garber comments on voting and election issues in a variety of media sources, including USA Today, CNN, and the Associated Press. He has appeared as a contributor in outlets including CNN, ABC News Live, and NPR’s Morning Edition. His work is frequently cited in national and local news outlets.
Garber holds a BA in political science from Villanova University and a JD from Columbia Law School, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and an articles editor for the Columbia Journal of Law and Social Problems. During law school, he served as a clerk to Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) on the Senate Judiciary Committee and an intern to Judge Paul Gardephe of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
