Andrea (Andie) S. Kramer has a sophisticated and unique multi-disciplinary legal practice that covers all aspects of financial transactions and derivatives, with a focus on taxation, regulation, contract design, trading operations and documentation. Andie helps clients successfully resolve difficult legal situations, including federal and state regulatory matters, adversarial proceedings, and tax planning and compliance issues, while addressing interrelated business objectives, regulatory and legal requirements, and public policy.
In recent years, Andie has focused on federal administrative and legislative counseling, financial risk management and hedging procedures, international dispute resolution, proprietary trading policies, codes of conduct and controls, tax compliance and controversy, and insurance product designs. Andie provides compliance advice with respect to the Dodd-Frank rules that apply to swap dealers, major swap participants, commercial end users and financial end users. She works closely with clients to evaluate their use of financial products and the effects of these products on operations, existing contractual relationships, and regulatory and tax obligations. Andie designs, structures and defends a range of financial product transactions, including complex hedging and risk management programs.
Andie has extensive experience advising energy companies, public utilities, pipelines, generators, power marketers, wind-power companies, commodity traders, dealers and hedge funds. She has conducted workshops on negotiating energy and natural resource contracts in Malaysia, Egypt, Singapore, Gabon, Kenya, Uganda and Côte d’Ivoire.
Andie is an adjunct professor at Northwestern University School of Law where she teaches classes on the taxation of financial derivatives. Andie is a founding member of the Diversity Committee and previously served as founding chair of the Gender Diversity Committee. She has also served on the Firm’s Management Committee and Compensation Committee.
Education
Northwestern University School of Law, JD, cum laude, 1978
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, BA, summa cum laude, 1975
Admissions
Illinois
Courts/Agencies
US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
US Tax Court
US Court of Federal Claims
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Chicago, IL / McDermott Event / October 17, 2019
Harvard Business Review / September 9, 2019
Webinar / Speaking Engagements / November 14, 2017
Publications / April 2017
Betterafter50.com / November 8, 2016
Harvard Business Review / August 4, 2016
Harvard Business Review / June 15, 2016
Thomson Reuters Legal Executives Institute / April 28, 2016
Thomson Reuters Legal Executives Institute / January 27, 2016
Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute / January 13, 2016
Women Lawyers Journal Vol. 100, No. 3 / September 2015
Developing Clout While Navigating Gender Bias
Insight (Illinois CPA Society) / Summer 2015
The Equality Equation: 5 Ways Women Can Confront – and Rise Above – Gender Stereotypes
Women's Bar Association of Illinois / May 1, 2014
Taking Control: Women, Gender Stereotypes and Impression Management
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AMFM 24/7 / November 11, 2019
Like A Boss – Heather Havenwood – Andi Kramer: Learning to be Fierce and ...
HR Dive / September 14, 2018
WGN Radio / September 10, 2018
Serena Williams Gender Discrimination and Women in the Workplace
Washington, DC / Accolades & Rankings / December 1, 2017
McDermott Recognized in the 2018 World Tax Review and World Transfer Pricing Guides
Chicago / Crain's Chicago Business / October 27, 2017
Chicago / IPO Daily News / September 21, 2017
Chicago / Above the Law / September 11, 2017
New York / Who's Who Legal / September 2017
Chicago / IPO Daily News (Intellectual Property Owners Association) / August 21, 2017
Chicago / Daily North Shore / August 9, 2017
Chicago / Coverage / August 4, 2017
Andrea Kramer Named One of Chicago’s Most Influential Women Lawyers by ...
Chicago / Crain's Chicago Business / July 31, 2017
Chicago / Chicago Tribune / Aurora Beacon-News / July 28, 2017
New York / Accolades & Rankings / June 5, 2017
McDermott Continues Rankings Streak with the Legal 500 United States 2017
Chicago / NAWL News / May 15, 2017
NAWL Congratulates Our Members and Sponsors Nominated for Chambers Women in Law ...
Chicago / Everything Speaks / May 9, 2017
Chicago / Above the Law / May 8, 2017
Andie Kramer and Al Harris: Empowering Women and Engaging Men to Deal ...
Chicago / Accolades & Rankings / April 7, 2017
Andrea Kramer Recognized by Chicago Bar Association with Vanguard Award
General Counsel News / January 19, 2017
Accolades & Rankings / December 29, 2016
McDermott Continues to be Highly Recommended by International Tax Review
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin / November 28, 2016
Crain’s Chicago Business / November 23, 2016
The Treatment of Women Was a Big Issue in the Election. Now ...
Law360 In-Depth / October 31, 2016
Closing the Gap: Women Fight Back Against the Lawyer Pay Divide
ABA Law Student Podcast / September 15, 2016
Crain’s Chicago Business / August 20, 2016
For Female Lawyers, the Hardest Suit to File Can be Against Your ...
Press Releases / August 15, 2016
Chicago / Diversity News / August 1, 2016
McDermott Named One of “50 Best Law Firms for Women” For Third Consecutive ...
Tax Notes / Worldwide Tax Daily / August 1, 2016
Chicago Tribune / July 28, 2016
Hillary Clinton Is Waving the Mom Flag in a Professional Setting. Should ...
Women Lawyers Journal, Volume 101, Number 2 / 2016
Bloomberg BNA Big Law Business / May 27, 2016
New York / Accolades & Rankings / April 19, 2016
McDermott Named One of “10 Best BigLaw Firms for Female Attorneys”
Law360 / April 18, 2016
Women’s Bar Association of Illinois (WBAI) Newsletter / March 14, 2016
Book Review: Breaking Through Bias Is a Great How-to Manual for Women ...
Publishers Weekly / March 14, 2016
Book Review: "Breaking Through Bias,” By Andrea S. Kramer and Alton B. ...
Bloomberg BNA Big Law Business / January 28, 2016
These Nine Women Lawyers Love Two Things: Dancing, and Makin’ it Rain
Albany Times Union / December 18, 2015
Book Smart: Best Business Books for 2016 as named by Women@Work
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin / September 28, 2015
Chicago / Coverage / September 17, 2015
Andrea Kramer to Co-Chair Women’s Bar Association of Illinois’ Leadership Institute
Accolades & Rankings / September 16, 2015
McDermott Will & Emery’s Andrea S. Kramer Receives “Inspiration Award”
Tax Notes Today / August 19, 2015
Coverage / Summer 2015
The Equality Equation: 5 Ways Women Can Confront – and Rise Above – Gender Stereotypes
Attorney at Law Magazine (Chicago Edition) / August 1, 2015
Attorneys of the Month, Alton B. Harris and Andrea S. Kramer: Navigating ...
Chicago / Accolades & Rankings / July 29, 2015
McDermott Partner Andrea Kramer Selected to Serve on Illinois Supreme Court Commission ...
Womenetics / February 10, 2015
Boston / Accolades & Rankings / August 19, 2014
Accolades & Rankings / May 27, 2014
McDermott Continues to Earn Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2014
Today's General Counsel / May 8, 2014
ABA Journal / May 5, 2014
Billing Rates Lag for Female Lawyers; Are ‘Backroom Assessments’ to Blame?
Wall Street Journal / May 4, 2014
Accolades & Rankings / April 23, 2014
McDermott Partner Named “Gender Diversity Private Practice Lawyer of the Year” by ...
Windy City Times / March 20, 2014
Accolades & Rankings / January 24, 2014
McDermott Lawyers Named to Lawdragon’s Leading Lawyers Guide
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