ANDREW D. SIMONS

asimons@rppmh.com

Andrew D. Simons focuses his practice on general business and corporate law with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, technology licensing, contracts, franchise law and healthcare issues. Prior to joining Reicker, Pfau, Pyle & McRoy in April 2001, Drew simultaneously served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for two different public companies: Santa Barbara Restaurant Group, Inc. and Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc., which are restaurant holding companies that operate national brands. Mr. Simons previously served as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Circon Corporation, a publicly traded medical device manufacturer in Santa Barbara, California, and, prior to that, Tokos Medical Corporation, a publicly traded medical service company in Santa Ana, California. Drew also practiced law in the corporate department of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.

Mr. Simons graduated cum laude from the University of San Diego School of Law in 1988. He served as the Lead Articles Editor of the Law Review and received several scholastic awards.

His publications include Expand Your Business Through Franchising (2002) Pacific Coast Business Times, The Effect of Dual Class Capitalization on the Shareholder: Voting Rights Come Full Circle (1988) Santa Clara Law Review and Expanding Bankruptcy Protection to the Individual Debtor, Taking Chapter 12 One Step Further (1987) University of San Diego Law Review.  He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Santa Barbara Children's Chorus and the Rancho del Cierro Homeowners Association and is a past member of the Board of Directors of the Boys & Girls Club of Goleta.