Anderson C. Tuggle

Shareholder & Securities Litigation

Anderson advises and defends companies, executives, and boards facing shareholder disputes. He has particular experience in:

• Securities Fraud Class Actions. Anderson has defended companies against class claims brought under the federal Securities and Exchange Acts, with a particular focus on Rule 10b5-1 “stock drop” claims. On multiple occasions, his briefs have helped persuade courts to dismiss claims before discovery, thereby saving clients millions in threatened exposure.
• Complex Shareholder Disputes. He has also advised and defended companies in complex shareholder disputes, with a particular focus on Delaware and Minnesota incorporated entities. Of note, he recently helped try a $40 million shareholder dispute before the Delaware Court of Chancery on behalf of a major health care provider.
• Shareholder Books and Records Demands. Anderson is also experienced in responding to books and records demands brought by shareholders under Section 220 of the Delaware Corporate Code and analogous state laws. On multiple occasions, he has helped persuade shareholders making such demands to forego further litigation, again saving clients millions in threatened exposure.

Class Action Defense

He also advises and defends companies facing class action lawsuits. He has particular experience in:

• Consumer Fraud Class Actions. Anderson has defended companies against class claims brought under state consumer-fraud statutes, with a particular focus on the Minnesota Consumer Fraud Act and the Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act.
• Data Privacy Class Actions.He has defended companies against class claims brought under a wide range of federal and state privacy laws, including the Wiretapping Act, the Video Privacy Protection Act, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, and state biometric and health-privacy statutes. Anderson has also defended companies facing class suits following data breaches.
• Antitrust Class Actions.Anderson has defended companies against class claims brought under Section 1 of the Sherman Act, with a particular focus on price and wage-fixing cases.

Appeals

Anderson has litigated appeals in several federal and state courts of appeal, including the U.S. Supreme Court, with a particular focus on the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals and Minnesota state appellate courts. His recent successes include helping defend a summary judgment win for a medical device manufacturer in a multimillion-dollar contract dispute before the Eighth Circuit, and helping reverse a summary judgment loss for a hospital in a wrongful-death suit before the Minnesota Supreme Court.

Pro Bono

He maintains an active and wide-ranging pro bono practice. While at the firm, Anderson has litigated housing, immigration, and voting-rights matters on behalf of indigent clients.

Prior Experience

Before joining the firm, Anderson clerked for Judge Susan Richard Nelson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota and Judge Karen Nelson Moore of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He also externed for Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer of the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.

Before law school, Anderson worked as a Fulbright scholar in Turkey, teaching English to students at Gaziantep University.

Personal Interests

In his spare time, Anderson enjoys long runs with his dog, reading history, and cheering on his hometown Chicago sports teams — namely, the Bears, Bulls, and White Sox, often to no avail.