Andrew W. Owen

Andy focuses his commercial mortgage-backed securities litigation practice on the default administration on behalf of corporate trustees and master and special servicers of commercial mortgage-backed securitized trusts. He has expertise in all aspects of workouts, foreclosures, deeds-in-lieu, bankruptcy proceedings, and receiverships involving multimillion dollar commercial properties such as hotels, office buildings, shopping centers, and apartments.

Andy also represents a wide range of clients in all aspects of complex business disputes, including business torts, surety representation, breach of contract and warranty, toxic tort and product liability defense, unfair trade practices and anti-competition agreements, and defense of class action claims.

Prior to joining Calfee in 2025, Andy practiced at several Ohio-based law firms and litigation boutiques, including Am Law 200 firms.

Honors & Recognitions

• The Best Lawyers in America^®, Commercial Litigation (2016-2026)
• Columbus Top Lawyer, Columbus CEO Magazine (2022-2023)
• Ohio Super Lawyers (2021-2025)
• Forty Under 40, Columbus Business First (2002)

Education

J.D., The George Washington University Law School, 1992

B.A., with honors, University of Virginia, 1989

Experience

Andy’s experience includes the following representative matters completed prior to joining Calfee:

• Represented securitized lender in successful foreclosure of $50 million shopping center that involved multiple claims of tenants and third parties, including environmental clean-up issues.
• Represented securitized lender in deed-in-lieu transaction involving two hotel properties, both of which required navigating intellectual property and vendor/supplier issues relating to the property.
• Represented securitized lender in successful foreclosure of large, manufactured home/mobile home property.
• Represented securitized lender in structured note sale involving a large multifamily property.
• Represented securitized lender in successful foreclosure of multiple properties of big box retailer involving bankruptcy estate issues.
• Successfully prosecuted actions on behalf of ERISA Plans regarding their right of subrogation and recovery against third parties.
• Successfully defended corporations against putative class action litigation; experienced with using the provisions of the Class Action Fairness Act to secure positive results in the defense of class action litigation.
• Represented developers and commercial property managers in litigation involving defaulted tenants and receiverships.
• Obtained judgment in excess of $7 million on behalf of landlord and against tenant in a commercial lease dispute.

Professional & Community

• American Bar Association, Member
• Ohio State Bar Association, Council of Delegates (July 2019-present); Young Lawyers Section, Past Chair
• Ohio State Bar Foundation, Fellow
• Columbus Bar Association
• Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys, Member
• Leadership Columbus, Class of 2005
• Children’s Hunger Alliance, Former Board Member
• Worthington Presbyterian Church, Past Elder
• VoiceCorps (a reading service for the blind and visually impaired), Board of Trustees

Publications & Presentations

• Strategic Alternatives For and Against Distressed Businesses, Thomson Reuters (author of treatise chapter discussing the Ohio law governing receiverships, 2022-2026 editions)
• “Commercial Bankruptcy Litigation and Strategic Alternatives for and Against Distressed Businesses,” Ohio Chapter (2023 edition)
• “Strategic Alternatives for and Against Distressed Businesses,” Contributor, Westlaw (2022 edition)
• “Pandemic-Related Immunity Under Ohio Law,” Presentation to the American Inn of Court, Chief Justice Moyer Inn (November 2020)