Andrew L. Sparks

Andrew Sparks practices in the area of litigation with a particular emphasis on government enforcement, white collar criminal defense, internal and government investigations, health care and false claims act matters, and complex business disputes.

Before joining Dickinson Wright, Andrew worked as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of Kentucky for fifteen years. Andrew served as the chief of the white collar crime division, where he was responsible for all matters involving health care fraud, financial fraud, bank fraud, mortgage fraud, tax fraud, public corruption, cybercrime, environmental crime and civil False Claims Act cases.

As an Assistant United States Attorney, Andrew successfully prosecuted a broad range of criminal cases, from the early investigative stages through grand jury, trial and appeal. Andrew has tried nearly two dozen civil and criminal cases, including matters involving health care fraud, bank and mortgage fraud, tax fraud, and investment fraud. He served as lead prosecutor on several multi-month criminal trials and has argued over forty cases in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Andrew also served a detail at the Department of Justice’s Federal Programs Branch in Washington, D.C. Andrew has been an adjunct professor at the University of Kentucky College of Law, where he taught classes in litigation skills and legal writing. Andrew has received commendations from numerous federal agencies, including the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Labor, the United States Postal Service, the United States Bureau of Prisons, and the Internal Revenue Service.

Education:

• Transylvania University, B.A., 1997
• University of Kentucky College of Law, J.D., 2000

Bar Admission:

• Kentucky

Professional Involvement:

• Kentucky Bar Association
• Federal Bar Association
• Fayette County Bar Association
• American Health Lawyers Association