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Andrew Schpak is the Managing Partner at Barran Liebman and has been exclusively representing management in employment litigation, providing advice in employment matters, and performing independent investigations for over twenty years. He works with prominent Oregon companies, government entities, and non-profits, navigating complex employment laws and crafting strategies and solutions for their success. Andrew drafts and updates workplace policies and employee handbooks, provides workplace training, and advises clients on employment issues when they arise. He also drafts, reviews, and negotiates employment, partnership, and independent contractor agreements, as well as confidentiality, non-solicitation, and non-competition agreements. Andrew spends the majority of his time representing clients in state and federal court proceedings and before state and federal administrative agencies.
Actively involved with the American Bar Association (ABA), Andrew is the Treasurer-Elect and serves on the ABA’s Board of Governors and Finance Committee. Andrew previously served as a member of the ABA Board of Governors and chaired the Finance Committee twice. He also is a past President of the Multnomah Bar Association (MBA), and led both the ABA Young Lawyers Division (YLD) and the MBA Young Lawyers Section.
Outside of ABA involvement, Andrew currently serves as a Board Member of the Tigard Chamber of Commerce, the Portland Metro Chamber (PMC), and as a member of the Oregon Employer Advisory Council (OEAC). He is also a graduate of Leadership Portland, a Past Chair of the Leadership Portland Alumni Association, and Immediate Past President of the American Counsel Association. He is a Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and past chair of the Oregon Chapter of the Fellows. Andrew is listed in Chambers & Partners USA, was first listed in the Oregon Super Lawyers Magazine as a Rising Star in 2009, and has been listed as a Super Lawyer since 2013, and also is listed in the Best Lawyers in America. He is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell and has been honored by the Portland Business Journal’s “Forty Under 40” as a leading executive and by the Multnomah Bar Association as a Mentor of the Year. He was also recently inducted into The College of Labor and Employment Law.
Andrew has a passion for helping those who are houseless and trying to find stability. As Chair of the ABA YLD, he developed and implemented “Project Street Youth: Young Lawyers Advocating for Homeless Youth,” which provided young lawyers across the country with the education and materials they needed to set up free legal aid clinics in their respective cities. Andrew went on to serve for seven years as a Board Member of Transition Projects, Inc., which provided an outlet to further the Organization’s mission to help people transition from homelessness to housing.
Andrew graduated from Reed College and received his J.D. from Cornell Law School. He is admitted to practice in Oregon and Washington state and federal courts and is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) by the Human Resources Certification Institute (HRCI) and as a Senior Certified Professional (SCP) by the Society for Human Resources Management.
Oregon Employer Advisory Council (OEAC): Member (2025-present)
American Employment Law Council (AELC): Member (2016-present)
Wage and Hour Defense Institute (WHDI): Member (2019-present)
National Association of College & University Attorneys (NACUA): Member (2023-present)
American Bar Association Board of Governors: Member (2020-2023; 2025-present); Executive Committee (2021-2023); Finance Committee: Chair (2021-2023), Member (2020-2023; 2025-present); Governance Committee, Member (2020-2021); Liaison to the Standing Committee on Membership (2020-2023); Liaison to the Standing Committee on Bar Activities and Service (2020-2023)
American Bar Association: Standing Committee on Audit, Member (2023-2025)
American Bar Association Fund for Justice & Education, Member (2023-2025)
American Counsel Association Board of Directors: President (2024-2025); President-Elect (2023-2025); Secretary/Treasurer (2021-2023); Member (2019-present)
American Bar Association House of Delegates: At-Large Delegate (2018-2020; 2023-2025); Select Committee, Reporter (2018-2020); American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Delegate (2015-2018); Oregon State Bar Young Lawyer Delegate (2014-2015); Multnomah Bar Association Delegate (2010-2014); Member (2010-present)
American Bar Association Judicial Division Lawyers Conference: Chair-Elect (2024-2025), Secretary (2018-2019; 2023-2024), Vice-Chair (2019-2020); Membership Committee Chair (2019-2020); Executive Committee, Member (2017-2020; 2023-present); Public Outreach, Education, and Service Committee, Co-Chair (2017-2019); Court Funding Committee, Co-Chair (2016-2017); Perspectives of Young Lawyers on the Judiciary Committee, Co-Chair (2016-2017)
American Bar Association Standing Committee on Meetings and Travel, Member (2015-2018)
American Bar Foundation: Oregon Chapter of the Fellows, Chair (2020-2025); Co-Chair (2017-2020); Institutional Relations, Chair (2016-2020); Board of Directors, Member (2015-2020); Life Fellow (2013-present)
American Bar Association Law Practice Division: Client Development & Marketing Committee, Member (2023-present); Lawyer Leadership & Management Committee, Member (2023-present); Professional Development Committee, Member (2023-present); Member Development Committee, Vice-Chair for Member Engagement (2019-2020); Council Member (2018-2020); Co-Chair (2018-2019); Vice-Chair (2016-2018); Attorney Well-Being Committee, Member (2015-2018); LP Fellow (2015-2016)
Multnomah Bar Association: Large Law Firm Managing Partners Roundtable, Chair (2019-present); Immediate Past President (2018-2019); President (2017-2018); President-Elect (2016-2017); Treasurer (2016-2017); Finance & Operations Committee, Chair (2016-2017), Member (2015-2019); Executive Committee, Member (2016-2019); CLE Committee, Board Liaison (2016-2017); Board of Directors, Member (2008-2009; 2014-present); Judicial Screening Committee, Board Liaison (2014-2015); Membership Committee, Member (2009-2010); Wintersmash Committee, Chair (2006-2007), Member (2005-2007)
“Washington State Bans Noncompete Agreements,” Oregon Business Report, March 29, 2026
“Washington State Bans Noncompete Agreements,” Barran Liebman Electronic Alert, March 25, 2026
“DOL Proposed Rule on Independent Contractor Standards,” Barran Liebman Electronic Alert, March 3, 2026
“Sending Tax Forms Post-Settlement,” Barran Liebman Electronic Alert, February 17, 2026
“New Restrictions on Inquiring About Age During the Hiring Process,” Oregon Business Report, September 22, 2025
“Oregon Legislature Places New Restrictions on Inquiring About Age During the Hiring Process,” Barran Liebman Electronic Alert, September 12, 2025
“Oregon Legislature Bans Non-Compete Agreements for Many Medical Providers,” Barran Liebman Electronic Alert, September 10, 2025
“New Investigation Disclosure Requirements for State and Local Agencies in Washington State,” Barran Liebman Electronic Alert, August 11, 2025
Featured in the Oregon State Bar Bulletin: “Does Where You Work Matter?, ” March 2025
“Ninth Circuit Upholds Oregon’s Conversational Privacy Statute – Notice Required to Record In-Person Conversations,” Barran Liebman Electronic Alert, January 13, 2025
Quoted in Bloomberg Law: “Workplace Religious Objections Struggle Despite New Legal Test,” June 7, 2024
“DOL Increases Salary Requirements for White-Collar & HCE Exemptions,” Barran Liebman Electronic Alert, April 23, 2024
“Oregon Employers: Watch Out for Tip Pooling Rules,” Barran Liebman Electronic Alert, March 12, 2024
“The U.S. Department of Labor Has Issued Its Final Rule, Changing the Independent Contractor Test (Again),” Barran Liebman Electronic Alert, January 12, 2024
Reed College
B.A.
Cornell Law School
J.D.
Provided by Chambers
Andrew Schpak is the managing partner of the firm, offering extensive experience in race and religious discrimination lawsuits. He is also engaged by clients for BOLI cases.
Provided by Chambers
Andrew Schpak is a wonderful attorney to work with.
Andrew Schpak provides exceptional service. He guides our leadership group through both simple and complex inquiries with the same level of care and attention. We can always count on him to be responsiveness, thorough and thoughtful.
Andrew Schpak delivers results and provides extremely practical solutions to problems. He does not hesitate to provide prospective advice unprompted. We appreciate our partnership with him.
Andrew Schpak provides a very high level of client service. He is responsive, accessible and thoughtful in his communications, demonstrating a strong sense of ownership over the matters he supports. We particularly value his ability to remain calm and solution-oriented during sensitive employee relations issues.
Andrew Schpak is approachable and keeps a light tone throughout tough moments.
Andrew Schpak is a wonderful attorney to work with.
Andrew Schpak provides exceptional service. He guides our leadership group through both simple and complex inquiries with the same level of care and attention. We can always count on him to be responsiveness, thorough and thoughtful.
Andrew Schpak delivers results and provides extremely practical solutions to problems. He does not hesitate to provide prospective advice unprompted. We appreciate our partnership with him.
Andrew Schpak provides a very high level of client service. He is responsive, accessible and thoughtful in his communications, demonstrating a strong sense of ownership over the matters he supports. We particularly value his ability to remain calm and solution-oriented during sensitive employee relations issues.
Andrew Schpak is approachable and keeps a light tone throughout tough moments.