Andrés W. López

Who is Andrés W. López?

Attorney Andrés W. López is one of six residents of Puerto Rico who serve as members of the Democratic National Committee, having been appointed by DNC Chairman and Virginia Governor Tim Kaine as an at-large member.

A 1992 graduate of Harvard College, he obtained his Juris Doctor at Harvard Law School in 1995, where he was a co-founder of the Harvard Latino Law Review and chairs the Harvard Law School Latino Alumni Committee. He clerked for two United States Judges in two districts, George A. O'Toole, Jr. in Massachusetts and Jay Garcia-Gregory in Puerto Rico. Prior to organizing his own law firm in San Juan, Puerto Rico, López worked for the Hill & Barlow law firm in Boston and the Fiddler, González & Rodríguez law firm in San Juan. He serves as a member of the board of the Federal Bar Association Puerto Rico chapter.

An early supporter of a fellow Harvard Law School graduate, Barack Obama, he co-chaired the Illinois U.S. senator's campaign in Puerto Rico's June 1, 2008 presidential primary and served as a delegate from Puerto Rico at that year's Democratic National Convention.