From his brother's childhood leukemia to his mother's battle with lung cancer, Andrew Chinsky, assistant general counsel at Aaron's, Inc., opens up about facing emotional and logistical hurdles. Rebecca Glatzer sits down with Andrew as he shares his personal journey of resilience and offers invaluable advice on maintaining personal well-being, finding supportive colleagues, and the importance of community both inside and outside of work.
Andrew Chinsky is Assistant General Counsel at Aaron’s, a public company based in Atlanta that provides lease-to-own and retail purchase solutions for appliances, electronics, and other home goods through its e-commerce platform and over 1,200 company-operated and franchised stores throughout the United States and Canada. Andrew manages litigation and investigations across the company's brands, including Aaron's, BrandsMart U.S.A., Woodhaven, and BrandsMart Leasing. In his role, Andrew also advises the business regarding enterprise risk management, cyber security, motor vehicle accidents, commercial issues, and other matters.
Before Aaron’s, Andrew was with King & Spalding LLP and Sidley Austin LLP. In private practice, Andrew represented clients in complex commercial disputes, consumer class actions, multijurisdictional cases, crisis litigation, and responses to government investigations (criminal and civil/regulatory), with a particular focus in the automotive industry. As both in-house and outside counsel, Andrew’s broad legal experience has allowed him to serve as a pragmatic business partner and problem solver.
Andrew is a proud graduate of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan ‘11 (Go Blue!) and Harvard Law School ’14. He lives in Atlanta with his wife, Allie Chinsky (VP and Senior Counsel at the Atlanta Hawks and State Farm Arena), two children (age 5 and 9 months), and doodle. Outside of work and chasing his kids and dog, Andrew enjoys running marathons for various cancer research organizations, following all things Georgia politics, and volunteering in the Atlanta Jewish community.
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