Andrew Houlding | New Haven Employment Lawyer

Andrew L. Houlding is a Principal with the Firm, practicing in the areas of employment law, Indian law, and gaming law.

In his employment practice, Mr. Houlding represents employers in defense of wrongful discharge and discrimination claims, practicing in both federal and state court. Mr. Houlding also represents and counsels clients on matters before the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunities Commission, the U.S. Department of Labor, the National Labor Relations Board and the state Board of Mediation and Arbitration. Of particular note, he has experience in negotiating labor contracts and in handling labor grievances and arbitrations. Additionally, he has negotiated individual and collective employment contracts and separation agreements between companies and executives, litigated non-compete and other restrictive employment covenants, and conducted investigations on behalf of public and private entities.

Mr. Houlding is admitted to practice in the state of Connecticut Superior Court and the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. He is also admitted to appear before the Mohegan Gaming Disputes Court and the Mohegan Tribal Court. Mr. Houlding is the Chair of the Connecticut Bar Association’s Indian Law Committee and serves as a member of its Litigation and Labor and Employment Law sections.

Mr. Houlding received his B.A. from Boston University and his J.D. from the University of Connecticut School of Law, with honors.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Principal Attorney	Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, P.C.	New Haven, CT	Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
University of Connecticut School of Law	J.D.	Law School	1992
Boston University	Bachelors	Political Science	1966

State / Court	Date
Connecticut	1992

• Connecticut Bar Association | Litigation, Labor and Employment, and Indian Law Sections | Member | 1992 – Present
  CBA Indian Law Committee | Chair | Member | 2003-Present
  Hamden Zoning Board of Appeals | Member | 2009-Present
  Western New England Institute for Psychoanalysis | Community Member | 2009-Present
  American Bar Association | Member

• Distinguished | Martindale Hubbell | 2020

• In his Indian law and gaming law practice, he has a great deal of litigation experience on the issue of state court jurisdiction over matters arising on federally recognized Indian tribal reservations. Mr. Houlding’s representative cases have included:
  Kizis v. Morse Diesel International, Inc., 260 Conn. 46 (2002); Davidson v. MTGA, 97 Conn. App. 146 (2006), cert. denied 280 Conn. 941; Beecher v. Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, 282 Conn. 130 (2007)

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