Andrew M. Spitzer

As part of his transactional work, Andrew helps navigate the splitting and merging of IP portfolios during mergers and acquisitions, including by drafting and negotiating assignment and licensing agreements regarding all aspects of IP: patent, copyright, trademark, and trade secrets.

Andrew has been a key member of a number of patent and trade secret litigation matters spanning a variety of different industries, including pharmaceuticals, financial technology, software, and chemical and mechanical process manufacturing.

Andrew has developed a robust pro bono practice while at Crowell, with a focus on immigration and asylum cases, and is a member of the firm’s Pro Bono Immigration Committee.  

During law school, Andrew served as the executive editor for the Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property. Andrew was also heavily involved in moot court, where he was the runner-up of the Julius H. Miner Moot Court Competition and coached Northwestern’s Patent Moot Court team to the national semi-finals of the 2020 Giles S. Rich Memorial Moot Court Competition. Andrew also served as the treasurer for the Northwestern Intellectual Property Law Society.