Andrew Hirsch
Partner
Education
B.A. in History, Cornell University
M.A. in History, George Washington University
J.D., George Mason University Law School
Bar Admissions
District of Columbia
Andrew Hirsch is both an attorney and entrepreneur. He is a licensed intellectual property lawyer with more than 25 years of experience in international commercial trade and business development advocacy. Andrew has represented private sector companies, the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Patent and Trademark Office with foreign businesses, governments, and international organizations.
In addition to practicing with Cogent, Andrew is currently the Director General of IIPI, where he provides education and guidance about intellectual property rights to leaders and innovators in developing countries with a strong focus on China. He has acted in various capacities as a co-founder, board member, advisor, in-house and outside General Counsel, and C-Suite business member for start-ups. Andrew’s interests are in the interconnectedness of technology innovation, intellectual property, entrepreneurship, knowledge, and intangible asset management, as well as the strategy and the roles that they play in establishing knowledge-based economies,
Andrew’s combined experience includes more than 25 years of advising corporate and senior government leaders in complex and multidisciplinary situations. This has cultivated extensive experience in international commercial trade and business development advocacy representing private sector companies and the U.S. Department of Commerce and Patent and Trademark Office with foreign businesses, governments, and international organizations.
Ethics & Trust
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