Bio

Andrew Devoogd represents sophisticated clients in solving complex problems at the intersection of intellectual property, business, and international trade. A trusted advisor, unwavering advocate, and steady courtroom voice, Drew excels at helping clients make sense of nuanced legal issues while developing and driving successful strategies to protect and leverage IP, or to defend against accusations of infringement or misappropriation. A seasoned litigator and trial attorney, Drew has significant experience in intellectual property litigation, including in patent-based Section 337 investigations before the International Trade Commission (ITC). He regularly leads large teams of lawyers and experts through all phases of fast-paced IP litigation at the ITC, in federal district courts around the country, and in alternative dispute resolution settings, including in patent cases involving standard-essential patents (SEPs) and in trade secret misappropriation actions. Comfortable on his feet, Drew has extensive first chair courtroom experience, including during numerous ITC trials, patent claim construction hearings, and motion hearings. Drew also advises clients on intellectual property licensing, purchases, and sales, some involving SEPs, patent pools, and thousands of assets. He has participated in negotiating and closing numerous patent-focused transactions, including complex settlement, licensing, purchase, and sale agreements among multinational electronics companies. Working in diverse industries at all levels of the supply chain, Drew has experience with, among other technologies, embedded microprocessors, graphics processors and displays, telecommunications systems and infrastructure, video compression, converged devices, automobile componentry, voice-recognition, memory systems and controllers, LEDs, and thermoplastics. The recipient of the 2020 Richard Mintz Pro Bono Award, Drew is a member of the firm’s Pro Bono Committee. He has an active pro bono practice and represents, among others, asylum-seekers and victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, including at the appellate level. At the U.S. Supreme Court, Drew led an amicus briefing team on behalf of Aimee Stephens, one of the employee plaintiffs in the landmark Title VII case, Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, 140 S. Ct. 1731 (June 15, 2020).