Professionals

Andrew M. Lawrence is involved primarily in patent prosecution, client counseling, and opinion practice, with particular emphasis on the areas of chemistry/chemical engineering, consumer products, pharmaceuticals, and nanotechnology.  Mr. Lawrence has handled matters involving:

• Light-emitting polymers and display devices using the polymers
• Coatings, such as ink compositions, correction fluids, lubricious coatings for medical devices, and paint compositions
• New pharmaceuticals and formulation technologies
• Methods of fabricating semiconductor devices
• Methods of treating various disease states

Prior to joining the firm in 2000, Mr. Lawrence was associated with the University of Colorado's Office of Technology Transfer and Industry Outreach where he performed patentability assessments, and investigated the commercial applicability of various technologies.

Mr. Lawrence was awarded his J.D. from the University of Colorado School of Law in 1999.  In 1998, he received a M.S. in Chemistry from the University of Colorado, where his graduate research focused on the synthesis and characterization of phthalocyanine compounds.  Mr. Lawrence graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1993 with a B.S. in Chemistry.