Andrew (Andy) Solomon utilizes his 35+ years of diversified experiences to provide clients in the life sciences and chemical industries the opportunity to achieve an appropriate return on their investment. Andy has spent the majority of his career as an in-house practitioner, handling both intellectual property and commercial matters and utilizes his in-house experience to deliver advice in a straightforward, pragmatic, business-sensitive way. He retired from the Perrigo Company, a leading global generic, store brand and value brand pharmaceutical company, in 2017 and is a registered patent attorney with a chemical background. 

Andy’s practice focuses on:  

  • Comprehensive intellectual property, regulatory, and commercial strategies to enable the timely launch of pharmaceutical products
  • Intellectual property litigation and inter partes proceedings 
  • Intellectual property and regulatory counseling and portfolio development 
  • Freedom to operate patent opinions
  • Complex licensing agreements
  • Commercial agreements 
  • Transactional due diligence and agreements
  • Litigation settlement agreements

Specific areas of focus include: 

  • Hatch Waxman intellectual property and regulatory issues 
  • Regulatory approval of pharmaceuticals 
  • Review of product labeling for regulatory compliance 
  • Acquisitions and divestitures of life science and chemical companies 
  • Product development, licensing, distribution and supply agreements 
  • Generic, store brand and value brand marketing 
  • Formal client education

Education

  • University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law (J.D., 1985)
    • University of Missouri-Columbia (B.S., 1982)
      • Chemical Engineering

    Bar Admission

    • Missouri, 2018
    • Illinois, 1990
    • Pennsylvania, 1985

    Recognition

    • Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America® for Litigation - Intellectual Property, 2025-2026
    Publications
    Device Patents in the Orange Book: May 21, 2025, FTC Warning Letters Appear to have Minimal Impact
    Key Takeaways The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has continued its scrutiny of Orange Book listings for device patents, signaling bipartisan concern over potential anti-competitive practices. Actions taken by the FTC have not significantly changed the behavior of brand drugmakers. On May 23, 2025, we reported on the new FTC leadership issuing new Warning Letters to seven companies that were similar to the ones sent under prior leadership in 2023 and 2024, questioning the legitimacy of certain Orange Book patent listings for multiple products. Like the previous Warning Letters, FTC took action by instituting patent dispute procedures at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).   On July 11, 2025, the FDA updated the “Patent Listing Disputes” page on its website. While the actual submissions made
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    Orange Book Listings: Republican Led FTC Picks Up Where Democrat Led FTC Left Off
    Key Takeaways The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), now under Republican leadership, has continued its scrutiny of Orange Book listings for device patents, signaling bipartisan concern over potential anti-competitive practices Despite new Warning Letters, many of the questioned patents were already delisted or tied to discontinued products, suggesting limited immediate impact on generic competition Both branded and generic drugmakers may need to reassess litigation strategies and patent listings as regulatory and enforcement dynamics evolve During the past two years, we have reported on actions regarding the listing of certain patents in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Orange Book for drug/device products where the patents focus on the device aspect of the product.1 During the Biden Administration, the FTC, under Democratic-led leadership, started taking
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