Andrew Bochner

Veteran business advisor, IP counsel, and commercial litigator Andrew Bochner has gathered talent from across the globe in building an international practice serving clients of all sizes and at all stages of the corporate and IP lifecycle.

As Managing Partner, Andrew advises private and publicly-held companies, venture capital funds, private equity, and other innovative clients on a full range of legal and business issues including all manner of corporate, operational, intellectual property, litigation, M&A, strategic partnership, and other matters. Drawing upon his background as an entrepreneur and former General Counsel, Andrew often serves as an outside general counsel providing clients with practical, actionable advice.

Possessing decades of IP experience, Andrew and the team have handled thousands of patent applications and dozens of transactions in jurisdictions around the world.

He represents clients across a wide range of industries and innovation-related spaces – from formation and venture financing to acquisition and exit.

Andrew also regularly advises clients on, and litigates, eight- and nine-figure bet-the-company disputes.

Andrew’s deep technology and intellectual property background allows him to provide comprehensive counsel on patent, trademark, and copyright matters. He prepares and prosecutes patent and trademark applications, and regularly engages in inter partes proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Offering expert opinions on patentability, freedom-to-practice, infringement, and validity, Andrew is renowned for his ability to enforce and defend trademark rights, unfair competition claims, and false advertising disputes.

Honors

• Chambers USA – Bochner PLLC – Intellectual Property – Regional Spotlight – New York , 2025
• Legal 500 U.S. City Elite Rankings, Tier 1 in New York for Intellectual Property, 2026
• Lawdragon 2025 list of 500 Leading Global IP Lawyers
• Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers: 2023 – 2025; Rising Stars: 2018 – 2019, 2021 – 2022
• IAM Strategy 300: The World’s Leading IP Strategists – 2024 - 2025

Admissions

• New York
• New Jersey
• United States Patent and Trademark Office
• Southern District of New York
• Eastern District of New York
• District of New Jersey
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
• England & Wales (Registered Foreign Lawyer)

• Brooklyn Law School, cum laude, J.D.
• Yeshiva University, B.A., Biology