About Andrew Fossum

Andrew Fossum is a partner and co-founder of Spearhead Legal LLP. He has over a decade of experience litigating and advising clients on a broad range of intellectual property issues. His practice focuses primarily on patent litigation concerning software and semiconductor technologies. Andrew has extensive experience representing companies in high-stakes patent litigation in venues across the United States, including the Northern District of California, the Eastern District of Texas, the District of Delaware, and before the International Trade Commission.

Before attending law school, Andrew worked in software development. He was part of a successful startup company, acquired by BMC Software, that developed cutting edge enterprise management software delivered via a software as a service (SaaS) model. Andrew also consulted for companies developing n-tier web applications and advising on quality management issues.