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Join Us: Hogan Lovells Innovation Lounge

By Andrea DiSandro on April 10, 2019
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April 16 from 5:30 – 8:30pm || Hogan Lovells, Washington, D.C.

On April 16, join us for a networking event highlighting cutting-edge technology. Joining us are four industry trailblazers discussing a range of innovative technologies, research, and ideas. The conversation will explore existing and forthcoming legal issues associated with our panelists pioneering work. Hors d’oeuvres and drinks will be served before the presentations and a cocktail reception will follow. Please register here.

Panelists
Ryan Brown, Assistant General Counsel & Director, Legal Rosetta Stone

Ryan Brown is the Assistant General Counsel& Director, Legal at Rosetta Stone, a renowned education technology company that develops platforms and services for language and literacy. Ryan focuses on Global Employment and Labor Law, international transactions and business development, and data privacy and information security compliance.

Michael Fitzpatrick, Head of Regulatory Advocacy, General Electric

Michael Fitzpatrick is the Head of Regulatory Advocacy at global manufacturing and technology giant, GE. Michael is instrumental in developing regulatory strategy and advocacy across GE’s business groups, with a focus on emerging digital industrial policy issues affecting additive manufacturing, artificial intelligence (AI), drones, spectrum, and the Future of Work.

Martin Kwedar, Senior Counsel, Koch Companies

Martin Kwedar is the Senior Counsel at Koch Industries, Inc., and is the general counsel of i360, a data and technology company that is a Koch subsidiary. Koch owns a diverse group of companies involved in refining; chemicals; grain processing and biofuels; forest and consumer products; fertilizers; polymers and fibers; process and pollution control equipment and technologies; electronic components; commodity trading; minerals; energy; ranching; glass; and investments.

Miguel Payán, Founder, MOBORK Advisors

As the founder of MOBORK Advisors, Miguel Payán advises organizations on their mobility strategies at the crossroads of the Smart City and  the Smart Vehicle. Formerly the Global Head of Strategy, Ford Mobility at Ford Motor Company, Miguel oversaw Ford’s connected and autonomous vehicles, microtransit, fleet management, data & analytics, scooters, drones, and cloud solutions strategies. Prior to that, he served as Chief Global Strategist at the Global Strategy Group at Samsung Headquarters, in Seoul, Korea, where he developed strategic initiatives to deploy technologies to market and enhance customer experiences and business performance.

For more information please contact Tara Hanley.

Photo of Andrea DiSandro Andrea DiSandro

Senior Associate, Northern Virginia

Andrea Gregory DiSandro’s practice focuses on a range of intellectual property and commercial distribution issues. Leveraging an extensive background in franchising, licensing, and distribution, she takes a business-oriented approach to support complex commercial transactions.

Andrea draws on her experience…

Senior Associate, Northern Virginia

Andrea Gregory DiSandro’s practice focuses on a range of intellectual property and commercial distribution issues. Leveraging an extensive background in franchising, licensing, and distribution, she takes a business-oriented approach to support complex commercial transactions.

Andrea draws on her experience working with businesses at all stages of development – from startups to Fortune 100 companies – to negotiate and draft the best deals for her clients. As a member of our Intellectual Property (IP) practice, she works across various industries, including aerospace and defense, agriculture, automotive, communications, consumer products, franchise, life sciences, retail, and software.

Andrea helps her clients with a range of technology, trademark, marketing, copyright, patent, and general commercial issues. She guides clients through all aspects of their supply chains, from research and development to manufacturing, distribution, and commercialization. She supports our Mergers and Acquisitions teams on IP matters in corporate transactions, as well as our Litigation teams on transactional matters related to motor vehicle and general franchise regulations.

Before joining the firm, Andrea worked at a top franchising law firm, where she fostered client expansion into domestic and international markets and protected IP portfolios on both the transactional and dispute resolution sides of the practice. Prior to that, she gained in-depth international experience through various roles at the New Zealand Human Rights Review Tribunal, law firms in Switzerland and Cambodia, the American Bar Association’s Rule of Law Initiative in Morocco, and the U.S. Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Belgium. At law school, she served as a member of the William & Mary Environmental Law & Policy Review.

Andrea is a member of our Retail and Fashion content team, a client development associate, and co-chair of the American Bar Association’s International Contracts Committee. In 2018 the firm recognized Andrea for her pro bono work in international human rights.

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