Overview
Andrew (AJ) Salomone is an associate and intellectual property attorney with Foley & Lardner LLP. Andrew is based in the firm’s Milwaukee office where he is a member of the Mechanical & Electromechanical Technologies Practice, the Innovative Technology Sector, and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) Team.
Prior to joining Foley, Andrew worked for a boutique intellectual property law firm where he assisted clients with patent prosecution, trademark prosecution, and trademark litigation matters. Andrew was also a summer associate in Foley’s Milwaukee office in 2018 and 2019.
Before attending law school, Andrew worked as a supplier development engineer for a Wisconsin-based hydraulic and electro-mechanical control system manufacturer. In this role, Andrew worked closely with key suppliers — including cast iron foundries, heavy machining suppliers, and precision machining suppliers — to facilitate new product launches and proactively address quality concerns. Andrew also earned his Six Sigma Black Belt.
Education
- Marquette University Law School (J.D., summa cum laude, 2020)
- Editor-in-chief, Marquette Law Review
- Recipient of CALI awards for achieving the highest grade in seven of his classes (intellectual property transactions, federal courts, advanced brief writing, evidence, intellectual property, constitutional law and legal analysis, research and writing II)
- University of Wisconsin – Madison (B.S., 2014)
- Major: mechanical engineering
Admissions
- Wisconsin
- United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)