Andrea Cheek represents clients in all areas of intellectual property law, with an emphasis on patent litigation involving Abbreviated New Drug Applications under the Hatch-Waxman Act.
Andrea earned her law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law, where she served as an Article Editor for the Virginia Journal of Law and Technology. She also earned a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from the College of William and Mary.
Andrea joined the firm in 2010.
Clerk Experience
From 2015 to 2016, Andrea served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Kara F. Stoll of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
University of Virginia School of Law, J.D.
College of William and Mary, B.S., Chemistry
District of Columbia Bar
State Bar of Virginia
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. District Court – Eastern District of Virginia
U.S. District Court – Western District of Virginia
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Chemical, Industrial & Materials
Medical Devices & Procedures
Pharmaceuticals
Biosimilars & Hatch-Waxman Litigation
Appellate Litigation
HatchWaxman Litigation
Inter Partes Review (IPR)
Litigation
Patent Litigation
Patent Trial & Appeal Board (PTAB) Litigation
Post-Grant
- Ranked amongst Top 100 Most Active ANDA Attorneys Representing Defendants by Patexia Insight’s 2021 ANDA Litigation Intelligence Report
- Named to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch guide, which “recognizes lawyers who are earlier in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice” for Patent Litigation (2022 – 2024) and Intellectual Property Litigation (2024)
