Samuel Andrews8. Blanche St. Dorchester.MA 02122 Tel: 404-513-7728 samiandrews40@gmail.com sandrews5@suffolk.eduhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/samuelandrews1/

SUMMARYIntellectual property and commercial transactional attorney with over 25 years of experience advising United States, Nigerian and international clients in copyright, digital copyright, cyberspace law, internet law, trademark, Entertainment law, publicity rights, celebrity rights, contracts & licensing matters, & technology transfer.

WORK EXPERIENCESuffolk University Law School

Guest Lecturer September 2015 – Present

Assist Doctoral Program Professor in Preparation of class contents, Co-Teach doctoral candidates in SJD Workshop & Seminar Colloquium class, International Contract law & International Copyright Laws, prepare dissertation assignments, Assess student’s papers and Projects Presentation, Guest Lecturer, Internet Law Class, Internet International Contractual Transactions & Contract laws, Spring 2016 Semester Suffolk University Law School.

TeisResources, Atlanta, GA January 2011–August 2014.Senior Advisor, Contract management.Advised U.S. and international business clients on intellectual property rights involving digital media, Entertainment law (artist contracts), Contracts, software and music, as well as due diligence. Performed Drafting and negotiation of vendor contracts, Complete Contact Cycle Management,

license clearance on music tunes and soundtracks between Nigerian artist and foreign music executive producers, legal documents: Drafting, Review and Analysis & Documentations.

Conducted extensive research and drafted numerous memoranda on legal issues affecting Sales and commercial contract transactions, intellectual property rights, as well as federal, state and international regulatory guidelines.

Researched and provided legal resources to guide corporations on responding to compliance and other legal issues surrounding intellectual property rights and corporate governance.

Secured copyright protection for publisher of literary works, indigenous arts and educational journals. Reviewed manuscripts for copyright infringement against prior works of authorship on similar subjects. Responded to allegations of copyright infringement against client.

Applied for and filed copyright claims for client in Copyright office, Abuja, Nigeria. Drafted, initiated and managed non-disclosure agreements and non-compete agreements. Secured copyright clearances for published online materials and settled all copyright infringement cases. International contracts & international clientele manager.

Contract Management: Amending and merging contracts of different subject matters from different contract profiles into a parent contract, litigation overview and reports.

E-Signing contract profile analysis and review.

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ZFC Law (law Practice & Firm), Port Harcourt, Nigeria. February 2011- April 2015

Expert Advisor, International Contracts.Served as external counsel for ExxonMobil. Represented corps. (ExxonMobil, NNPC, NPA, other corporations) in contract administration/negotiations for vendor supply contract of goods and services, human resources, employment contracts, labor agreements and Technology Transfer Agreements.

Drafting and Negotiating Contracts on medical invention, material Transfer agreements on enzymes. Advised and advocated for clients in business investments, real estate development, and capital

market financing including an Initial Public Offering (IPO). Reviewed all contract agreements and provided legal resources to interpret concepts and clauses in contract negotiations.

Represented Deap Capital Management, an issuing house and Stockbroker in capital market activities to raise equity for Initiated Ltd., a technology & engineering private corporation.

Prepared, drafted and reviewed shareholder’s agreements. Incorporated & Registered SPV as a corporation filed statutory documents with regulatory body, (SEC) for a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), to raise capital for corporation.

Project management-due diligence, contract review, financial review and regulatory compliance Served as external counsel for Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and Nigerian National Petroleum

Corporation (NNPC), ExxonMobil. Contract Management: Amending and merging contract types from different contract profiles

into a parent contract, litigation overview and reports. E-Signing contract profiles analysis and review.

ZFC Law (Law Practice & Firm), Port Harcourt, Nigeria.Managing Partner and Senior Counsel October 1997- January 2011

Represented EXPRO-GULF UK in matters relating to oil and gas production, labor and employment issues, collective bargaining rights, contract management & negotiations and employment contract administration. Researched and cleared all regulatory milestones for international and national technology transfer

and importation of industrial machines for EXPRO-GULF Coy and United Bank for Africa. Secured all statutory approval for importation of medical incinerator into Nigeria from USA.

Represented banking corporations in litigation, credit and contract reviews. Prepared complex documents needed for government compliance, all partner agreements in the

Initial Public Offer (IPO), for Ellah PLC and regulatory requirements of Security & Exchange Commission. Organized statutory meetings in collaboration with the issuing house and board of directors. Drafted and reviewed prospectus. Successfully completed IPO and raised more than $80 million for the corporation.

Contract Management: Amending and merging contract types from different contract profiles into a parent contract.

Project management-due diligence, contract review, financial review and regulatory compliance. Maintained and increased law firm’s client base and coordinated International clientele.

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Phicon Corp, Atlanta, GA January 2009 - December 2010Senior Advisor, Contract Management.Conducted copyright, trademark, domain and patent registration, enforcement and prosecution for health care informatics firm, Complete Contract Cycle Management, Reviewed HIPAA regulatory compliance. Advised Phicon on privacy issues in electronic medical records, patient ehealth records and medical

billing suites. Reviewed takedown notices under §. 512 of Copyright Act. And Initiated takedowns of potential

contents on digital platforms that infringed owners copyright, Drafted responses to takedown actions, reviewed all digital uploads on Phicon website for potential

copyright, trademark and other intellectual property infringements.

Intellectual Ventures, Bellevue, WA. July2008-Sept.2008Legal Intern

Reviewed patent lawsuits records, case histories and assisted in their integration into a database, using SQL software. Performed Patent Research and Evaluation on a wide range of Patents in the Biomedical and Biotechnology industry for multiple corporations.

Centre for Commercialization, (TechTransfer/Pharmacological) University of Washington, Seattle. Jan.2008- Apr 2008

Legal Intern, Office of General Counsel.

Reviewed, edited and drafted Material Transfer Agreements, pharmaceuticals and licensing contracts between the University of Washington and Abbott Laboratories to conform to relevant Contract laws Intellectual Property laws and NIH Regulation.

Engaged in Purchase orders of scientific materials, enzymes, data entry, quality controls and deliveries of materials from vendors. Reviewed deliveries and entries of orders into firm database, monitoring of timelines.

EDUCATIONSuffolk University School of Law, Boston, MA Candidate for Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD) September 2016 (in view). (Intellectual Property Law); Digital Copyright Content Protection, Cyberspace Transactional Regimes, Emerging Films & Movies Content Protection, Nollywood & Indigenous Content Protection, Internet Treaties: WCT, WPPT, TRIPS, Beijing Treaty, Marrakesh VIP Treaty; International Copyright Treaties: Berne Convention, Rome Convention, Universal Copyright Convention & Paris Convention.

University of Washington School of Law Seattle, WALL.M in Intellectual Property Law & Policy, June 2008. Master of Laws Thesis: “Technical Protection Measures: Balancing Acts & Shield in Copyright Regimes” EDUCATION (CONT.)University of Uyo, Uyo, NigeriaLL.M in International law & Legal Theory, Nov. 2000. Master of Laws Thesis: “Abuse of Monopoly rights in Patent law in Nigeria”

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LL. B with Honors, June 1989. Bachelor of Laws.

Nigerian Law School, Lagos, NigeriaBarrister –at-law Dec. 1990. Admitted to Nigerian Bar, Dec 12, 1990.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Bar Association, Student Member; International Bar Association; Nigerian Bar AssociationCapital Market Solicitors Association of Nigeria, American Intellectual Property Law Association.

PRESENTATION & SELECTED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Presented a paper “NIGERIA: Duty and responsibility in democratic governance-current issues and practices” at an International conference/ seminar on “An Assessment of Nigeria’s Democracy journey so far”, by Open Society Initiative for West Africa in Abuja, Nigeria 2002.

Attended “The Best Location for a Holding Company” seminar, by International Bar Association in Dublin, Ireland 2003.

Attended “The Class Action Practice and Procedure” seminar by International Bar Association in London 2004.

Awarded Scholarship to attend “Transnational Intellectual Property Law Conference” in University Roma Tre, Italy-Feb.2008, by Centre for Advanced Study & Research on Intellectual Property (CASRIP).

Attended “Legal Frontiers in a Digital Media”- Conference by Media Law Resource Center & Berkeley Center for Law

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