Andrew Sherman

Andrew Sherman
Born (1961-09-05) September 5, 1961 (age 63)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.[1]
EducationUniversity of Maryland (BA)
American University (JD)
Occupationlawyer

Andrew J. Sherman (born September 5, 1961) is a corporate and transactional lawyer and author.[2] He is currently a senior partner at the Washington, DC office of the law firm Brown Rudnick. He is also an adjunct professor for the MBA programs at McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University[3] as well as at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, College Park.[4] He has written 26 books, including Road Rules—Be the Truck, Not the Squirrel.[5]

Early life

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Sherman grew up in West Philadelphia.[6] He attended Lower Merion High School.[7] In 1983, he graduated from the University of Maryland with a Bachelor of Arts degree, and in 1986 earned his Juris Doctor degree from American University, Washington College of Law[8][9]

Career

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Lawyer

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After running his own firm for several years,[10] Sherman served as a partner in the Washington, DC offices of such large law firms as Greenberg Traurig,[11] McDermott Will & Emery,[12] and Dickstein Shapiro.[13] In February 2009, he joined Jones Day in their Washington, DC office as a senior partner in the M&A and Corporate department.[14]

Sherman was named on the Greater Washington "Legal Elite" list by Washington SmartCEO in 2006,[15] and in the 2007,[16] 2008,[17] and 2009 editions of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business as a leading individual in the area of Corporate/M&A and Private Equity for the District of Columbia,[7] as well as one of the "Leaders in their Field" by Chambers in 2014 in the area of Corporate/M&A and Private Equity. He was also recognized in the NACD Directorship 100: People to Watch list as one of the most influential people in corporate boardrooms.[18] He is a member of the board of directors of the Center for International Private Enterprise.[19] and is a part of the Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) Strategy 300 group, as one of the world's leading IP strategists.

Professor

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Sherman has served as an adjunct professor of business management, strategy and planning at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business for over 20 years.[20] During his time there, he has won several teaching awards, including the Krowe Award for Teaching Excellence in 2000, 2004 and 2008.[21] For the past 12 years, he has been an adjunct professor in the MBA program at Georgetown University, where he teaches courses on business growth, capital formation and entrepreneurship.[22] He also recently became an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown Law.[23]

Author

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Sherman has written 26 books on the legal and strategic aspects of business growth, mergers and acquisitions, capital formation, and the leveraging and licensing of intellectual property.[24] His latest book, The Crisis of Disengagement, discusses the multifaceted workplace dilemma of disengagement, and examines how apathy and complacency effects leadership and governance, company culture, peers and team members, and individuals.[25]

His book Harvesting Intangible Assets uses the metaphor of farming to describe innovation and leveraging intellectual property.[26] Characterizing a company's role as that of an "intangible asset agrarian", he provides instructions for planning, planting, nurturing, cultivating, preparing to harvest, and ultimately selling a "bumper crop" by fully leveraging intangible assets and intellectual property.[26] Sherman discussed these ideas in his Tedx Talk in January 2014.[27]

His first non-business book, Road Rules: Be the Truck. Not the Squirrel. [28] applies the metaphor of commuting to work in your car to driving down the road of life.[29] Sherman discusses his inspiration and motivations for the book on The Connections Show audio podcast.[30] In September 2009, he released a special Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) edition of Road Rules: Be the Truck. Not the Squirrel.[31] with a foreword by MADD National President Laura Dean-Mooney; 40% of the proceeds of its sale (at www.bethetruck.com) go directly to MADD.[32]

An image of the front cover of Andrew J. Sherman's book Road Rules: Be the Truck. Not the Squirrel. showing a white background with the title and an insert of a picture of a road disappearing into the horizon of an azure blue sky with white, puffy of clouds.
"Road Rules" book cover

Media

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Sherman is the founder of Grow Fast Grow Right, an education and training company with operations in the United States, Canada, India and Europe.[33]

In 2001, Fortune magazine named Sherman one of the Top Ten Minds in Small Business.[34]

In February 2006 Inc. magazine recognized Sherman as one of the 19 leading resources and advocates for growing companies in the nation.[35][36]

Sherman was named one of the world's 50 leading business minds for the “50 Lessons From 50 Leaders” webcast series, which included business leaders such as JW Marriott, Richard Branson, Earl Graves and William Harrison.[35] Sherman is also recognized as a Hinge Visible Expert, a lawyer who has attained high visibility and expertise.[6]

Sherman has been featured as the cover story on a number of publications including Inc. magazine (May 2007) [37] and Premiere Trade magazine (April 2006).[35]

Sherman has been interviewed by or mentioned in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Investor’s Business Daily, The New York Times, Business Week, Fortune, Daily Deal, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, The Chicago Sun-Times, The Miami Herald, The Orlando Sentinel, Legal Times, The San Francisco Examiner, The Washington Times, Forbes magazine, U.S. News & World Report, Money magazine, Inc. magazine, CNNMoney.com, Dun & Bradstreet Reports, Black Enterprise magazine, and other news sources.[35]

He is frequently interviewed on national and regional radio programs, including National Public Radio’s Talk of The Nation,[38] CBS News Radio, Associated Press (AP) Radio Network’s Business Minute, various shows broadcast over The Business Radio Network (simultaneously broadcast in over 100 cities), and is a regular guest on the WTEM 570 Smart Business show (with John Hrastar) and the Taking Care of Business show on WMAL (with Brian Roberts).[35]

In December 2009, Sherman participated in a two-part interview with Portfolio.com as part of The Great Global Business Adventure series,[3] where he discussed globalization and its impact on small and mid-sized businesses.[39]

References

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  5. ^ "Road Rules — Be the Truck. Not the Squirrel". Washington Business Journal. 21 November 2008. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
  6. ^ a b Frederiksen, Lee. "Visible Expert Profile: Andrew J. Sherman". Hinge. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  7. ^ a b "Professional Biography - Profile Andrew J. Sherman". Jonesday.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-25. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
  8. ^ "Professional Biography - Profile Andrew J. Sherman". Jonesday.com. Archived from the original on 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
  9. ^ "Andrew J Sherman Profile | Washington, DC Lawyer". Martindale.com. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  10. ^ Field, Anne. "Andrew J. Sherman". Real Small Business. Archived from the original on 2014-02-23. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  11. ^ "Five Hospitality Executives You Need In Your Rolodex". The Washington Times. 11 November 1996. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
  12. ^ "Andrew J. Sherman, About the Author". Search.barnesandnoble.com. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
  13. ^ "U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 2008 Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation: Panelist and Moderator Biographies, Andrew J. Sherman". Sec.gov. 2008-11-18. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
  14. ^ "Reuters Corporate Law Group Joins Jones Day in Washington". Reuters.com. 2009-02-02. Archived from the original on 2013-02-01. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
  15. ^ "Legal Elite Reader's Poll 2010". SmartCEO. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  16. ^ "Dickstein Shapiro Recognized in Prestigious Chambers USA Guide". Dickstein Shapiro LLC. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  17. ^ "Dickstein Shapiro LLP Has 23 Attorneys in 12 Practice Areas Recognized in Prestigious Chambers USA Guide". Dickstein Shapiro LLC. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  18. ^ "NACD Directorship 100: People to Watch". NACD. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  19. ^ "Center for International Private Enterprise". Archived from the original on 2014-02-24. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  20. ^ "Smith Professor's New Book Details the "Road Rules" for Navigating Life". Archived from the original on 21 December 2009. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  21. ^ "Management and Organization Adjunct Faculty Smith School of Business". Rhsmith.umd.edu. Archived from the original on 2012-08-22. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
  22. ^ "Executive Spotlight - Interview with Andrew Sherman, Co-Founder of Grow Fast Grow Right". Archived from the original on 26 October 2007. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  23. ^ "Georgetown Law J.D. Adjunct Faculty". Law.georgetown.edu. 2012-04-03. Archived from the original on 2012-07-03. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
  24. ^ "U.S. Small Business Administration National Small Business Week 2009 Biographical Overview". Nationalsmallbusinessweek.com. Retrieved 2014-07-12. [permanent dead link]
  25. ^ Sherman, Andrew (2016). The Crisis of Disengagement. Charleston, SC: Advantage. ISBN 978-1-59932-847-8.
  26. ^ a b Jones, Blaire. "Book Review: Harvesting Intangible Assets by Andrew Sherman". Tech Cocktail. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  27. ^ Sherman, Andrew. "Harvesting Intangible Assets". Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  28. ^ "Business Writer Andrew Sherman Announces Fall Release of Inspirational Book: "Road Rules: Be the Truck not the Squirrel"". Green Technology News. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  29. ^ "Press Release Distribution". Notified. Archived from the original on 19 October 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  30. ^ "Connections #047 – Road Rules: Be the Truck. Not the Squirrel". The Connections Show. Archived from the original on 2014-02-12. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
  31. ^ "Andrew Sherman Releases Special MADD Edition of Road Rules: Be the Truck. Not the Squirrel". PRWeb. Archived from the original on February 12, 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  32. ^ "Andrew Sherman Releases Special MADD Edition of Road Rules: Be the Truck. Not the Squirrel". Archived from the original on 19 June 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  33. ^ "About the Co-Founders". Grow Fast Grow Right. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  34. ^ Solomon, Stephen D. (2001-12-01). "The Top Ten Minds in Small Business". Money.cnn.com. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
  35. ^ a b c d e "Andrew J. Sherman, Esq Biographical Overview". Archived from the original on 2006-02-06. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
  36. ^ Risen, Clay (February 2006). "Best Friends In D.C.: Legal Minds". Inc. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  37. ^ Buchanan, Leigh. "Find It. Use It.", Inc. (May 1, 2007). Retrieved July 30, 2009.
  38. ^ Conan, Neal. "Talk of the Nation Rundown". NPR. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  39. ^ "Baby Steps to a World Market". Portfolio.com. 2009-12-15. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
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Interview with Sherman, "Andrew J. Sherman: An Educator at Heart"

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