Rebecca with Andrew Sherman

Andrew J. Sherman is a Partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Dickstein Shapiro LLP, a Washington, D.C. based law firm with nearly 400 attorneys nationwide.  Mr. Sherman is a recognized corporate and transactional attorney and is an international authority on the legal and strategic aspects of business growth with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic alliances, capital formation, franchising, and other types of intellectual property leveraging and growth strategies.  Mr. Sherman is also the founder of Grow Fast Grow Right, an education and training company (http://www.growfastgrowright.com) with operations in the United States, Canada, India and Europe. 

Mr. Sherman serves as a legal and strategic advisor to both Fortune 500 as well as emerging growth companies in the areas of business planning, public and private capital formation, mergers and acquisitions, technology transfer, joint ventures and strategic alliances.  He has worked on a wide variety of public and private securities offerings, acquisitions and related business transactions, intellectual property leveraging, channel partner building and general corporate counsel and strategic support to clients which include Wal-Mart, Intel, Texaco, Shell Oil, Owens Corning, Lockheed Martin, Apple Computer, Panasonic, GAF, ULLICO, Exxon Mobil, IBM, Revlon, Sears, Caterpillar, Bell & Howell, TLC Beatrice Foods International, Indian Motorcycles, Tower Records, Chevron Phillips, Magic Johnson Travel Group, Pritikin Health and Longevity Centers (a Harbor Group portfolio company), Ikea, the Pritzker Organization (Hyatt Hotels), U.S. Office Products, Subway/Franchise Brands LLC, Western Professional Hockey League, Rogers Communications (Canada), Invensys, Yum Brands (parent company of Pizza Hut, KFC, Taco Bell and other casual dining brands), the Scott Fetzer Companies (a division of Berkshire Hathaway), Paul Mitchell Systems, the EasyGroup of Companies, IDT/Winstar Communications, the Edison Preservation Foundation, Mayne Nickless/Loomis Courier, Travel Services International, Household Finance Corporation, America Online (AOL) Select, Metrocall, Sunglass Hut, Perfumania, Miracle Ear, Platinum Technologies (sold to Computer Associates), Sanyo, Bankers Trust, Ernst & Young Technologies, The Water Channel, Cruiseship Centers International, 800-GOT-JUNK?, Geeks on Call, and Bernecker & Ranier Industrial Automation Products. 

Mr. Sherman has extensive experience in general corporate matters, complex commercial transactions and capital formation.  He has served as securities counsel on a wide range of private and public offerings of securities; as transactional counsel to both buyers and sellers in mergers, acquisitions, spin-offs, leveraged buy-outs, acquisitions of Chapter 11 companies (and development of the plans of reorganization) and management buy-outs; has negotiated on behalf of borrowers in large commercial loan transactions and assisted in the preparation and review of loan proposals; has represented both investors and entrepreneurs in scores of venture capital transactions; has assisted dozens of companies at various stages of growth in diversified industries in the preparation of business and strategic development plans; and routinely prepare and negotiates general corporate and business agreements such as shareholders agreements, executive employment contracts, distribution and sales agency agreements, joint venture agreements, technology transfer agreements and related corporate documentation.

One of Mr. Sherman’s areas of expertise is in the strategic management of business growth as well as in the design and analysis of efficient and profitable distribution channels, the structuring of interdependent and synergistic business relationships and in the development of brand-leveraging and licensing strategies and marketing systems to meet a company’s domestic and international growth objectives.  His goals are to always develop pragmatic and cost-effective solutions to the challenges facing established and high-growth companies.  His passion for business growth, creative problem-solving and a total commitment to his clients have been recognized by various business groups, the media Fortune 500 companies, and hundreds of growing businesses both in the United States and abroad.

From http://www.growfastgrowright.com/ajsbiography.htm