Andy Lee is a Partner and Head of Intellectual Property at Brandsmiths. Since qualifying in 2008, he has developed a specialism in trade mark, passing off and copyright matters. He has led numerous high-profile cases including two cases in the UK Supreme Court on points of public importance. Andrew is a two-time winner of the 'UK Soft IP practitioner of the year' award at the Managing IP EMEA awards, having won the award in both 2023 & 2025. Andrew was also recognised in the 2024 and 2025 Best Lawyers publication, a peer review system which recognises lawyers that are leading the way in their fields. He was also listed as a Leading Individual in the Chambers & Partners 2024 guide. He was also listed in the Chambers & Partners Global 2024 edition which ranks the top global lawyers in over 200 jurisdictions across the world. In the World Intellectual Property Review 2024 UK rankings, Andrew was described as ‘outstanding’ for contentious trade mark work, in a group of 9 practitioners for the whole of the UK.