Martin Hansen

Martin Hansen has represented some of the world’s leading information technology, telecommunications, and pharmaceutical companies on a broad range of cutting edge international trade, intellectual property, and competition issues.  Mr. Hansen has extensive experience in advising clients on matters arising under the World Trade Organization agreements, treaties administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization, bilateral and regional free trade agreements, and other trade agreements.

Drawing on ten years of experience in Covington’s London and DC offices his practice focuses on helping innovative companies solve challenges on intellectual property and trade matters before US courts, the US government, and foreign governments and tribunals.  Mr. Hansen also represents software companies and a leading IT trade association on electronic commerce, Internet security, and online liability issues.

Representative Matters

• Providing strategic and legal advice to a leading software company on complex intellectual property and trade issues arising out of antitrust litigation filed in the United States, Europe, and Asia.
• Representing a leading US mobile telecommunications provider on legislative proposals by the People’s Republic of China affecting intellectual property protection, antitrust, and technology standards. 
• Advising a leading US technology trade association on domestic and foreign legislation respecting IT standards, software procurement, online commerce, and other issues.

Previous Experience

• University of Missouri-Kansas City Law School, Visiting Professor, US and international intellectual property law and international business transactions (1999-2000)
• University of Chicago School of Law, Teaching Fellow (1992-1993)

Honors and Rankings

• Chambers USA - America's Leading Business Lawyers (2008-2009)
• Recipient of scholarship from the US-German Academic Exchange Service to study at the former Free University in Berlin (1987)
  

Memberships and Affiliations

• American Bar Association, Sections of Intellectual Property Law and International Law, Member
  

Publications and Speeches

• "ITC Invites Public Comments on Proposed Expansion of the Information Technology Agreement," Covington E-Alert (8/9/2012), Co-Author
• "Brazil Announces Retaliatory Tariffs on 102 U.S. Products and Could Retaliate Broadly Against U.S. Intellectual Property and Services," Covington E-Alert (3/8/2010), Co-Author
• "USTR Requests Public Comments on SPS and Standards Related Measures That Create Barriers to Trade," Covington E-Alert (9/29/2009), Co-Author