McAndrews Welcomes New Associates
11.06.25
McAndrews is pleased to announce the addition of associates John Dewar, Thomas Kunnasery, Andrew Mills, Garrett Muscott, and Jacqueline Vega to the team.
John concentrates on patent litigation and prosecution, as well as trademark and copyright disputes. Prior to joining the firm as a full-time associate, John worked as a summer associate, gaining experience in patent litigation and prosecution, motion practice, and pre-suit assessments and investigations. John earned his J.D., cum laude, from Washington University School of Law, his Master of Science in Chemistry from Purdue University, and his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Rhodes College.
Thomas focuses his practice on intellectual property litigation and patent prosecution, drawing from his mechanical engineering background when helping clients navigate complex technical issues. Thomas has experience working on patent litigation matters involving mechanical and biomedical devices, conducting expert discovery, drafting patent applications, and preparing responses to patent office actions. Thomas earned his J.D., cum laude, from Chicago-Kent College of Law. During law school, Thomas served as an extern for a judge in the Northern District of Illinois. He earned his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Andrew focuses his practice on patent litigation and prosecution, as well as trademark and copyright disputes. He also has experience in patent litigation, pre-suit investigations and assessment, motion practice, and patent prosecution in a variety of technical areas from his time as a summer associate. Andrew earned his J.D. from Washington University School of Law, his Master of Business Administration from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business, and his Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Bradley University.
Garrett devotes his practice to patent litigation in the medical device and pharmaceutical industries, specifically Hatch-Waxman and BPCIA litigation, as well as patent prosecution. Prior to joining the firm as a full-time associate, Garrett worked as a summer associate. Garrett received his J.D. from Michigan State University College of Law, where he graduated magna cum laude, obtained his B.S. in Cellular and Molecular Biology: Biomedical Engineering, his M.S.E. in Biomedical Engineering, and his M.S. in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology from the University of Michigan.
Jacqueline focuses on patent prosecution in the chemical and life sciences sectors. She worked as a summer associate prior to joining the firm full-time. Jacqueline has experience across utility and design patent prosecution, as well as in patent litigation matters. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law, and she earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemical and Biological Engineering from Northwestern University.