Andrea Platner Hellman

Andrea Platner Hellman is a partner at Allyn & Fortuna LLP in New York City. She advises businesses on administrative and regulatory law, employment law, commercial litigation, and intellectual property. Her work includes obtaining licenses and permits, representing clients before government agencies, and responding to administrative enforcement actions. She also helps organizations establish internal procedures intended to address regulatory duties before problems develop.

Hellman earned her J.D., cum laude, from Boston University School of Law in 1995 and a B.A. from the University of Michigan in 1992. At law school, she was a Paul J. Liacos Scholar and an Edward F. Hennessey Distinguished Scholar and participated in the American Journal of Law and Medicine. Her academic training supports legal work involving statutes, government procedures, and complex commercial disputes.

She handles regulatory matters involving building requirements, fire safety, consumer protection, health, alcohol, and environmental issues. Her practice includes agency hearings, administrative appeals, and judicial review of unfavorable government determinations. Hellman also assists with trademark searches and applications before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. She joined Allyn & Fortuna in 1996 and became a partner in 2005.

Andrea Platner Hellman works with businesses seeking to manage the interaction between commercial operations and government regulation. She helps clients prepare permit applications, respond to enforcement proceedings, and evaluate ways to maintain compliance. Her experience with both agency processes and court review enables her to address immediate disputes while assisting organizations with procedures intended to reduce future regulatory risk.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Allyn & Fortuna LLP
• Member, New York State Bar Association
• Member, Massachusetts Bar Association

Licensed State

• New York
• Massachusetts

Education

• Boston University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD) (Cum Laude)
• University of Michigan
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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