Anita Varma
Anita Varma is a partner at White & Case who, earlier in her career, worked as a patent examiner at the US Patent and Trademark…
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Anita Varma is a partner at White & Case who, earlier in her career, worked as a patent examiner at the US Patent and Trademark…
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Ida Gjessing earned her law degree at the University of Oslo and holds a lawyer’s practising certificate. She has worked as…
Imogen Fowler is a partner at Hogan Lovells in Alicante and has more than 15 years’ experience working with brand owners. Fowler…
Laëtitia Bénard leads Allen & Overy’s Paris office’s IP practice, co-heads the firm’s life sciences group worldwide, and…
Maksym Bocharov is deputy director at Gorodissky & Partners Ukraine and has been with the firm since 2005. His practice is focused…
Maria Fernanda Castellanos is a partner at Brigard Castro and has experience in strategic consulting, intellectual property litigation,…
MaryAnne Armstrong is a partner at Birch Stewart Kolasch Birch and focuses her practice on prosecuting patent applications and…
Nicola Dagg has recently joined Kirkland & Ellis' intellectual property litigation practice in London. She has experience in the…
With a strong life sciences background, Penny Gilbert has represented clients in patent disputes before the English courts, the…
Selma Ünlü, senior partner at NSN Law Firm, graduated from Istanbul University in 1989. She then obtained her diploma in private…
Sophie Rich is the head of Herbert Smith Freehills’ life sciences practice. She qualified in 1989 and became a partner at the…
Sue Gilchrist is the head of the Herbert Smith Freehills intellectual property practice in Australia. She has extensive experience…
Vladislav Ugryumov specialises his practice in patent litigation and prosecution and has extensive experience representing clients…
Adam Cooke joined DLA Piper UK in 2012 and has more than 25 years’ experience in intellectual property law. He focuses on multi-jurisdictional…
After interning at Herzog Fox & Neeman from 2008 to 2010, Adar Bengom (Ortal) took a brief hiatus from the firm as she worked…
Agustín Mayer West heads Ferrere’s regional intellectual property and life sciences teams. He is also involved in competition…
Alan Adcock is a partner in Tilleke & Gibbins’ intellectual property and regulatory affairs groups. His practice focuses on…
Albrecht von Menges has 15 years’ experience working in intellectual property. He is head of the biotechnology department of…
Alexandra Pygall is a partner at Stephenson Harwood and has experience in all areas of intellectual property. Before joining the…
Alexey Vakhnin works as managing director at Vakhnina & Partners. He has more than 15 years’ experience in intellectual property…
Alison Simpson is a managing partner at UDL and advises on both contentious and non-contentious matters, with particular emphasis…
Alison Wong is a partner in Bird & Bird’s China IP group and heads the Asia Pacific life sciences and healthcare group. She…
Ana María Castro has been a partner at Lloreda Camacho & Co since 2009 and is the head of the firm’s patent and life science…