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…
- Partner
- White & Case
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Annsley Merelle Ward
Annsley Merelle Ward is counsel at WilmerHale specialising in complex cross-border patent and trade secrets litigation. With a…
- Counsel
- WilmerHale
- United Kingdom
Guan Huat Khoo
Guan Huat Khoo joined Skrine in 1993 and chairs the intellectual property dispute resolution practice group. He has represented…
- Partner
- Skrine
- Malaysia
Gunars Gaikis
Gunars Gaikis is a pre-eminent and pioneering leader in life sciences IP. He has particularly focused on patent, regulatory and…
- Partner
- Smart & Biggar
- Canada
Ida Gjessing
Ida Gjessing earned her law degree at the University of Oslo and holds a lawyer’s practising certificate. She has experience…
- Partner
- Gjessing Reimers
- Norway
Imogen Fowler
Imogen Fowler is a partner at Hogan Lovells and has more than ten years’ experience working with brand owners. Fowler advises…
- Partner
- Hogan Lovells
- Spain
Kristin Stammer
A partner at Herbert Smith Freehills in Sydney, Kristin Stammer specialises in commercial transactions including acquisitions,…
- Partner
- Herbert Smith Freehills
- Australia
Laëtitia Bénard
Laëtitia Bénard leads Allen & Overy’s Paris office’s IP practice and co-heads the firm’s life sciences group worldwide.…
- Partner
- Allen & Overy
- France
Maksym Bocharov
Maksym Bocharov is deputy director at Gorodissky & Partners Ukraine and has been with the firm since 2005. His practice is focused…
- Ukrainian Patent Attorney, Head of Patent Practice
- Gorodissky & Partners
- Ukraine
Maria Fernanda Castellanos
Maria Fernanda Castellanos is a partner at Brigard Castro and has experience in copyright, domain names and strategic consulting.…
- Partner
- Brigard Castro
- Colombia
MaryAnne Armstrong
MaryAnne Armstrong is a partner at Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, and focuses her practice on prosecuting patent applications…
- Partner
- Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch
Micheline Gravelle
Micheline Gravelle is head of the life sciences group that consists of 16 professionals including patent agents and lawyers. Gravelle’s…
- Managing partner
- Bereskin & Parr
- Canada
Nicola Dagg
Nicola Dagg leads Kirkland & Ellis' intellectual property litigation practice in London. She has experience in the enforcement…
- Partner
- Kirkland & Ellis
- United Kingdom
Penny Gilbert
With a strong life sciences background, Penny Gilbert has represented clients in patent disputes before the English courts, the…
- Partner
- Powell Gilbert
- United Kingdom
Sally Shorthose
As part of her practice, Sally Shorthose provides a full range of IP commercial advice and support such as licensing, partnering…
- Partner and co-head of life sciences regulatory practice
- Bird & Bird
- United Kingdom
Selma Ünlü
Selma Ünlü graduated from Istanbul University in the faculty of law in 1989. She then obtained her diploma in private international…
- Senior partner
- NSN
- Turkey
Sophie Rich
Sophie Rich is a leading patent litigator in the UK. With clients including Sanofi, AbbVie, Daiichi Sankyo, CSL and Roche, she…
- Partner
- Herbert Smith Freehills
- United Kingdom
Sue Gilchrist
Sue Gilchrist is Herbert Smith Freehills’ regional managing partner in Asia and Australia. She has extensive experience in trademark,…
- Head of IP
- Herbert Smith Freehills
- Australia
Vladislav Ugryumov
Vladislav Ugryumov specialises his practice in patent litigation and prosecution and has extensive experience representing clients…
- Partner
- Gowling WLG
- Russia
Adam Cooke
Adam Cooke joined DLA Piper UK in 2012 and has more than 25 years’ experience in intellectual property law. He focuses on multi-jurisdictional…
- Partner
- DLA Piper
- United Kingdom
Alan Adcock
Alan Adcock is a partner in Tilleke & Gibbins’ intellectual property and regulatory affairs groups. His practice focuses on…
- Partner
- Tilleke & Gibbins
- Thailand
Albrecht von Menges
Albrecht von Menges has 15 years’ experience working in intellectual property. He is head of the biotechnology department of…
- Patent attorney
- Uexküll & Stolberg
- Germany
Alexandra Pygall
Alexandra Pygall is a partner at Stephenson Harwood and has experience in all areas of intellectual property. Before joining the…
- Partner
- Stephenson Harwood
- United Kingdom
Alexey Vakhnin
Alexey Vakhnin works as managing director at Vakhnina & Partners. He has more than 15 years’ experience in IP and is also a…
- Managing director
- Vakhnina & Partners
- Russia
Alison Simpson
Alison Simpson is a managing partner at UDL and advises on both contentious and non-contentious matters, with particular emphasis…
- Managing partner
- UDL
- United Kingdom
Alison Wong
Alison Wong is a partner in Bird & Bird’s China IP group and heads the Asia Pacific life sciences and healthcare group. She…
- Partner
- Bird & Bird
- Hong Kong
Ana Castro
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…
- Partner
- Lloreda Camacho & Co
- Colombia
Anders Valentin
Anders Valentin is a partner at Bugge Valentin and his practice focuses on intellectual property rights, copyright, licensing,…
- Partner
- Bugge Valentin
- Denmark
Anderson Ribeiro
A partner of Kasznar Leonardos, Anderson Ribeiro heads the team for transactional and regulatory matters affecting the life sciences…
- Partner
- Kasznar Leonardos
- Brazil