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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP	back to top
590 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10022, USA Tel +1 212 872 1000 Fax +1 212 872 1002 Web www.akingump.com Other offices Austin, Brussels, Dallas, Denver, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Moscow, New York, Northern Virginia, Philadelphia, Riyadh, San Antonio, Washington, DC Lester Hewitt Partner, Houston Email lhewitt@akingump.com Lester L. Hewitt, BSME, LLB, RPA, is a member of the firmwide management committee and co-head of the intellectual property practice. Mr Hewitt's intellectual property experience spans more than 30 years including serving as lead counsel in numerous complex intellectual property cases involving patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret issues. Mr Hewitt is also a frequent speaker on various intellectual property matters and has authored many articles on intellectual property law topics. Mr Hewitt is a former examiner for the US Patent and Trademark Office and was a name partner in the Houston intellectual property law firm of Pravel, Hewitt & Kimball, P.C. Mr Hewitt is also a past treasurer of the American Intellectual Property Law Association and former adjunct professor at the University of Houston Law Center. Mr Hewitt is listed in the 2001-2002 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Richard Knight Associate, Austin Email rknight@akingump.com Richard W. Knight, BSCS, MBA, JD, RPA, focuses his legal practice on the strategic leveraging of corporate intellectual capital though acquisition, management, licensing, and enforcement. Mr Knight has been lead negotiator for numerous technology transactions and has brought his expertise in economic game theory to the forefront of his legal practice. A graduate of the US Military Academy at West Point and former military officer specialising in strategy and tactics, Mr Knight's legal practice also leverages his experience as a management consultant and his advanced legal studies at the University of London. Al Tamimi & Company Dubai World Trade Centre, 29th Floor, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tel +971 4 3317090 Fax +971 4 3313177 Email tamimi@emirates.net.ae Web www.tamimi.com Other offices Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Dubai Internet City Hoda Taysir Barakat Partner - Intellectual Property, IT Email hoda@tamimi.com Hoda Taysir Barakat is a partner and heads the firm's Intellectual Property and IT Law Department, which involves handling litigation, consultancy matters and the registration of patents, designs, copyrights and trademarks. She graduated from the University of Cambridge, England, with an Honours degree in Law in 1991 and was subsequently awarded her Masters degree in Law in 1995 from the same University. Hoda formerly worked in the UK as a qualified Trade Mark Attorney. She is a Member of the International Bar Association, United Kingdom Institute of Trademark Attorneys (ITMA), Marques, and the British Business Group, Dubai. Arent Fox Kintner Plotkin & Kahn PLLC 1050 Connecticut Avenue, Washington, DC 20036 Tel +1 202 857 6000 Fax +1 202 857 6395 Web www.arentfox.com Other offices New York City Michael A. Grow Partner, Washington, DC Email growm@arentfox.com Michael Grow is the Chair of the Technology Department at Arent Fox and a partner in the IP group. He obtained a law degree from George Washington University in 1975 and has been engaged in the private practice of intellectual property law since that time. He has represented clients in civil actions and appeals in state and federal courts throughout the United States and before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He also has broad experience in counselling clients on transactional matters including copyright, trademark and domain name clearance, registration, and protection; licensing and technology transfer; e-commerce Internet website design and protection; unfair competition law; and computer law. Mr Grow has served as a member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the International Trademark Association and as co-chair of the Intellectual Property Section of the District of Columbia Bar. He has authored numerous articles and has lectured in the United States and abroad on intellectual property issues. Practice areas: Trademark, copyright, unfair competition, e-commerce, litigation Sheldon H. Klein Partner, Washington, DC Email kleins@arentfox.com Sheldon Klein handles trademark, copyright, unfair competition, advertising, and Internet law matters, including client counselling, litigation, registration, and licensing. In his 22 years of practice, Mr Klein has also represented clients in numerous matters involving domain names and trademarks, copyright for on-line works, advertising, and other aspects of e-commerce law. He recently completed a four-year term as an officer and board member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association. Mr Klein is the author of numerous scholarly articles for intellectual property law publications and for general legal publications. He is currently on the Editorial Board of Trademark World, and is a past member of the Editorial Board of The Trademark Reporter. Mr Klein is a frequent speaker on intellectual property and advertising law at regional, national and international conferences. Practice areas: Intellectual property, e-commerce, advertising, litigation Education: George Washington University National Law Center, JD (honors), 1980; University of Michigan, BA (History and Near Eastern Studies, high distinction), 1977 Memberships: District of Columbia Bar, Maryland Bar US, Supreme Court US, Courts of Appeals for the District of Columbia, Fourth, Sixth and Ninth Circuits, American Intellectual Property Law Association (Former Officer and Board Member) International Trademark Association, Bar Association of the District of Columbia (Past Chair, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Section) Elizabeth H. Cohen Partner, Washington, DC Email cohene@arentfox.com Elizabeth H. Cohen, a member of Arent Fox, practises in the areas of trademarks, copyrights and other intellectual property. Her experience includes trademark litigation and advice, domestic and international trademark filing and prosecution, false advertising and unfair competition, brand management, domain name and internet issues, copyright laws, marketing issues, agreements and licensing. She represents clients in trademark infringement and unfair competition suits in federal courts nationwide. She also advises clients on the selection and federal and state registration of trademarks, use and protection of trademarks and copyrights on the internet, and represents clients before the Patent and Trademark Office in trademark cancellation and opposition proceedings. Ms Cohen also has substantial experience in marketing licensing and other contracts, and has worked with clients in a variety of industry segments including, for example, automotive, franchising, food and beverage, publishing, trade associations, software, internet, real estate and hotel services. Ms Cohen has served as a member of the publications committee and the meetings committee of the International Trademark Association (INTA). She has lectured on the following topics related to intellectual property, including: Data Ownership in Clinical Trials, Ethics in trademark Practice, Copyright and Trademark Protection for Part Numbers. Ms Cohen is a member of the bars of New York, DC, Georgia and New Jersey, as well as many state and federal courts nationwide.
Baker & McKenzie	back to top
Sadovaya Plaza, 11 Floor, 7 Dolgorukovskaya Street, Moscow 103006, Russia Tel +7 095 787 2700 Fax +7 095 787 2701 Web www.bakernet.com Eugene Arievich Partner, Head of Baker & McKenzie CIS IP Practice, Moscow Email eugene.arievich@bakernet.com Eugene Arievich is a partner in Baker & McKenzie's Moscow Office. Dr Arievich graduated from Moscow Linguistic University (MA) in 1973, the Central Institute of Continuing Education in Patent Area (certification) in 1978 and the All-Union Institute of USSR Legislation (PhD) in 1985. Dr Arievich joined Baker & McKenzie in March 1996 to lead the IP Practice group. Prior to joining Baker & McKenzie, Dr Arievich was a partner in a major USSR/Russian IP firm, which he had co-founded in 1988. He is a member of the St Petersburg Bar and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the International Trademark Association. He is also the Chairman of the Professional Ethics Committee of the Association of Russian Patent Attorneys. Dr Arievich's practice covers intellectual property law, including IP litigation. Dr Arievich is listed in the European Legal 500: Law Firms in Europe & the Middle East 2001 as one of the top experts in this practice area in Russia. Banner & Witcoff, Ltd Ten South Wacker Drive, Suite 3000, Chicago, IL 60606, USA Tel +1 312 715 1000 Fax +1 312 715 1234 Web www.bannerwitcoff.com Other offices Washington, DC; Boston, MA; Portland, OR Joseph J. Berghammer Partner, Chicago Email jberghammer@bannerwitcoff.com Joseph J. Berghammer has successfully litigated numerous intellectual property cases before the Federal District and Appellate Courts and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Mr Berghammer enjoys focusing on prompt resolution of issues through preliminary injunctions, seizures, and litigation in various 'rocket dockets' throughout the United States. Along with his focus on litigation, Mr Berghammer assists clients in protecting their intellectual property by procuring and licensing their know-how, patents, trademarks and copyrights. Mr Berghammer is an adjunct professor at the Georgetown University Law Center and sits on the board of the intellectual property section of the Wisconsin State Bar. Mr Berghammer graduated with a BS in engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and with a JD from the Yale Law School. Charles W. Shifley Partner, Chicago Email cshifley@bannerwitcoff.com Charles Shifley has served as lead and co-counsel in numerous successful trials for Fortune 100 and additional companies, across the US. Technical subjects have included digital video disks; photochemistry; photographic software; engines, electronic components, and automotive hardware; human heart pacemakers and defibrillators; welding equipment; computerised controls; high-technology valves; industrial franchise operations; and consumer goods. In addition, Mr Shifley has developed capable settlement, negotiation, patent procurement and interference skills, and counselled, prepared opinions, and negotiated many valuable contracts concerning patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and franchises. Mr Shifley also lectures on patent litigation and related matters, and authors articles espousing critical thinking in handling intellectual property concerns. He graduated with a BS in Mechanical Engineering and with a JD, both from The Ohio State University. Bardehle Pagenberg Dost Altenburg Geissler Isenbruck Galileiplatz 1, 81679 Munich, Germany Tel +49 89 92 80 50 Fax +49 89 92 80 54 44 Web www.bardehle.com Other offices Düsseldorf, Mannheim, Heidelberg, Paris, Alicante, Shanghai Reinhardt Schuster Partner, Düsseldorf Email schuster@bardehle.de Reinhardt Schuster is a German attorney-at-law since 1990 and since 1995 has been a partner with the intellectual property law firm Bardehle Pagenberg Dost Altenburg Geissler Isenbruck. The firm provides the combined services of patent attorneys and attorneys-at-law, offering prosecution, litigation and counselling in all matters of intellectual property. Our in-house experts cover all technical fields, with 60 attorneys and a total staff of 250 working in six European offices. Reinhardt Schuster's primary area of practice is patent litigation, although he also has experience in trademark, unfair competition and antitrust issues, as well as licensing and IP-related contracts. He has represented international corporate clients in large-scale infringement suits before German courts and has taken part in numerous important cases of multinational patent litigation. Becerril, Coca & Becerril, S.C. Thiers 251, 9th to 14th Floors, Col. Anzures, 11590 Mexico City, Mexico Tel +52 55 5 254 0400 Fax +52 55 5 254 5152 Armando Gomez Legal Director, Mexico City Email agomez@becerrilcocaybecerril.com.mx Armando Gomez is Legal Director of Becerril, Coca & Becerril and his responsibilities basically comprise trademarks, copyrights, contracts and all litigation related to intellectual property. He is an attorney-at-law graduated from the University of Mexico (UNAM) with vast experience in intellectual property, the former general counsel for GlaxoWellcome Mexico and past President of the Attorneys Group of the R&D Pharmaceutical Industry Association. He also worked for Colgate Palmolive as legal manager and as trademark counsel at its headquarters. Areas of particular experience include patents, trademarks and related litigation, including anti-piracy, as well as licensing and technology transfer agreements. He also has experience on regulatory affairs, corporate and competition law. Practice areas: Pharmaceutical industry and consumer products. Brigard & Castro - Ramiro Castro - Intellectual Property Carrera 7 16-56 Bogotá, Colombia Tel +571 3802200 Fax +571 3802700 Web www.brigardycastro.com.co Carlos Palacio Intellectual Property Attorney, Bogotá Email cpalacio@brigardycastro.com.co Carlos Palacio is a lawyer in the IP group of the litigation department of Brigard & Castro - Ramiro Castro - Intellectual Property. He graduated from the Universidad Externado de Colombia in Bogotá and is a post-graduate in New Technologies, Copyright and Industrial Property Law (Universidad Externado de Colombia. He works in intellectual property, information technology and communication and his practice includes litigation, administrative, commercial/transactional advice in these areas. Areas of particular experience include trademark infringement, e-commerce and internet advice, including brand protection and domain name disputes, trademark litigation and license agreements. Mr Palacio was President of the Colombian Industrial Property Association (ACPI) 2001-2002 and he is currently a Professor in Pre-graduate and Post-graduate studies at the Universidad Externado de Colombia. Bufete Aguirre Soc. Civ. Av. Arce 2071, piso 1, Of. 6, Casilla 994, La Paz, Bolivia Tel +591 2 244 0331 Fax +591 2 244 0065 Web www.bufeteaguirre-lawfirm.com Perla Koziner Partner, La Paz Email perlakoziner@bufeteaguirre-lawfirm.com Perla Koziner is in charge of the IP practice of the firm. She graduated with a Licentiate in Law from Universidad Católica Boliviana and has an LLM in Intellectual Property Law from the CCLS, Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London. She deals with a broad range of intellectual property and information technology and her practice includes both litigation and commercial/transactional advice in these areas as well as other general corporate matters. She is currently teaching Intellectual Property Law at the Law Faculty of Universidad Católica Boliviana. Areas of particular experience include e-commerce and internet advice, including domain name disputes and brand protection, patent and trademark registrations and related agreements and litigation and copyright exploitation. Practice areas: Intellectual property, information technology, general corporate law Bustamante & Bustamante Ave. Amazonas and Patria; Cofiec Building 4, 5, 10 and 11 floors; P.O. Box 17-01-02455; Quito, Ecuador Tel +593 2 2562 680/2562 681/2562 682/2562 707 Fax +593 2 2564 628/ 2564 069/ 2559 092 José Rafael Bustamante Senior Partner, Quito Email jrbustamante@bustamante.com.ec José Rafael Bustamante graduated from the Catholic University of Ecuador in Quito in 1978 (Doctorate in Jurisprudence) and Georgetown University in 1979, Master of Comparative Law. Main areas of work are commercial, corporate, civil, foreign investment, intellectual property; licensing agreements, distribution and agency agreements, oil and gas, mining, taxation, insurance, labour, banking law.
Čermák Hořejš Myslil	back to top
Národní 32, 110 00 Praha 1, Czech Republic Tel +42 2 96 167 111 Fax +42 2 24 946 724 Email intelprop@apk.cz Web www.cermakhorejsmyslil.cz Other office Bratislava Dr. Karel Čermák Jr. Partner, Prague Email kcermak@apk.cz Dr. Karel Čermák is a partner in Čermák Hořejš Myslil Lawyers and Patent Attorneys. He graduated from the Faculty of Law of the Charles University and studied at Université de Provence (Aix-en-Provence) and European Academy of Legal Theory, Brussels (LLM - 2000), Ph.D. - Charles University (1998). Traineeship with domestic and foreign law firms (Gaedertz Rechtsanwälte, Cologne, Germany), admitted to Bar, vice-president of the Czech National Group of AIPPI, committee member of the Czech National Group of LIDC (International League of Competition Law). Author of numerous articles and publications in the area of IP, business law, civil law and legal theory. Dr. Čermák represents a number of national and international companies in proceedings before the Czech Industrial Property Office as well as in court litigation proceedings in particular in patent litigation matters. He has successfully dealt with a number of trademark, patent and domain name infringement cases and provided legal support for a number of mergers and acquisitions by foreign companies in the Czech Republic. Languages spoken: Czech, English, German, French Practice areas: Intellectual property law, private international law, unfair competition, pharmaceuticals, trademarks, business law, mergers and acquisitions.
Dallal & Associates	back to top
3rd Circle, Jabal Amman, Anani Centre, 6th Floor PO Box 741 Amman (11118) Jordan Email dallalaw@go.com.jo Telefax +962 6 4642468 Mubadda Issa Dallal Managing Partner, Amman Mubadda is the managing partner of Dallal & Associates and has been since 1997. Having obtained his LLB (with honours) from Leeds University in 1992, he pursued his studies at the University College of London, University of London and obtained his LLM with merits in International Business Law in 1993. His main practice areas are foreign investment, corporate, project financing, banking, e-banking, government contracts, privatisation, intellectual property, agency and distributorship, drafting and reviewing agreements, commercial and civil litigation. Mubadda is the author of Legal Aspects of Doing Business in Jordan an article that was published in the International Construction Law Review, Kluwer Law and Taxation, the Netherlands. Mubadda was a member the committee appointed by the Minister of Industry and Trade to amend the Jordanian Copyright Law in line with International Treaties. Mubadda along with other members of Dallal and Associates have most recently prepared a handbook on the Electronic Transactions Law for the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications. He has recently been rated as one of the top three commercial lawyers in Jordan, by an independent study conducted by Chambers and Partners, and attended the annual World Leading Lawyers Awards Ceremony held on the occasion in London. The above rating is conducted by legal researchers and is based on the recommendation of other law firms in Jordan. Throughout his career Mubadda has been advising world leading companies such as Coca-Cola, Gillette, Duracell, KLM, France Telecom, Caterpillar, Kier Plc, Citibank NA, The Bank of Nova Scotia, Airbus Industrie, Nomura International, American Express, Foreign and Colonial Middle East Emerging Fund, Middle East Broadcasting Corporation but to mention a few. Day Casebeer Madrid & Batchelder LLP 20300 Stevens Creek Boulevard, Suite 400, Cupertino, California, USA Tel +1 408 873 0110 Fax +1 408 873 0220 Web www.daycasebeer.com Day Casebeer's practices focus on technology litigation, including patent, copyright, trademark, unfair competition and antitrust litigation, as well as strategic product counselling. Its clients include Sun Microsystems, Yahoo!, Amgen, and QUALCOMM. Robert Galvin Partner, Cupertino Email galvinrm@daycasebeer.com Rob Galvin received his JD in 1993 from the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law. He received his BA in political science and history from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1990. Julie Turner Associate, Cupertino Email turnerjs@daycasebeer.com Julie Turner received her JD in 1997 from the University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law. She received her BA from Barnard College, Columbia University, in 1985. Anne Ortel Associate, Cupertino Email aortel@daycasebeer.com Anne OrTel received her JD in 2000 from the Santa Clara University School of Law. She received her BA in economics, East Asian languages, and political science from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1993. De Keersmaeker Vromans Wetsraat 67 Rue de la Loi, 1040 Brussels, Belgium Tel +32 2 235 03 05 Fax +32 2 235 03 06 Christine De Keersmaeker Partner, Brussels Email cdekeersmaeker@dkv-law.be Christine De Keersmaeker (1956),is a partner with De Keersmaeker Vromans, a firm specialising a.o. in the field of IP, media and entertainment. She is a graduate of the University of Brussels (K.U. Brussel, 1977) and of Leuven (K.U. Leuven, 1980), and was admitted to the Brussels Bar in 1982. She has practised intellectual property law, with an emphasis on copyright law, media and entertainment, as well as trade practices and advertising since then. She publishes regularly on these subjects and is Chief Editor of the media law review Mediarecht, an edition of Kluwer Editorial since 1994. She is inter alia Vice-President of the Commission Entertainment Law of the Union Internationale des Avocats. Her practice includes both litigation and commercial/transactional advice in these areas. Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky LLP 1177 Avenue of the Americas 41st Floor, New York, N.Y. 10036-2714, USA Tel +1 212 896 5471 Fax +1 212 997 9880 2101 L Street NW, Washington, DC 20037-1526, USA Tel +1 202 785 9700 Fax +1 202 887 0689 Web www.legalinnovators.com Edward A. Meilman Partner, New York Email meilmane@dsmo.com Edward Meilman is a partner in the Intellectual Property Practice of the firm's Technology Group in New York City. He graduated with an AB degree in chemistry from the University College of Arts and Science, New York University and with a JD degree from New York University School of Law. He focuses his practice on intellectual property as it pertains to patents, trademarks, copyrights, and unfair competition. In the area of patent procurement, he concentrates primarily on chemical, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology matters, but in the areas of litigation, counselling, licensing, and acquisition of rights, he handles matters pertaining to all technologies. Practice areas: Intellectual property, Technology Group; procurement, litigation, counselling. James W. Brady, Jr. Partner, Washington Email bradyJ@dsmo.com James Brady is a partner in the Intellectual Property Practice of the firm's Technology Group in Washington, DC. He has a BS degree in engineering, with highest distinction, from The Pennsylvania State University, and a JD degree from Cornell Law School. James Brady is a Member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Circuit Bar Association and serves on the Continuing Legal Education Committee of the Bar Association. He focuses his practice on patent law pertaining to opinions and client counselling, patent procurement, transactions, and litigation. He specialises in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and chemical inventions. Practice areas: Intellectual property, Technology Group; procurement, litigation, counselling. Dorsey & Whitney LLP Registered Associated Offices with Kyo Sogo Law Offices Shiroyama MT Bldg. 9F, 4-1-17, Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0001, Japan Tel +81 3 5473 5150 Fax +81 3 5473 5199 Noriko Higashizawa Partner, Tokyo Email higashizawa.noriko@dorseylaw.com Noriko Higashizawa is a partner in charge of the IP-related matters in Dorsey & Whitney's Tokyo office. She graduated from Keio University, Faculty of Law in 1982. She later earned her LLM from Duke Law School in 1994 before working for Howrey & Simon in Washington, DC and Becker, Glynn, Melamed & Muffly in New York. Areas of particular experience include e-commerce and Internet advice, including brand protection and advice on advertising issues, technology transfer and licensing agreements, patent and copyright litigation as well as provision of general corporate advice to foreign clients that are entering or doing business in the Japanese market. Practice areas: Internet and high technology law, copyright law, privacy law, licensing, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions and other general corporate and transaction matters as well as international litigation and arbitration, and intellectual property litigation. Dorsey & Whitney 21 Wilson Street, London EC2M 2TD, UK Tel + 44 207 588 0800 Fax +44 207 588 0555 Web www.dorseylaw.com Ian Craig Partner, London Email Craig.Ian@dorseylaw.com Ian Craig is a partner in the London office of Dorsey & Whitney. Dorsey & Whitney is a global law firm operating in major jurisdictions throughout the world, which is primarily focused on mid-market high-tech companies. Ian practises in all aspects of intellectual property, from litigating patents to advising companies upon exploitation of their intellectual property rights. Ian's work has taken him into a number of different industrial sectors, in particular all aspects of companies dealing in software, from Internet companies through to major software developers, and also into substantial biotech transactions including patent litigation and general advice in relation to, and drafting of, licensing agreements. Ian is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and lectures widely in intellectual property matters, including teaching the LLM course at Cambridge University on IP-related matters.
Eitan, Pearl, Latzer & Cohen-Zedek	back to top
2 Gav Yam Center, 7 Shenkar St, Herzliya 46725, Israel Tel +972 9 970 9000 Fax +972 9 970 9001 Web www.technolawgy.com Email main@technolawgy.com Other offices Haifa, Israel; New York, NY, USA Tally Eitan Partner, Herzlia Email eitant@technolawgy.com An expert in international and domestic intellectual property law and commercial law, Ms Eitan assists companies in setting strategy, facilitating negotiations, structuring licensing and technology transfer agreements and international joint ventures. Ms Eitan is the founding partner of Eitan, Pearl, Latzer & Cohen-Zedek, a law firm specialising in technology law in the following areas: intellectual property (including litigation); business: corporate (dealing with matters such as public and private financing and venture capital transactions, mergers & acquisitions); technology transactions (handling matters such as joint ventures, strategic alliances, OEM agreements, software development and other agreements, where technology is key); employment; antitrust; and taxation. Practice areas: Business law, computer law, high technology law, cyberlaw, entertainment law, intellectual property, and complex international litigation Education: Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel (BS, Statistics, 1976, JD, 1980) Professional membership: Bar Associations, 1981 Israel, 1987 California, USA; INTA; AIPPI
Fenwick & West LLP	back to top
Two Palo Alto Square, Palo Alto, California 94306 USA Tel +1 650 494 0600 Fax +1 650 494 1417 Web www.fenwick.com Other offices San Francisco, Washington, DC Stuart P. Meyer Partner, Palo Alto Email smeyer@fenwick.com Stuart P. Meyer is a partner in the Intellectual Property and Litigation practice groups of Fenwick & West LLP in Palo Alto, California. His practice centres on counselling and litigating high technology intellectual property issues concerning patent, copyright and trade secret law, with an emphasis on software matters. He has particular experience with strategic intellectual property planning and intellectual property audits. Mr Meyer received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, his Master of Science in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Princeton University, and his JD from Yale Law School. Mr Meyer is registered to practise before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Mr Meyer is a frequent lecturer and author in the area of high technology intellectual property issues. Practice areas: Litigation, counselling, patents, copyrights, trade secrets. Rajiv P. Patel, Attorney, Palo Alto Email rpatel@fenwick.com Rajiv P. Patel is an attorney in the Intellectual Property Group of Fenwick & West LLP. His practice focuses on patent procurement and counselling, patent portfolio development and management, and patent litigation. His practice also includes IP counselling, auditing, licensing, and due diligence. Mr Patel received his Bachelor of Science (with high honours) in electrical engineering from Rutgers University. He received his JD and Master of Intellectual Property from Franklin Pierce Law Center. Mr Patel is a member of the California Bar and is registered to practise before the US Patent and Trademark Office. Mr Patel has written articles in the area of patent portfolio development and patent strategies and has lectured on intellectual property strategies and management issues. He is also an adjunct professor of law at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. Practice areas: Patents, patent litigation, management of intellectual property assets, intellectual property counselling, audits, due diligence. Christopher M. Tobin Attorney, Washington, DC Email ctobin@fenwick.com Christopher M. Tobin is an attorney in the Intellectual Property Group of Fenwick & West LLP. Mr Tobin is resident in the Washington, DC office and represents a variety of high technology companies ranging from privately held start-ups to publicly traded organisations. His practice focuses on strategic intellectual property counselling, including the development and execution of plans for procuring, assessing and enforcing intellectual property rights. Prior to his residing in the Washington, DC office, Mr Tobin was an associate for several years in the firm's Palo Alto office. He was also formerly a Patent Examiner with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and a patent attorney in the intellectual property department of a major corporation. Mr Tobin received his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering with a Computer Science minor from Villanova University, and his JD from the Villanova University School of Law. He is admitted to practise in California, Pennsylvania and Washington, DC, and is registered to practise before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Practice areas: Intellectual property, patents, patent litigation, due diligence, management of intellectual property assets Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP 1300 I Street, NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20005-3315 Tel +1 202 408 4000 Fax +1 202 408 4400 Web www.finnegan.com Tom Jarvis Partner, Washington, DC Email tom.jarvis@finnegan.com Tom Jarvis is a partner in the intellectual property firm Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, in Washington, DC. He and Finnegan Henderson's ITC Team prosecute and defend Section 337 investigations at the US International Trade Commission. Previously, Mr Jarvis served as Senior Investigative Attorney at the ITC, where he handled Section 337 cases for over a decade. Fish & Neave 1251 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 Tel +1 212 596 9000 Fax +1 212 596 9090 Web www.fishneave.com A. Joy Arnold Partner, New York Email jarnold@fishneave.com A. Joy Arnold is a partner at Fish & Neave where she specialises in complex chemical, pharmaceutical and medical device intellectual property cases. She has represented numerous clients in the pharmaceutical, consumer healthcare and food industries has substantial trial experience in a number of high-profile litigations. Ms Arnold is a member of the American Bar Association, National Bar Association, American Intellectual Property Law Association and the Federal Circuit Bar Association. Her extensive list of publications includes two recent National Law Journal articles relating to the Hatch-Waxman Act. Prior to beginning her practice, Ms Arnold worked as a research scientist for the Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and for GlaxoSmithKline. Ms Arnold is a graduate of University of Pennsylvania Law School where she was a member of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review. She received her undergraduate degree from Brown University and her graduate degree from Wesleyan University. Ms Arnold is resident in the firm's New York office. W. Edward Bailey Partner, New York Email ebailey@fishneave.com W. Edward Bailey is a partner in the firm of Fish & Neave. He has served on the firm's Managing Committee and for almost six years as the firm's Managing Partner. Mr Bailey's practice is primarily focused in the areas of patent infringement litigation and patent interferences, although he has also done copyright, trademark, trade dress and trade secret litigation. He has served as lead trial counsel in numerous cases involving diverse technologies and has spoken on intellectual property issues at continuing legal education programs conducted by the American Intellectual Property Law Association and The Practicing Law Institute. Mr Bailey is listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2001-2002 (9th Edition) and is profiled in the 2002 edition of The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers (Patents). He is a member of the American Bar Association, New York Intellectual Property Law Association, American Intellectual Property Law Association and Federal Circuit Bar Association. He has been a member of the Advisory Council for the Center for the Commercial Development of Space at Auburn University and he co-chairs the User/Technology Committee for the Electronic Case Files Prototype Project in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Prior to beginning his practice, Mr Bailey served as a law clerk to Honorable Frank H. McFadden, Chief Judge of the US District Court, Northern District of Alabama. He received his legal education at the University of Virginia, following an undergraduate degree from Auburn University and graduate work at Vanderbilt University. He also served as an officer in the United States Marine Corps. Mr Bailey is resident in the firm's New York office. Vincent N. Palladino Partner, New York Email vpalladino@fishneave.com Vincent N. Palladino is a partner in the New York office of Fish & Neave. He has practised trademark, copyright, false advertising and unfair competition law since graduating from Columbia University School of Law in 1975. He received his BA from Yale University in 1972. Mr Palladino is listed in International Who's Who of Trademark Lawyers, Euromoney Guide To The World's Leading Trademark Law Practitioners and Euromoney Guide to the World's Leading Information Technology Advisers. He is a member of the advisory board and a former Editor-in-Chief of The Trademark Reporter and serves on the board of editors of The Intellectual Property Strategist. He has published more than 30 articles and book chapters in his field. He is also a former board member of and is active in the International Trademark Association. For many years he has chaired or cochaired the Ladas Award Committee of the Brand Names Education Foundation. He also belongs to the Copyright Society of the USA and other bar associations. Susan Progoff Partner, New York Email sprogoff@fishneave.com Susan Progoff is a partner at Fish & Neave. Her practice consists of trademark, copyright, false advertising and unfair competition matters, including litigation, alternative dispute resolution, licensing, US and international trademark clearance and registration and the intellectual property aspects of corporate transactions. Ms Progoff is a member of the INTA/CPR Panel of Neutrals. Ms Progoff is a former chair and current member of the Committee on Trademarks and Unfair Competition of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. She is also active in the International Trademark Association (Past Chair, United States Roundtables; Past Member, Editorial Board, The Trademark Reporter; Meetings Committee), Copyright Society of the United States, American Bar Association, New York Intellectual Property Law Association (Past Member, United States Trademark Law and Practice Committee; Foreign Trademark Law and Practice), American Intellectual Property Law Association, United States Council for International Business (member, Intellectual Property Committee; member, Copyright Subcommittee) Ms Progoff has written and spoken frequently on trademark and copyright law, including presentations to such organizations as the American Bar Association, International Trademark Association, Practicing Law Institute, Copyright Society of the United States, New York State Bar Association and Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Ms Progoff graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1974, and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1979. Sasha G. Rao Associate, New York Email srao@fishneave.com Sasha G. Rao is an associate at the New York office of Fish & Neave where she specialises in patent litigation across a broad range of technologies, including the chemical and pharmaceutical fields and the electrical and computer hardware arts. She is a graduate of New York University School of Law and received her undergraduate degree from Randolph-Macon Women's College. Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto 30 Rockfeller Plaza, New York, NY 10012-3801 Tel +1 212 218 2100 Fax +1 212 218 2200 Web www.fitzpatrickcella.com Other offices Washington, DC and Costa Mesa, CA Michael P. Sandonato Partner, New York Email msandonato@fchs.com Michael P. Sandonato is active in all aspects of the firm's patent practice, focusing particularly on matters related to electronics, computer software and hardware and e-commerce. He holds a JD from the Columbia University School of Law, an MSEE from the University of Southern California and a BSEE from Polytechnic University. Specific technologies with which he has worked include Internet-related hardware and software, video game systems, global positioning systems, digital imaging devices, wireless and landline telephony and methods of conducting business. Practice areas: Litigation, patent prosecution, licensing and transactions, e-commerce and new media, electronics, computer technologies. Nina Shreve Partner, New York Email nshreve@fchs.com Nina Shreve is a partner in the firm's trademark group. She graduated with a BA in Psychology from Earlham College, and with a JD, cum laude, from St. John's University. She specialises in all aspects of trademark law, including litigation, prosecution, opinion work and transactional matters. She has represented clients in diverse industries, including computers and electronics, telecommunications, pharmaceutical products, consumer healthcare products, industrial machinery and building products. Practice areas: Trademarks, licensing and transactions, litigation, e-commerce, new media. Foley & Lardner Washington Harbour, 3000 K Street, N.W., Washington, DC, 20008 USA Tel +1 202 672 5300 Fax +1 202 672 5399 Web www.foleylardner.com Other offices Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Jacksonville, Los Angeles, Madison, Milwaukee, Orlando, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, Tampa, West Palm Beach Alvin J. Lorman Partner, Washington Email alorman@foleylaw.com Al Lorman is a partner in Foley & Lardner's Regulatory Practice Group and a member of the Life Sciences Business Team. He practises in all areas of food and drug law, biotechnology and health law, and specialises in solving client problems at the intersection of law, science, and public policy. A former vice chairman of the Food Drug Cosmetic Law Committee of the American Bar Association, he has extensive experience in all aspects of regulation under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, including strategic planning for product approval, compliance counselling, and enforcement litigation for foods, drugs, biologics, medical devices, and cosmetics. Mr Lorman holds a BA from Long Island University, an MA in history from Ohio State University, and a JD from the University of Virginia School of Law, where he served on the editorial board of the Virginia Law Review. Practice areas: Food and drug law, biotechnology, life sciences, administrative law.
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2 Park Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia Tel +61 2 9263 4000 Fax +61 2 9263 4111 Web www.gtlaw.com.au Arculli and Associates, 2012 Hutchison House, Central, Hong Kong SAR, China Tel +852 2882 0880 Fax +852 2882 0888 Brent Fisse Partner, Sydney Email bfisse@gtlaw.com.au Brent Fisse is a partner in Gilbert + Tobin's IP Group and Competition and Regulation Group. Brent acts for US as well as Australian companies on IP and competition law matters, including patent infringement cases and competition law issues in technology licensing. Kate Harrison Partner, Sydney Email kharrison@gtlaw.com.au Kate Harrison is a partner in Gilbert + Tobin's IP group, which comprises over 20 lawyers. She is qualified as a lawyer in New York and Australia, and has experience advising in a wide range of IP commercial and enforcement matters including trademarks, patents and copyright. Globe White Page 17 Bolton Street, London W1J 8BH, UK Tel +44 207 408 0268 Fax +44 207 408 0168 Web www.whitepage.co.uk www.globewhitepage.com Joff Wild Consultant Email joff@whitepage.co.uk Joff Wild is a journalist and consultant specialising in intellectual property. He has been with White Page since June 2001. Prior to this, he was publisher of intellectual property products at Euromoney plc with responsibility for titles such as Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) and IP Asia and the critically acclaimed book Hidden Value - profiting from the intellectual property economy. Joff has been editor of MIP, Patent World and Copyright World and has served as assistant editor of Trademark World. He is currently editor of IP Europe magazine and has also written on IP-related subjects for titles such as The Times, Euromoney magazine, IP Worldwide, the American Lawyer and Latin Finance. In addition, Joff contributes regularly to the Financial Times and has appeared on BBC Radio 4 and 5 talking about IP issues. Gómez-Acebo & Pombo Castellana 216, 28046 Madrid, Spain Tel +34 91 582 9100 Fax +34 91 582 9114 Web www.gomezacebo-pombo.com Other offices Barcelona, Bilbao, Valencia, Vigo, Seville, Malaga, Gran Canaria, Brussels Gonzalo de Ulloa Partner, Head of Intellectual Property Department, Madrid Email gulloa@gomezacebo-pombo.com Born Madrid, 1952. Admitted to the Madrid Bar 1975, Madrid. Education: Universities of Madrid and Strasbourg. President of LES España, 1990. Members: LES; AIPPI; LICD. Languages: Spanish, French, English. Practice areas: IP Litigation, particularly patents, trademarks and new technologies. Ralph Smith Of Counsel, Madrid Email rsmith@gomezacebo-pombo.com Born Swansea, 1963. Education: Masters in Chemical Engineering, Cambridge University, 1986. Admitted Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales, 1993 and the Madrid Bar in 1999. Languages: Spanish, English. Practice areas: Intellectual Property and new technologies, biotechnology. Goodmans LLP 250 Yonge Street, Suite 2400, Toronto, Ontario, M5B 2M6 Canada Tel +416 979 2211 Fax +416 979 1234 Web www.goodmans.ca Other offices Vancouver, Hong Kong H.B. Radomski Partner, Toronto Email hradomski@goodmans.ca Harry Radomski is the head of the Goodmans intellectual property group. Harry completed both his BComm (1972) and LLB (1975) at the University of Toronto and his LLM (1976) at the University of California at Berkeley. Harry was awarded the Treasurer's Medal for standing first in the Ontario Bar Admission course on his call to the bar in 1978. He has been a partner with Goodmans since 1987 and is presently a member of the firm's Executive Committee. Harry's practice focuses on intellectual property litigation and advice regarding all intellectual property issues. Harry frequently appears before Canadian appellate courts and the Supreme Court of Canada on matters concerning a broad range of intellectual property issues, and particularly patent-related matters. He is also involved in providing advice and acting as counsel to coaches, management personnel and hockey officials in the National Hockey League. In 1999, Harry was named by the international publication, Managing Intellectual Property, as Canada's Intellectual Property Patent Litigator of the Year. He has written and spoken extensively on patent litigation and other intellectual property topics, and taught a course on IP remedies at the University of Toronto. Richard Naiberg Partner, Toronto Email rnaiberg@goodmans.ca Richard Naiberg is a partner in the litigation section of the Toronto office of Goodmans LLP. Richard received his Bachelor of Engineering Science in 1987 from the University of Western Ontario and his Bachelor of Laws in 1991 from the University of Toronto. Richard joined Goodmans after his call to the bar in 1993 and practises intellectual property and general commercial litigation. As part of his practice, Richard provides strategic advice on the development, acquisition, sale and protection of technology and intellectual property assets, including patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and industrial designs. Richard appears regularly at the trial and appeal levels of the Ontario and Federal Courts. Global Counsel's Life Sciences Industry Report 2001 identifies Richard as 'highly recommended' in the areas of intellectual property and life sciences law. He is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and contributes to Lawyer's Weekly newspaper. Richard is also the author of various articles on intellectual property law and advocacy and has lectured on intellectual property remedies at the University of Toronto Law School. Julie Perrin Associate, Toronto Email jperrin@goodmans.ca Julie Perrin is an associate in the IP group of our litigation department. Julie completed her BA at McGill University in 1995 and received her LLB from the University of Toronto in 1998. Her practice focuses on patent and trademark litigation. Julie frequently appears before the Federal Court, Trial Division on a broad range of intellectual property issues and has appeared as co-counsel on a number of matters before the Federal Court of Appeal and the Ontario Court of Appeal. She is also a co-author of articles on various intellectual property issues in Canada. Goodwin Procter LLP 599 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022 Tel +1 212 813 8800 Fax +1 212 355 3333 Web www.goodwinprocter.com Other offices Boston, MA, Washington, DC, Roseland, NJ Thomas L. Creel, P.C. Partner, New York Email tcreel@goodwinprocter.com Tom Creel is a partner and co-chair of the firm's Intellectual Property Litigation Group. He is resident in the New York office and has been involved in intellectual property litigation for more than 30 years. Most of Mr Creel's litigation has been in the patent area, but he has also litigated and counselled in the areas of trade secrets, entertainment, trademarks and copyrights. Mr Creel has served as president of the New York Intellectual Property Law Association, Inc. He is listed in the Euromoney Guide to the World's Leading Patent Law Experts as well as the Euromoney Guide to Trademark Law Experts. Mr Creel is the editor of The Guide to Patent Arbitration, published by BNA Books. He has authored scores of decisions relating to anti-cybersquatting of trademarks as an arbitrator under the rules adopted by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. Mr Creel has written extensively on litigation and ADR and has taught the patent law course at Columbia University Law School since 1983. Mary J. Hildebrand, P.C. Partner, Boston Email mhildebrand@goodwinprocter.com Mary Hildebrand, a partner and chair of the firm's Intellectual Property Practice, focuses her practice on strategic planning, analysis, protection, and management of intellectual property and technology assets in the United States and many foreign jurisdictions. Ms Hildebrand has been lead counsel in many substantial transactions with particular emphasis on complex structures involving the development, distribution, exploitation, sale, license and outsourcing of intellectual property assets, e-commerce and Web-enabled ventures. She regularly provides counsel regarding product distribution, marketing, dispute mediation, the acquisition and sale of technology companies, and due diligence evaluations in the context of mergers, investments and venture capital transactions. Ms Hildebrand received her JD from Duke University School of Law and a BA (magna cum laude) from Union College. Ms Hildebrand was an Armstrong Merit Scholar at Union College and was elected by the faculty to the Pi Sigma Alpha and Omicron Delta Epsilon honour societies. Ms Hildebrand is the co-author of A Vendor's Guide to Computer Contracting. Jacqueline Klosek Associate, Boston Email jklosek@goodwinprocter.com Jacqueline Klosek is an associate in the Corporate Department and a member of its Intellectual Property/Technology Practice. Her practice focuses on drafting and negotiating various technology-related agreements, conducting legal audits of websites and advising on legal issues related to technology and intellectual property. Ms Klosek received an LLM in International and European Law from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, a JD from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and a BA from New York University. She was the Senior Articles Editor for the Cardozo Journal of International and Comparative Law and the recipient of the Telford-Taylor Fellowship in Public International Law. Ms Klosek previously practised technology law with of Deloitte & Touche, LLP in Brussels. She currently teaches 'Legal Issues of e-Commerce' at New York University. Ms Klosek is the author of numerous published materials including A Legal Guide to Cross Border Online Business (forthcoming) and Data Privacy in the Information Age (Greenwood, 2001).
Hale and Dorr LLP	back to top
60 State Street, Boston, MA 02109, USA Tel +1 617 526 6454 Fax +1 617 526 5000 Web www.haledorr.com Other offices Boston, London*, Munich*, New York, Oxford*, Princeton, Reston, Waltham, Washington *an independent joint venture law firm Michael A. Diener Senior partner, Boston Email michael.diener@haledorr.com Michael Diener is a senior partner at Hale and Dorr's Intellectual Property Department and is also a member of the Technology Transactions and Licensing Group. He counsels clients in obtaining, protecting and enforcing intellectual property rights, including patents, trademarks, copyright and trade secrets. He has extensive patent prosecution experience of US and foreign applications for electrical, computer and mechanical inventions, and has also prosecuted design and trademark applications. In the enforcement of these rights, he has been actively involved in litigation of patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret rights. Mr Diener is a member of the Massachusetts bar. He is admitted to practise before the Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and registered to practise before the US Patent and Trademark Office. Mr Diener received a JD degree from the Ohio State University College of Law and an SB degree in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. HAMI Legal Services, Inc. Suite 402, Sayeh Tower, Mellat park, Vali asr Avenue, Tehran 19677, Iran Tel +98 21 204 36 84 Fax +98 21 204 36 86 Web www.iranip.com Mohammad Badamchi Partner, Tehran Email mohammad@iranip.com Mohammad Badamchi is a partner of the firm. He is LLB graduated from Azad University, Tehran. He deals with intellectual property and foreign investment and his practice includes both litigation and advice in these areas. He is also experienced in unfair competition and anti-counterfeiting cases. Areas of particular experience include intellectual property protection and advice on trademark, patent and ccTLDs registration and protection, licensing and foreign investment. Practice areas: Intellectual property, licensing, foreign investment, litigation. Hoet Pelaez Castillo & Duque Centro San Ignacio, Torre Kepler, Av. Blandín, La Castellana, Caracas 1060, Venezuela Tel +58 212 201 8611 Fax +58 212 263 7744 Web www.hpcd.com Other offices Venezuela, Miami Ricardo Fischer Partner, Caracas Email rfischer@hpcd.com Ricardo Fischer is a partner in the IP group of our firm, which is the largest in Venezuela and one of the most important practices in Latin America. He graduated from Law School in Caracas, Venezuela (1991) and with an MIP (Master in Intellectual Property) at Franklin Pierce Law Center, Concord, New Hampshire (1993). He deals with a broad range of intellectual property issues, such as trademark and patent prosecution and litigation, domain name disputes and unfair competition issues, as well as general advice in these areas were he has represented various Fortune 500 companies. Areas of particular experience include IP, e-commerce and internet advice, including domain name disputes, brand protection and advice, both locally and internationally, as well as patent and trademark litigation both before administrative agencies and courts of law. Practice areas: Intellectual property Homburger Weinbergstrasse 56-58, PO Box 338, 8035 Zurich, Switzerland Tel +41 1 265 35 35 Fax +41 1 265 3511 Web www.homburger.ch Gregor Bühler Associate, Zurich (Partnership expected per January 1, 2003) Email gregor.buehler@homburger.ch Gregor Bühler is an associate in the IP/IT group of Homburger. He graduated from the University of St. Gallen in 1990, receiving his doctorate in 1995. He also studied at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, where he graduated as an LLM in 1997. His practice focuses on intellectual property law, information technology and sports/entertainment law, as well as on commercial litigation. Areas of particular experience include internet and e-commerce advice; trademark and branding strategies; advice on advertising issues; trademark, copyright and unfair competition litigation; licensing agreements and transactional advice in all intellectual property-related matters.
Julius & Creasy	back to top
PO Box 154, 41, Janadhipathi Mawatha, Colombo 1, Sri Lanka Tel +94 1 422601 5 Fax +94 1 446663/435451 Jayanta Mootatamby Swaminathan Partner, Colombo Email jacey@sltnet.lk J.M. Swaminathan is a senior partner in the IP Group of the firm. He is an Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka and graduated from the University of Ceylon and has also the LLM. and M.Phil Degrees from the University of Colombo. He is a lecturer in the Sri Lanka Law College and has also been a Visiting Lecturer in the Faculty of Law, University of Colombo. At present he also teaches intellectual property for the Post Attorneys Diploma in Intellectual Property Law at the Sri Lanka Law College. He has been involved in both contentious and non-contentious matters relating to intellectual property law for several years and also contributed to journals such as IP Asia and attended several international seminars and workshops on IP law.
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One Broadway, New York, NY 10004, USA Tel +1 212 425 7200 Fax +1 212 425 5288 Web www.kenyon.com Other offices Washington, DC and Silicon Valley, CA Deborah A. Somerville Partner, New York Email dsomerville@kenyon.com Deborah A. Somerville is co-chair of the firm's Life Sciences/Chemical practice group. She has extensive experience in the management, protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights for major US and foreign clients within the pharmaceutical, biotech, chemical and medical device industries. Representative technology areas have included immunology, genomics, proteomics, bioinformatics, nanotechnology, small molecules and biosensors, including microarrays. Ms Somerville counsels clients on the validity, scope, enforceability and transfer of intellectual property rights. She actively guides clients in introducing new products and in developing intellectual property strategies and portfolios. While successfully procuring commercially significant patents, she has supervised the drafting of applications and their prosecution, including interferences, reissues, protests, re-examinations and oppositions. She also negotiates licenses and conducts due diligence for major corporate transactions. In addition, Ms Somerville has considerable experience in patent litigation before the federal courts. Ms Somerville received a JD from University of Michigan in 1984 and a BS in Chemistry from the University of Denver, summa cum laude, in 1981. She is a registered patent attorney. Charles A. Weiss Partner, New York Email cweiss@kenyon.com Charles A. Weiss concentrates his practice on patent litigation and licensing. He primarily works in the pharmaceutical, chemical and biotechnology areas, having litigated cases involving matters such as the expression of recombinant proteins, nucleic acid probes, controlled-release analgesics, and medical diagnostic agents. Mr Weiss also regularly represents clients in licensing and transactional matters, having negotiated and drafted dozens of license, research, product development, manufacturing and distribution agreements. He also counsels clients on questions of patent validity and infringement. Mr Weiss received his JD from Columbia University in 1991, where he was Notes & Comments Editor for the Columbia Law Review. He received his undergraduate degree from Washington University in 1988. Mr Weiss is a registered patent attorney. Kathryn M. Lumb Associate, New York Email klumb@kenyon.com Kathryn M. Lumb is involved in a wide variety of intellectual property matters, with an emphasis in the biotechnological and pharmaceutical arts. She prepares and prosecutes patent applications and counsels clients on the validity, scope, enforceability and transfer of intellectual property rights. Ms Lumb received her JD in 1998 from The George Washington University School of Law and her BS in Molecular Biology from Lehigh University in 1993. She is a registered patent attorney. Kilpatrick Stockton LLP 607 14th St NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20005-2018, USA Tel +1 202 508 5890 Fax +1 202 585 0039 Web www.KilpatrickStockton.com Other offices Atlanta, London, Stockholm, North Carolina Stan Gorinson Partner, Washington, DC Email SGorinson@KilpatrickStockton.com Stan Gorinson is a partner in Kilpatrick Stockton's Washington, DC office, and Chair of the firm's Antitrust practice. He began his career with the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division, serving in a number of positions including Chief of the Special Regulated Industries section. He also served as Chief Counsel to the President's Commission on the Accident at Three Mile Island. After leaving government, he has been active in the American Bar Association, serving as a member of the Board of Editors of Antitrust Law Developments, a leading Antitrust treatise and as Chair of the ABA's Regulated Industries Committee. He has also served as Chair of the Criminal Antitrust Litigation Subcommittee in the Litigation Section of the ABA. Mr Gorinson is a frequent writer and speaker on antitrust issues. James R. Myers Partner, Washington, DC Email JMyers@KilpatrickStockton.com Mr Myers is listed in the Guide to the World's Leading Patent Law Experts and Who's Who in American Law. He has been trial counsel in over 50 intellectual property cases and has represented multiple clients in complex civil litigation with sums at risk in excess of US$100 million. Clients also ask him to design strategies for creation, expansion, and licensing of patent portfolios Mr Myers (Harvard, BA, cum laude, 1972; JD 1975) is a Member of the ALI-ABA Committee on Continuing Professional Education; Master in the American Inn of Court for Intellectual Property Litigators; and Subcommittee Chair, IP Mining, ABA Special Committee 459, Management of IP Assets. Stephen Baskin Senior Associate, Washington, DC Email sbaskin@KilpatrickStockton.com Stephen Baskin is a senior associate in Kilpatrick Stockton's Washington, DC office practising with the Intellectual Property Group. Mr Baskin's practice focuses on litigation in the areas of intellectual property and antitrust law. Mr Baskin has considerable experience counselling clients in such areas as the use of exclusive patent licenses, responding to Department of Justice investigations including, among other things, the use of intellectual property via the Internet, and mergers and acquisitions involving patents and other intellectual property. Mr Baskin received his JD from Case Western Reserve University School of Law and was a member of the Jessup International Moot Court team where he was recognized as a top oral advocate. Kim & Chang Seoul Building, 114-31 Uni-Dong, Chongro-Ku, Seoul 110-350, Korea Tel +822 3703 1100 Fax +822 741 0328 Web www.ip.kimchang.com Jay (Young-June) Yang Partner, Intellectual Property, Seoul Email yjyang@kimchang.com Jay (Young-June) Yang is a senior partner at Kim & Chang and has over 20 years of experience in litigation, enforcement and dispute resolution involving intellectual property issues, foreign and domestic customs seizures, and international and domestic licensing and distribution disputes. Mr Yang has also led IP litigation teams with the goal of obtaining landmark decisions in Korea. Mr Yang received his B.Jur. degree at Seoul National University in 1977 and was trained at the Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea after gaining admission to the Korean bar in his senior year at college. Mr Yang also received his LLM degree at the University of Michigan Law School in 1985. He was admitted to the New York Bar in 1986. Practice areas: Intellectual property Konnov & Sozanovsky 23 Shota Rustaveli Street, office 5, Kiev, 01023, Ukraine Tel +380 44 490 5400 Fax +380 44 490 5490 Web www.konnov.com Other offices Chernovtsy (Ukraine) Tetyana Glukhovska Attorney-at-law, Kiev Email tgluhovskaya@konnov.com Tetyana Glukhovska is an associate with Konnov & Sozanovsky. Ms Glukhovska concentrates her practice in intellectual property law. She represents and counsels individuals and corporate clients on intellectual property matters, including patent, trademark infringement matters and trademark protection. She has been heavily involved in all aspects of intellectual property litigation, including trademark and copyright infringement actions. Ms Glukhovska received her degree in law from Kiev University School of Law. She also received her degree in intellectual property from the Institute of Intellectual Property and Law. She is an associate member of the American Bar Association (ABA). Ms Glukhovska is admitted to practise in Ukraine. She speaks Russian, Ukrainian, English and German. Practice areas: Intellectual property, Internet, litigation.
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Web www.landwellglobal.com Bogaert & Vandemeulebroeke (Landwell) Woluwedal 20, 1932 Sint-Stevens-Woluwe, Brussels, Belgium Tel + 32 2 710 78 11 Fax +32 2 710 78 53 Yves Van Couter Partner, Brussels Email yves.van.couter@landwell.be Yves Van Couter is a Partner and Head of the Intellectual Property Law Department within Bogaert & Vandemeulebroeke (Landwell) in Brussels. Education: Lic. Iur. University of Ghent, 1990; Post-Graduate Degree in International and European Law (UCL), 1991; LL.M. Common Law Studies, Georgetown University Law School (Fulbright Scholar), Washington, D.C., 1994; LL.M Intellectual Property Law (KUL and KUB), 1998-2000. Expertise: Yves Van Couter has more than 10 years of experience in international commercial law with a focus on intellectual property law. He assists and advises clients with respect to national and international intellectual property protection strategies (with a particular focus on trademark protection), in national and international intellectual property, distribution law and fair trade practices litigation matters and in drafting distributorship and licensing contracts. Hans Dhondt Associate, Brussels Email hans.dhondt@landwell.be Hans Dhondt is an Associate and Member of the Intellectual Property Law Department within Bogaert & Vandemeulebroeke (Landwell) in Brussels. Education: Lic. Iur. University of Ghent, 1998, LL.M Intellectual Property Law (KUL and KUB), 1999-2002.Expertise: Hans Dhondt assists and advises clients with respect to Media Law, Fair Trade Practices and Intellectual Property Law and provides assistance in litigation concerning these matters. Landwell Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland Tel +353 1 662 8989 Fax +353 1 662 6788 Carol Plunkett Partner, Dublin Email carol.plunkett@ie.landwellglobal.com Carol Plunkett qualified in 1979 and in January 2001, joined Landwell solicitors to lead the Intellectual Property and Information Technology Group, coming from one of Dublin's largest commercial firms where she was trained and practised for over twenty years, becoming a partner in 1998. Carol specialises in intellectual property, information technology and telecommunications law, regulatory and competition law and in the contentious aspects of those topics. She has extensive experience in advising companies in the pharmaceutical, agri-chemical, clothes, food and drinks, and IT sectors on all aspects of copyright, design, trade marks, patents and confidential information and has acted in many of the cases which have been considered by the Irish Courts in these areas. In addition, she has advised on regulatory issues including ownership of intellectual property assets, licensing, advertising, packaging and labelling of products and on product liability and safety issues. She was involved in lobbying the government on behalf of an industry grouping during the drafting and passing of the Trade Marks Act, 1996. She has also assisted in the compilation of comparative studies of Intellectual Property and Data Protection laws in a range of European countries. Carol has been Consultant and Lecturer in Intellectual Property and Information Technology to the Law Society School for some ten years and is the author of the Intellectual Property chapters in the Society's recently published Commercial Law Handbook, the second edition of which is due for publication in the autumn. 1 Embankment Place, London WC2N 6NN, United Kingdom Tel +44 7212 1616 Fax +44 7212 1570 Latika Sharma Partner, Head of IP Law Group, London Email latika.sharma@uk.landwellglobal.com Latika Sharma is a partner and head of the IP group at Landwell UK and specialises in all aspects of intellectual property law and practice. This includes conducting intellectual property audits, beneficial ownership investigations, devising licensing strategies and drafting and negotiating agreements for use in multiple territories, conducting intellectual property litigation and advising on the intellectual property aspects of corporate transactions. Waseem Khokar Senior Solicitor, London Email waseem.khokar@uk.landwellglobal.com Waseem is a senior solicitor in the IT/IP Group at Landwell where he focuses on a range of information technology, intellectual property, Internet and e-business projects. He has worked on major transactions in this area and provides intellectual property support on employment-related issues. He also has extensive commercial experience and has spent time working on many projects in other jurisdictions, including Dubai. Prior to pursuing a career in law, Waseem gained a degree in Computer Systems Engineering from the University of Warwick. Landwell - The Netherlands De Entrée 201, 1101 HG Amsterdam Zuidoost, The Netherlands Tel +31 20 568 71 63 Fax +31 20 568 42 65 Angela van der Meer Manager, Amsterdam Email angela.van.der.meer@nl.landwellglobal.com Angela van der Meer is a lawyer/manager in the IP/IT group of Landwell the Netherlands. Education: Study of Law at the University of Utrecht, study of Communication at the University of Professional Education of Utrecht, and Grotius law pertaining to informatics. Additional functions: Member of the editorial board of 'het Advocatenblad' (Dutch Journal for Lawyers); Co-author of Legal Abstracts/section law of civil procedure, forthcoming online publication of Kluwer Law International, the Netherlands. Angela has been working as a lawyer for nine years and has been working with Landwell since 1 December 1999 for the IP/IT department. She specialises in the field of IP and IT. She mainly focuses on rendering legal advice in the field of copyright law, trademark law, tradename law, and database law, among other topics. In addition, Angela is experienced in IP-related topics such as publishing law, as well as unfair competition. Furthermore, Angela is experienced in the field of IT-law, e.g. the drafting of contracts for clients in the hard and software branch and the e-commerce Internet sector. Her work consists of rendering legal advice, (concerning IP protection), litigation, drafting contracts and participating in several due diligences. Angela is a member of the Entertainment and Media Core Group of PwC/Landwell. Angela renders legal advice to a broad range of different industries, eg publishing houses, marketing and advertising agencies, hard- and software producers, e-commerce firms (such as SP's), film production companies, and firms that fall under the scope of the entertainment branch. Diana Versteeg Attorney, Amsterdam Email diana.versteeg@nl.landwellglobal.com Diana Versteeg has studied law at the University of Nijmegen, specializing in intellectual property law and European competition law. Prior to joining Landwell in September 2001 she has worked as a trademark attorney at a private trademark agency for two years and at the trademark department of a large multinational company for one year. During the year 2001 she has followed a specialized course of the Benelux Association of Trademark and Design Attorneys, as a result of which she is a certified Benelux and European trademark and Design attorney. Within this Benelux association Diana is also a member of the legislation commission. Price Waterhouse AG Prinz-Eugen-Strasse, A-1040 Vienna, Austria Tel +431 501 880 Fax +431 501 889 Dr Georg Greindl Vienna Email georg.greindl@at.pwcglobal.com Dr Georg Greindl, Admitted as Rechtsanwalt in Austria and Germany, PhD in law from University of Salzburg, Studies at Brigham Young University and Univefrsity of the Pacific; Assistant Professor for business law including intellectual property law at Fachhochschule für Finanz-, Rechnungs- und Steuerwesen Vienna; Georg has practiced law since 1995, since 1999 with PwC/Landwell Austria; Lectures on e-business and Internet security. Georg's experience is in advising clients on all legal aspects of e-commerce, joint R&D and know-how protection, copyright matters, data protection especially international transfer of data, IT-services contracts, intellectual property. PricewaterhouseCoopers Veltins RA GmbH Im Trutz 55, 60322 Frankfurt/M, Germany Tel +49 69 15 242 153 Fax +49 69 15 242 111 Ulrich J.P. Baeumer, LL.M. Associate, Frankfurt/Main Email ulrich.baeumer@de.pwcglobal.com Ulrich J.P. Baeumer (Admitted as Rechtsanwalt in Germany in 1999 and as Attorney-at-Law, New York, in 1997 as well as United States Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit and United States Court of International Trade, 2002; LL.M. in Intellectual Property, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 1997) is an Associate with PricewaterhouseCoopers Veltins Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH. Ulrich has more than 3 years of experience advising on all legal aspects of information technology, intellectual property and competition law. He has also published a text book on various legal aspects of IT (E-Commerce-Directive; Distance-Markets-Directive; Formation of contracts; General Terms of Conditions) as well as many articles on legal aspects of E-Business in German legal journals. Many clients of Ulrich's are German and U.S. conglomerates, e.g. a major German electronics company, German financial institutions, a German and U.S. management consulting company, an American hardware manufacturer and service provider as well as various airlines and software developers. He has extensive experience providing advice on: online contracts, software licensing and related copyright issues, IT-projects, legal conflict management of IT projects, trademark law and related domain name disputes (both national and international procedures), all aspects of German law regarding E-Commerce-Directive implementation, implementation of the Distance-Markets-Directive as well as the formation of online contracts. Ulrich is also a member of the American Bar Association Section on Intellectual Property and Computer Law and International Law and Practice. Dr. Philipp Heigl, LL.M. Senior Associate, Frankfurt/Main Email philipp.heigl@de.pwcglobal.com Dr Philipp Sebastian Heigl (Admitted as Rechtsanwalt 1999, PhD in law from University of Bayreuth, 2000); LL.M. International Economic Law, University of Warwick, 1998; Specialised Lawyer on Business Law, University of Bayreuth, 1995). Philipp has been with PricewaterhouseCoopers Veltins Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH in Frankfurt since 1999. Philipp has extensive experience as Senior Associate advising on all legal aspects of e-commerce. The majority of Philipp's practice is assisting German and international IT-based companies, e.g. online recruiting company, online merchants, financial institutions and software developers. He has extensive experience providing advice on: all aspects of law regarding online contracts, online General Terms and Conditions, e-correspondence, data protection especially international transfer of data, e-procurement, e-government, domain name disputes, software licensing, intellectual property and arbitration. Suter & Partners, a member of Landwell Stampfenbachstrasse 52, PO Box 572, 8035 Zurich, Switzerland Tel + 41 1 630 48 11 Fax + 41 1 630 48 15 Other offices Geneva, Berne, Lausanne, St. Gall Gema Olivar Pascual Partner, Zurich Email gema.olivar-pascual@suterlaw.ch Gema Olivar Pascual is a partner of our Corporate and Commercial Department as well as of our IP department. She graduated at the University of Law in Barcelona, Spain, and attended a post-graduate programme at the University of Saarland, Germany. She was an associated lecturer at the University of Barcelona for International Law and a guest lecturer at the McGeorge School of Law in Salzburg, Austria. She deals with a broad range of intellectual property work, particularly in the contractual area; she advises in business transformation projects with a special focus on IP-related structures and transactions. Areas of particular experience include trademark management and legal advice in global projects involving corporate identity. Practice areas: Business & value chain transformation, contractual re-organizations, legal support to transfer pricing group, all of it focused on IP-impact. Wierzbowski i Wspólnicy Nowogrodzka 68, 02-014 Warsaw, Poland Tel +48 22 523 4111 Fax +48 22 523 4755 Other offices Wroclaw Magdalena Orzelska-Bratkowska Partner, Warsaw Email magalena.orzelska-bratkowska@pl.landwellglobal.com Magdalena Orzelska-Bratkowska is a partner in Wierzbowski i Wspólnicy. She is the head of the e-commerce legal team and has a broad professional experience in civil and commercial law. In addition, she specialises in intellectual property matters. She provides advice in the area of copyright law, including software, Internet and industrial property law. She has participated in legal proceedings on copyrights' infringement. She is a speaker at e-marketing, trademarks and patent management conferences and an author of several publications on e-commerce, Internet, and advertising. Practice areas: Intellectual Property, E-business, Competition Law Emilia Osiak Associate, Warsaw Email emilia.osiak@pl.landwellglobal.com Emilia Osiak is a lawyer who specialises in commercial and civil law, including legal aspects of e-commerce, intellectual property law and telecommunication law. She is an author of articles on contracts at a distance, legal aspects of Internet advertising, and on protection of Internet domains. She is a graduate of the Department of Law and Administration of the Warsaw University and of post-graduate Studies of Copyright and Press and Editorial Right at the Jagiellonian University in Cracow. At present she is studying Management of Companies in Poland in the Modern Legal and Financial Environment at the Warsaw School of Economics ('SGH'). Lellos P Demetriades Law Office The Chanteclair House, 2 Sophoulis Street, 9th (Top) Floor, 1096 Nicosia. Tel +357 22 676060 Fax +357 22 676061 Web www.ldlaw.com.cy Achilleas Demetriades Partner, Nicosia Email achilleas@ldlaw.com.cy Achilleas Demetriades is the partner heading the IP group at the office. He graduated with an LLB from Southampton University, was called to the Bar at Gray's Inn in London and received an LLM in International Law at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. He deals with a broad range of IP and IT, issues and his practice includes both litigation and advice on strategy in protecting IP rights. Areas of particular experience include anti-piracy actions, which combines trademark, unfair competition, copyright and patent issues as well as IT contracts and advice and lobbying work concerning the enactment or amendment of IP-related legislation. Practice areas: intellectual property, information technology, litigation Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik, LLP 600 South Avenue West, Westfield, NJ 07090 USA Tel +908 654 5000 Fax +908 654 7866 Web www.ldlkm.com Roy H. Wepner Partner, Westfield Email rwepner@ldlkm.com Roy Wepner is a partner who focuses on intellectual property litigation. He received Bachelor's and Master's degrees in mechanical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, received a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and has taught patent law and trademark law. His experience in patent litigation includes numerous appeals at the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The attorneys of Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik, LLP, which practises intellectual property law exclusively, possess diverse and wide-ranging technical backgrounds and extensive experience in obtaining, licensing, and enforcing patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and other forms of intellectual property in the United States and abroad. Practice areas: Prosecution, litigation, licensing, counselling Lovells Atlantic House, 50 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2FG, UK Tel +44 20 7296 2000 Fax +44 20 7296 2001 Frederiksplein 42, 1017 XN Amsterdam, The Netherlands Tel +31 20 553 3763 Fax +31 20 553 3791 37, avenue Pierre 1er de Serbie, 75008 Paris, France Tel +33 1 53 67 23 57 Fax +33 1 53 67 47 48 Web www.lovells.com Other offices Alicante, Amsterdam, Beijing, Berlin, Brussels, Budapest, Chicago, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, London, Milan, Moscow, Munich, New York, Paris, Prague, Rome, Singapore, Tokyo, Vienna, Warsaw, Washington, DC, Zagreb Robert Anderson Partner, London Email robert.anderson@lovells.com Robert Anderson graduated with a BSc from Edinburgh University. He is head of Lovells' international IP practice area. He specialises in the litigious and commercial aspects of patent and other intellectual property law. He is particularly interested in patents in the chemical, pharmaceutical and biotechnology fields. He has considerable experience in negotiating research and development and collaboration agreements and dealing with the IP aspects of acquisitions and disposals. He carries out investigations of IP assets of companies for internal audit purposes and in connection with investments, acquisitions and share issues. Robert lectures on patent litigation in IP Law at Bristol University and is a visiting lecturer on patent law for the LLM course at Edinburgh University. Practice areas: Patents, copyright, confidentiality, trademarks Dominique Ménard Partner, Paris Email dominique.menard@lovells.com Dominique Ménard is a partner in our IP, New Technologies and Media department. He graduated as a lawyer from the University of Paris X in 1974. His extensive experience in litigation, arbitration, and mediation in the area of intellectual property allows him to conduct national and international litigation in co-operation with the other IP partners of Lovells working within Europe as well as internationally. Areas of particular expertise include patent and know-how litigation. He has been involved in very important patent infringement and nullity cases, and also in know-how ICC arbitrations. Practice areas: IP, new technologies, media Bert Oosting Partner, Amsterdam Email bert.oosting@lovells.com Bert Oosting was born 1959. He graduated from the University of Utrecht with a degree in Psychology in 1986 and from the Law School of the University of Utrecht in 1989. Mr Oosting was admitted to the Amsterdam Bar in 1989, when he joined Stibbe. He joined Ekelmans den Hollander in 1996 where he became a partner in 1998 and co-managing partner in 1999. Mr Oosting heads the Intellectual Property and Information Technology group as well as the pharmaceutical group of the Amsterdam office of Lovells. His practice encompasses all areas of intellectual property and information technology, as well as pharmaceutical law. He regularly lectures on these areas of law and has many published articles. Some of the reported cases in which Mr Oosting has acted include: Merck v Monsanto, Lilly ICOS v Pfizer , Glaxowellcome v Roche, Honeywell v Intel, Centocor v Serono, Sanofi-Synthelabo/BMS v Astra Zeneca.
Majmudar & Co.	back to top
Ismail Building, 4th floor, 381, Dr. D. N. Road, Flora Fountain, Mumbai (Bombay), India Tel +91 22 2047812 Fax +91 22 2024992 Web www.majmudarindia.com Associated offices New Delhi, Bangalore, Calcutta, Chennai, Hyderabad Akil Hirani Managing Partner, Mumbai (Bombay) Email akil@majmudarindia.com Akil Hirani is the Managing Partner of Majmudar & Co. He graduated with BA in Psychology from St. Xavier's College, Bombay and with LLB at Government Law College, Bombay. He is admitted to practise law in India, California, and England & Wales and deals with firm's international practice. Areas of particular experience include M&A, joint ventures, software and technology licensing, copyright assignment, moral rights and registration issues, patent law and biotechnology issues, Indian contract and company law, trademark registration and protection issues including passing off actions, etc. representing various US companies on outsourcing contracts with Indian companies, advice on start-up internet companies on internet contracts, due diligence reports for overseas clients acquiring Indian companies, including the necessary shareholders agreement and asset sale agreement. Practice areas: Computer and intellectual property laws, corporate, joint venture and foreign investment laws. Anoop Narayanan Senior Associate, Mumbai (Bombay) Email anoop@majmudarindia.com Anoop Narayanan is a senior associate in Majmudar & Co. He graduated with LLB from Government Law College, Calicut, Kerala and with an LLM at School of Legal Studies, Cochin, Kerala. Areas of particular experience include patent, trademark and copyright laws, advice on corporate, commercial and constitutional law issues, passing off actions, drafting memorandum and articles of association of joint venture companies, advice on winding up wholly owned subsidiaries of US companies, due diligences, especially the banking and financial aspects, outsourcing contracts, litigation in relation to non-payment under letters of credit. Practice areas: Corporate, banking and securities laws, commercial litigation. Marshall, Gerstein & Borun 6300 Sears Tower, Chicago, Illinois 60606 Tel +1 312 474 6300 Fax +1 312 474 0448 Web www.marshallip.com Thomas L. Duston Partner, Chicago Email tduston@marshallip.com Thomas L. Duston is an experienced trial lawyer who specialises in litigation involving intellectual property, as well as complex commercial disputes in which technology issues predominate. He has represented clients in the medical, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, and metals industries, among others. His work on behalf of these clients has encompassed patent litigation, trade secret disputes, the enforcement of non-competition agreements, trademark actions, claims of unfair competition, as well as contract and negligence claims relating to technology failures. Mr Duston's experience extends to a wide array of technologies and information, including: diagnostic immunoassay technology utilising monoclonal antibodies; hydraulic fittings for use in the aerospace industry; aluminum alloy chemistry and heat aging processes; programmable logic devices; food chemistry; and the protection of customer and financial information in a variety of industries. Mr Duston attended Columbia University (BA 1984), and received his JD in 1987 from University of California, Hastings College of the Law, where he was a member of the Moot Court Board and an instructor in the Moot Court Program. In 2002, Mr Duston was honoured by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company as one of the '40 Illinois Attorneys Under 40 to Watch'. William J. Kramer Partner, Chicago Email wkramer@marshallip.com William J. Kramer is partner with Marshall, Gerstein & Borun. He received a BS in Finance with high honours from the University of Illinois in 1989, his JD from Northwestern University Law School in 1992, and a BS in computer science from Northwestern University in 2000. Mr Kramer formerly clerked for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and he was the Coordinating Executive Editor of the Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology. He is presently admitted to practise in Illinois and in the US Federal Courts, as well as before the US Patent and Trademark Office. Mr Kramer's practice encompasses a variety of intellectual property areas, with a concentration on patent litigation, opinions and counselling concerning the right-to-use, infringement and validity of patents, evaluations of technical developments for patentability and the preparation and prosecution of patent applications on such developments. Areas of particular expertise include intellectual property relating to computer software and business methods. Chirag B. Patel Associate, Chicago Email cpatel@marshallip.com Chirag B. Patel is an associate with Marshall, Gerstein & Borun. He received a BE in electronics and communications engineering from Gujarat University, India in 1990, an MA in Economics from Old Dominion University 1999, and was awarded a JD from Georgetown University Law Center in 2002. Mr Patel is admitted to practise before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and is a member of the American Bar Association. He is also a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the Licensing Executives Society. In addition to his interest in licensing and economic matters relating to intellectual property, Mr Patel's practice includes the preparation and prosecution of patent applications with particular expertise in electrical engineering and computer software-related matters. Prior to law school, Mr Patel was employed by a number of high-technology companies including NetworkMCI, Net2000 Communications and NetInterests. Thomas I. Ross Partner, Chicago Email tross@marshallip.com Thomas I. Ross is a partner with Marshall, Gerstein & Borun. He received his JD from Georgetown University Law Center in 1979 and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University in 1974. Mr Ross worked as a patent examiner in the US Patent and Trademark Office from 1974 to 1979, also serving as law clerk at the Patent Office Board of Patent Appeals. He has been a practising intellectual property lawyer for over 20 years, concentrating in litigation and counselling. He is a member of the Federal Circuit Bar Association, ITC Trial Lawyers Association, and the American Bar Association Litigation and Intellectual Property Sections. He is admitted as a member of the Bar of Illinois and in numerous US federal district and appellate courts, including the Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar. Mr Ross' litigation experience includes representation of major corporations in trade secrets cases in various state and federal courts. A. Metaxopoulos Law Offices Central office, 79 Vas. Sophias Avenue, 115 21 Athens, Greece Tel +3 010 72 46 340, 72 25 597, 72 23 862 Fax +3 010 72 15 330 Email agismetaxop@hellasnet.gr Branch, 54 Vas. Sofias Avenue, 115 21 Athens, Greece Tel +3 010 72 57 614, 72 39 806, 72 97 613 Fax +3 010 72 97 610 Email metaxopoulos@metaxopouloslaw.gr Kriton Metaxopoulos Partner, Athens Email kmetaxopoulos@metaxopouloslaw.gr Kriton Metaxopoulos is a partner in the IP group having an important practice in the areas of copyright, patents, trademarks, designs and other intellectual property rights, particularly in advising clients concerning the validity, possible infringement, registration, exploitation and licensing of such rights. He graduated with an LLB in law from the University of Athens, Law School and with an LLM from the University of London, London School of Economics. He was a trainee with the EU Commission (DGX). Apart from other fields, he deals with a broad range of intellectual and industrial property and media and entertainment work and his practice extends both to litigation and consulting in these areas. He is the Country Correspondent for the Entertainment Law Review. Languages: Greek, French, English, Italian (reading only) Practice areas of particular experience: Intellectual and industrial property, e-commerce and IT, corporate and tax, EU, foreign investments and exchange control legislation, penal litigation on copyright issues, international arbitration. Valérie Monso-Evangelopoulos Of Counsel, Athens Email vmonso@metaxopouloslaw.gr Valérie Monso graduated with an LLB from Montpellier University (Université de Montpellier, Faculté de Droit - Maîtrise and Licence) and with a DEA in International Law from Paris University (Université de Paris II "Panthéon Sorbonne"). She also graduated with an LLM from Columbia University, School of Law, New York. Before coming to Greece at the end of 1994, Valérie spent six years as a lawyer in the M&A department of Salans, Hertzfeld & Heilbronn in Paris, France. She deals on a day-to-day basis with all sorts of transactions (domestic and international) and thus has an active role and practice in the areas of corporate restructuring and commercial law. She has great expertise in matters of public procurement and has participated in various tenders, preparing the tender documents for clients, negotiating, obtaining authorisations, conceptualising, drafting and negotiating on the designing of legal structures (joint ventures, etc). Languages: French (native), English, Greek Practice areas of particular experience: Mergers & acquisitions, corporate, public procurement, international transactions, competition and foreign investments. Irene Daroussou Associate, Athens Email idaroussou@metaxopouloslaw.gr Irene Daroussou is an associate in the IP group of the firm's litigation department. She graduated with an LLB from Dimokritio University of Thrace - School of Law - and with an LLM at Queen Mary & Westfield College, London. She deals with a broad range of intellectual and industrial property, e-commerce, internet advice and entertainment work, as well as commercial and litigation. Languages: Greek, English, French. Angeliki Liokou Associate, Athens Email aliokou@metaxopouloslaw.gr Angeliki Liokou is an associate in the IP group of the firm's litigation department. She graduated with an LLB from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki - School of Law - as well as with an LLM from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and an LLM from Cornell University, School of Law, Ithaca - NY, USA. She deals with a broad range of intellectual and industrial property, e-commerce, internet advice and entertainment work, as well as commercial and litigation. Languages: Greek, English, Spanish. Moody's Investors Service 99 Church Street, New York, NY 10007, USA Tel +1 212 553 4377 Fax +1 212 553 7820 Web www.moodys.com Jay H. Eisbruck Senior Vice President, New York Jay Eisbruck is a Senior Vice President with management responsibilities in Moody's Investors Service Asset-Backed Finance Group, where he has worked since 1991. During this time, Mr Eisbruck has evaluated transactions backed by a variety of assets including credit cards, autos loans, manufactured housing, intellectual property, and water and sewer systems. Mr Eisbruck has also contributed to a number of articles on structural innovations and general trends in the asset-backed market. His article on the rating approach to intellectual property assets was included in the Wiley and Co publication From Ideas to Assets. Mr Eisbruck earned both a MBA in Finance and a BS in Economics from New York University's Stern School of Business, where he was a Racoosin Scholar. Morgan & Finnegan, LLP 345 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10154 USA Tel +1 212 758 4800 Fax +1 212 751 6849 Web www.morganfinnegan.com Other offices Washington, DC Andrew M. Riddles Partner, New York Email amriddles@morganfinnegan.com Andrew Riddles is a partner in the firm, whose practice is directed solely to intellectual property matters. He graduated with a BS in Engineering from Columbia University, an MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a JD from Brooklyn Law School, and an LLM from New York University. His practice deals with a broad range of intellectual property issues, including patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets and his practice includes litigation, solicitation and client counselling and advice in these areas. Areas of particular experience include e-commerce and the Internet, including domain name disputes, online sales systems and financial products. He has assisted both individuals and corporations in the protection and enforcement of their proprietary rights in technology as well as the licensing of such technology both domestically and internationally. He has negotiated technology transfer agreements, joint venture agreements, and licensing agreements. Morgan Stanley 25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 4QA, UK Tel +44 20 7425 5730 Fax +44 20 7425 5300 Dieter Turowski Managing Director, London Email dieter.turowski@morganstanley.com Dieter Turowski is a managing director in the investment banking division. He graduated with a BASc in Systems Design Engineering from the University of Waterloo, Canada and with an MBA from Harvard University, USA. He currently works in the Mergers & Acquisitions department, where he has spent most of his career. In the past he has also worked in Morgan Stanley's Technology Group, as well as the Equity Capital Markets department. He joined Morgan Stanley in 1988.
Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt PC	back to top
Fourth Floor, 1755 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia 22202 Tel +1 703 413 3000 Fax +1 703 413 2220 Web www.oblon.com Charles Gholz Partener, Arlington Email CGHOLZ@oblon.com Charles L. Gholz is a senior partner in and head of the interference section of Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt P.C. in Arlington, Virginia. He has specialised in patent interference litigation for many years, and he has written and lectured on patent interferences extensively. Mr Gholz began his career in patent law as assistant technical advisor (law clerk) to the Hon Giles S. Rich, then of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, from 1970-1972. Mr Gholz graduated from MIT in 1965 with BS degrees in mechanical engineering and economics. He graduated from Columbia University Law School in 1968 with an LLB (later converted to a JD) and from the George Washington University Law School in 1973 with an LLM in patent and trade regulation law.
Perani Mezzanotte & Partners	back to top
Piazza San Babila, 5 - 20122 Milano, Italy Tel +39 02 7631 6161 Fax +39 02 7631 7619 Web www.studioperani.it Paolo Perani Partner, Milan Email pperani@studioperani.it Paolo Perani is a senior partner of the IP firm Perani Mezzanotte & Partners, as well as of Studio Legale Perani which acts as a litigation firm in association with the mentioned PM&P. Born in 1964, he graduated from the University of Milano (Dr. Jur.) and is admitted to the Italian Bar. Paolo's and his firm's practice covers a broad range of intellectual property matters, including trademarks, patents, copyright, internet law and information technology, advertising, antitrust and related litigations. Co-author of International Comparative Advertising (INTA, 1997). Member of AIPPI (International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property), INTA (International Trademark Association), ECTA (European Community Trademark Association), LIDC (International League of Competition Law), IBA (International Bar Association). PricewaterhouseCoopers Web www.pwcglobal.com Kesselman & Kesselman 25 Hamered Street Tel-Aviv 68125 Israel Tel +972 3 795 4555 Fax +972 3 795 4506 Tzur T. Fenigstein Partner (in charge of Valuation and Strategy), Tel-Aviv, Israel Email tzur.fenigstein@il.pwcglobal.com Business valuations of all sectors, especially in: high-tech, telecommunication, financial institutions and hospitality. PricewaterhouseCoopers 1 Embankment Place, London WC2N 6NN Tel +44 20 7583 5000 Fax +44 20 7822 4652 Andrew Casley Partner, London Email andrew.j.casley@uk.pwcglobal.com An international tax partner who studied Economics at the University of Bristol and then qualified as a Chartered Accountant, Andrew Casley has specialised in international tax issues since 1989 and transfer pricing in particular since 1995. He has worked in Amsterdam and Budapest as well as London. Specific projects which Andrew has undertaken include: IP planning; the migration of IP; defence work in major tax audits; and the implementation of bespoke manufacturing, distribution or services solutions. He has negotiated multilateral APAs and unilateral rulings with Revenue authorities in the UK and abroad. Adrian Gregory Director, London Email adrian.gregory@uk.pwcglobal.com Adrian Gregory is a director in PwC, based in London. An expert in international taxation and the taxation of intangible property, he assists companies in cross border tax planning, reorganisations and the structuring of acquisitions and disposals of intangible property. Adrian qualified as a chartered accountant after gaining an honours degree in business administration at the University of Bath. Practice areas: corporate tax planning, international tax planning, tax planning for intangible property. Lucinda Spicer Partner, London Email lucinda.spicer@uk.pwcglobal.com Lucinda leads specialist valuation services in the UK. Her wide professional experience covers commercial and tax-based valuations, transaction structuring advice and UK and international tax consulting and she is a Council member of the Society of Share and Business Valuers. She has a particular interest in the assessment of business risks in the valuation of intangible assets. Lucinda also leads the VS Consumer and Industrial Products (CIPS) industry programme and chiefly serves clients in that sector. John Davis Senior Manager, London Email john.davis@uk.pwcglobal.com Intellectual Property Disputes Debbie McAlpine Partner, London Email debbie.mcalpine@uk.pwcglobal.com Debbie McAlpine is a Partner in the London office of PricewaterhouseCoopers. Debbie focuses solely on principal, commissionaire, low risk distributor and reduced-risk manufacturing type arrangements, shared service centres and restructuring of business operations and new business models for traditional and e-business. She specialises in developing and implementing innovative tax structures to facilitate business operations throughout Europe for multinational clients. Debbie is a qualified US Certified Public Accountant, and has over 12 years experience working in corporate taxation in both the US and UK. Debbie has a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a Master of Science in Taxation. Tony Samuel Partner, Leader Intellectual Property & Licence Disputes, London Email tony.samuel@uk.pwcglobal.com Expert witness advice in IP & Licence disputes & commercial disputes, advising on the management of IP, particularly pricing. Caroline Woodward Director, London Email caroline.woodward@uk.pwcglobal.com Caroline Woodward is a Director in the Valuation & Strategy practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers in London. She is a Chartered Accountant and has over 15 years experience of business and intangible asset valuation for a variety of purposes. Caroline spent over 7 years with PwC in Central and Eastern Europe carrying out valuations for privatisations and for more traditional M&A situations. Her expertise lies in the consumer and industrial products sector with particular emphasis on consumer packaged goods and pharmaceuticals. She directs assignments for business and share valuation for transactions and for restructuring purposes and the valuation of intangible assets for financial reporting purposes. PricewaterhouseCoopers Woluwe Garden, Woluwedal 18, B-1932 Sint-Stevens-Woluwe, Brussels, Belgium Tel +32 2 710 7811 Fax +32 2 710 7853 Patrick Boone Senior Manager, Brussels Email patrick.boone@pwc.be Patrick joined the firm in 1994. He has obtained relevant experience in corporate structuring and restructuring from a domestic and international perspective. Besides tax planning, Patrick has also assisted clients in defence work. As an active member of the transfer pricing group within the Belgian practice, he has experience with the approach of Belgian tax authorities towards transfer pricing and safe harbors such as coordination centers, distribution centers and service centers. During 1999 and 2000 he worked in PwC's London transfer pricing group and gained additional experience with respect to transfer pricing and value chain transformation projects in a wide range of sectors. He was also involved in competent authority and APA negotiations on a European level. Isabel Verlinden Partner, Brussels Email isabel.verlinden@pwc.be Isabel Verlinden is an international tax partner heading the Belgian Transfer Pricing practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers. She has first hand knowledge of the transfer pricing problems faced by companies operating across the globe derived from over thirteen years of experience, working both in Belgium and the US (Washington, DC). She co-authored the PwC/Landwell book Intellectual Property Rights from a Transfer Pricing Perspective. She teaches transfer pricing in the academic world, is a regular speaker at seminars and conferences and runs transfer pricing sessions during international training courses within PricewaterhouseCoopers. She is a prolific writer for tax periodicals such as BNA's Tax Management Transfer Pricing Report, Tax Planning International Review, Transfer Pricing and IBFD's International Transfer Pricing Journal and acts as Belgian contributor to Tax Analysts (US). She is a member of the International Fiscal Association (IFA) and a recognized tax consultant under Belgian law (member of IAB/IEC). Caroline Goemaere Consultant, Brussels Email caroline.goemaere@pwc.be Caroline specialises in European Union tax legislation. She focuses on the tax dimension when introducing potential investors to government authorities and business networks. Her area of specialisation also includes active follow-up on the measures regarding harmful competition within the EU and EU measures taken to curb such practices and the adjustments in the legislation of Member States. This also consists of the follow-up on the negotiations of EU Directives, e.g. implementation of EU merger directive and current negotiations on the savings directive. Prins Bernhardplein 200, 1097 JB Amsterdam, Netherlands Tel +31 20 568 6666 Fax +31 20 568 6888 Brett Savill Partner, Amsterdam Email brett.j.savill@nl.pwcglobal.com Brett Savill is a Partner based in the Netherlands working in PwC's Valuation and Strategy practice. He has over 15 years' experience helping companies improve their value and is a widely published writer and lecturer in this field. Experience includes the valuation, M&A, management and communication of IP across all industries but with a particular focus on technology, media and telecoms. PricewaterhouseCoopers One Post Office Square, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, USA Tel +1 617 478 9734 Fax +1 617 235 0621 Michael W. Hardgrove Partner, Boston Email michael.w.hardgrove@us.pwcglobal.com M. Hardgrove is the national leader of the PricewaterhouseCoopers Intangible Property Strategies group and a partner in the North-east region of the firm's global structuring practice. He has been with the firm for over 15 years, including assignments in Brussels, San Jose/San Francisco, and Seattle. He has provided international consulting services to numerous public companies with operations throughout the world. M. Hardgrove received his Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from University of Akron (Ohio) and his JD from Santa Clara University (California). He is a member of the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants (CPA) and a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) and a member of the California Bar Association. Areas of practice: Migration, deferral, and intangible property strategies Alexander Voloshko Manager, Boston Email alex.voloshko@us.pwcglobal.com A. Voloshko is a specialist in the area of intangible property strategies and a manager in the North-east region of the firm's global structuring practice. He focuses primarily on advising medium-size public companies on the matters of global tax planning and intangible property strategies. A. Voloshko received his Bachelor of Science degree in accountancy, from Bentley College (Massachusetts) and is a member of Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants (CPA). Practice areas: migration, deferral, and intangible property strategies 1 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606 Tel +1 312 298 2550 Fax +1 312 856 1916 Mark Haller, CPA Partner, Chicago Email mark.haller@us.pwcglobal.com Mark W. Haller is the founder and leader of the PricewaterhouseCoopers Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) practice. He is a partner in the Financial Advisory Services practice in Chicago, Illinois. Mr Haller specializes in helping corporations leverage the value of their intellectual assets (IAs) to increase shareholder value. He works with corporations to enhance internal organization and business processes, design and implement portfolio management systems, and develop and conduct financial and business analyses to extract greater value from corporate intellectual asset portfolios. Mr Haller counsels clients on the business and financial issues surrounding transactions and other business arrangements such as licenses, joint ventures, joint development, and strategic partnerships where intellectual assets are an essential driver of value. Mr Haller is a member of the Licensing Executives Society and is a licensed CPA. He received a Bachelor of Science in accounting and finance from Miami University and his Masters degree in Business Administration from the University of Chicago. 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 1800, Dallas, Texas 75201-2997, USA Tel +1 214 999 1400 Fax +1 214 754 7991 Dr Keith R. Ugone, Ph.D. Partner, Dallas Email keith.ugone@us.pwcglobal.com Dr. Keith R. Ugone is a partner in the Dallas office of PricewaterhouseCoopers. Since joining PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1985, Dr. Ugone's primary responsibility has been to provide economic and damage quantification consulting services to clients. Dr. Ugone specializes in the application of economic principles to complex business disputes and has provided his services in antitrust cases, breach of contract cases, business interruption cases, intellectual property cases, loss of earnings cases, and securities-related cases. Dr. Ugone's work has included analyzing the economic environment surrounding a damage claim, analyzing stock price movements, defining relevant markets, assessing market power, analyzing the level of competition in a market, and conducting lost sales analyses, incremental cost analyses, and lost profit and/or lost earnings analyses. He has testified in both state and federal court. Dr. Ugone has a B.A. from the University of Notre Dame, an M.A. from the University of Southern California, and a Ph.D. from Arizona State University, all in economics. Suite 900, 1900 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006, USA Tel +1 202 822 4476 Fax +1 202 861 7954 Edward A. Gold, Ph.D. Director, Washington, DC Email edward.gold@us.pwcglobal.com Edward Gold is a Director in the Financial Advisory Services practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers and a member of the Intellectual Asset Management practice. Dr. Gold has assisted clients in the formulation of negotiation strategies as they relate to intellectual property licensing, sale, or joint ventures. He has estimated the value of intellectual property under different market conditions, evaluated the financial alternatives facing the patent holder, formulated negotiation strategies to optimally position the patent holder, and directly participated in the negotiations. He has applied economic theory and econometric methods to liability and damages issues in patent infringement, antitrust, and other matters. Dr Gold received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan and his Doctorate degree from the University of Rochester.
Roschier Holmberg, Attorneys Ltd	back to top
Keskuskatu 7 A, FIN-00100 Helsinki, Finland Tel +358 20 506 6000 Fax +358 20 506 6170 Web www.roschier.com Rainer Hilli Partner, Helsinki Email rainer.hilli@roschier.com Rainer Hilli is partner of Roschier Holmberg responsible for its technology, media and competition group, maintaining a high specialisation in matters relating to copyright, patents, trademarks, designs, computer law, telecommunications law, media law, market law and life sciences. Mr Hilli regularly advises on trademark, patent and copyright, as well as other intellectual property and information technology matters including general advice, licensing, transactions and litigation. His experience includes multi-jurisdictional IP litigation and IP-driven acquisitions.
Salans D. Oleszczuk Kancelaria Prawnicza Sp.k.	back to top
Warsaw Financial Center, ul. Emilii Plater 53, 00-113 Warsaw, Poland Tel +48 22 520 63 00 Fax +48 22 520 64 00 Web www.salans.com Other offices Paris, London, New York, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kyiv, Almaty, Baku, Atyrau Krzysztof Stefanowicz Managing Partner, Warsaw Email kstefanowicz@salans.com Dr Krzysztof Stefanowicz, Managing Partner in Salans Warsaw office, specialises in telecommunications and IT law. He also has broad experience in general corporate and commercial lending, foreign exchange regulations and criminal fiscal law. Mr Stefanowicz has represented major wireless telephony investors in establishing their operations in Poland. He has advised numerous telecom operators on regulatory and corporate issues, including financing arrangements in international markets. He has also worked closely for many years with many IT companies, in particular advising on billing systems implementation. He graduated from Warsaw University (JD, 1987; Master's Degree in Law, 1978) and was admitted to the Polish bar in 1990. Mr Stefanowicz is an Assistant Professor at Warsaw University, and was a Visiting Professor in 1991 at Capital University Columbus, Ohio, USA. He speaks Polish, English, Russian and German. Anna Mechowska Associate, Warsaw Email amechowska@salans.com Anna Mechowska, associate in Salans Warsaw office, specialises in intellectual property, personal data protection, mergers and acquisitions, real estate and advertising law. She obtained her Master's Degree in Law at Warsaw University, Faculty of Law and Administration in 2000 and has been pursuing doctoral studies in the same faculty since March 2001. In 1999, she took a course at the British Centre for European and Legal Studies at Warsaw University. She is currently participating in the advocate trainee program. She speaks Polish, English and French. Sargent & Krahn Avda. Andrés Bello 2711, piso 19, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile Tel +56 2 368 3554 Fax +56 2 360 4010 Web www.sargent.cl Juan Pablo Egaña Partner, Santiago Email jpegana@sargent.cl Juan Pablo Egaña is a partner of Sargent & Krahn. He is a graduated attorney from Universidad de Chile, Santiago Chile, with an LLM in Patent and Intellectual Property Law at George Washington University, Washington, DC. He deals with a broad range of intellectual property and unfair competition work and his practice includes both prosecution and litigation advice in these areas. Areas of particular experience include patent, trademark and industrial design prosecution, litigation and licensing. Practice areas: Intellectual property and unfair competition. Skrine Unit 50-8-1, 8th Floor, Wisma UOA Damansara, 50 Jalan Dungun, Damansara Heights, 50490 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tel +603 2094 8111 Fax +603 2094 3211 Charmayne Ong Partner, Intellectual Property Department Email CO@skrine.com Charmayne Ong is a partner in the IP department taking charge of the IT Practice Group. She is a Registered Patent Agent, Design Agent and Trade Mark Agent. She graduated with an LLB (Hons.) from University College, London University in 1985. She deals with a broad range of intellectual property, information technology and her practice includes general advisory work on IT legal issues and Cyberlaws. Areas of particular experience include e-commerce and internet advice, including domain name disputes, brand protection and advice on advertising issues, consumer protection laws, technology transfer agreements, IT contracts and technology disputes, copyright exploitation, frachising. Practice areas: IT Practice Group, communications and information technology, intellectual property contracts, franchising, consumer protection. Kuek Pei Yee Legal Assistant, Intellectual Property Department Email KPY@skrine.com Kuek Pei Yee is a legal assistant in the IP department. She graduated with an LLB (Hons.) and B.Commerce from The University of Melbourne in 1999. She is a Registered Trademark Agent. She deals with a broad range of intellectual property centered around copyright, patent and design, trade mark and trade practices issues. Areas of particular experience include advice on advertising issues, consumer protection laws, product liability, exploitation of intellectual property through licensing and franchising. Practice areas: Intellectual property contracts, franchising, consumer protection. Sociedade de Advogados Carlos Olavo e Associados Avenida Sidónio Pais, n0 10, 5º direito, 1050 214 Lisbon, Portugal Tel +351 21 3171390 Fax +351 21 3153673 Email olavolex@mail.telepac.pt Carlos Olavo Senior partner Email olavolex@mail.telepac.pt Carlos Olavo is our senior partner. He has a law degree from the State University of Law, Lisbon (Honours Award), and is master of Judicial Sciences from the same university (Honours Award). He is a lawyer and law professor, Portuguese Official Attorney of Industrial Property, European Patent Attorney, European Official Representative before the OHIM (Office for the Harmonisation of the Internal Market) and currently is President of the Board of Directors of ACPI (Portuguese Association of Counsellors on Industrial Property), an affiliate of FICPI - Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle. He is also the author of various publications on industrial property and commercial law. He deals with a broad range of industrial property work and his practice includes both commercial/transactional advice and litigation in these areas. Areas of particular experience include brand protection, technology transfer agreements, copyright exploitation, domain names disputes, plagiarism actions and unfair competition issues. Main practice areas: Industrial property law, competition law, company law, arbitration and litigation. Stroeter Royster & Ohno Advogados Associated with Steel Hector & Davis LLP Av. Paulista, 1842, conj. 188 São Paulo, SP 01310-923 Brasil Tel +55 11 283 2077 Fax +55 11 283 2078 Email srosp@steelhector.com Av. Rio Branco, 108-30o andar Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20040-001 Brasil Tel +55 21 509 5782 Fax +55 21 509 5783 Email srorj@steelhector.com Web www.steelhector.com Erica Aoki Partner, São Paulo/ Rio de Janeiro Email eaoki@steelhector.com Erica Aoki is the head of the Intellectual Property group in Brazil. She graduated from São Paulo Catholic University, and has completed the SJD course at Seijo University in Tokyo, Japan. She also has a LLM from George Washington University in Washington, DC. Ms Aoki is a panelist for the World Intellectual Property Organisation Arbitration and Mediation Centre for the Resolution of Domain Name Disputes. She deals with a broad range of intellectual property, information technology and entertainment work and her practice includes both litigation and commercial/transactional advice. Areas of particular experience include: sports law, privacy protection, e-commerce and internet advice, including domain name disputes, brand protection and advice on advertising issues, patent litigation and technology transfer agreements, IT contracts and technology disputes, copyright exploitation, antitrust in context of IP disputes. Practice areas: Antitrust and trade regulation, franchising and distribution, intellectual property, technology, litigation.
Thomson Derwent	back to top
14 Great Queen Street, London, WC2B 5DF Tel +44 20 7344 2999 Fax +44 20 7344 2900 Web www.derwent.co.uk Rob Willows Vice President, IP Services Division Email rob.willows@derwent.co.uk Rob Willows is Vice President of the Intellectual Property Services Division of Thomson Derwent. Derwent is part of the International Thomson Corporation, and is a world leader in the provision of industrial property information to corporate, government and legal organisations around the world. Rob has over 30 years' experience in the field of patent information, and has held a number of senior management positions within Derwent. His current responsibilities include the provision of patent information solutions for major patent offices, including JPO, USPTO and EPO. His group is also responsible for providing patent information services to the legal, financial and consulting sectors in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Anna Norman Marketing Manager, IP Services Division Email anna.norman@derwent.co.uk Anna Norman is Marketing Manager of the Intellectual Property Services Division of Thomson Derwent. Derwent is part of the International Thomson Corporation, and is a world leader in the provision of industrial property information to corporate, government and legal organisations around the world. Anna has worked for Derwent for more than four years and is currently editor of Derwent's intellectual property newsletter, IP Matters (www.derwent.com/ipmatters).
Vinge	back to top
Smålandsgatan 20, Box 1703, 111 87 Stockholm, Sweden Tel +46 8 614 30 00 Fax +46 8 614 31 90 Web www.vinge.se Other offices Göteborg, Malmö, Helsingborg, London, Paris, Brussels, Hong Kong, Shanghai Stefan Widmark Partner, Stockholm Email stefan.widmark@vinge.se Stefan Widmark is a partner in and co-heads Vinge Stockholm's practice groups for Intellectual Property and Sports, Media and Entertainment. He is also a member of the intellectual property part of the Life Sciences practice group at Vinge Stockholm. His work encompasses all areas of intellectual property and sports, media and entertainment law, including transactional work as well as litigation within the fields of copyright, trademarks, patents, marketing practices and freedom of expression and the press. Mr Widmark is a lecturer in intellectual property law at the University of Stockholm. Claes Henriksson Associate, Stockholm Email claes.henriksson@vinge.se Claes Henriksson is a senior associate in Vinge Stockholm's Intellectual Property and Sports, Media and Entertainment practice groups. His work encompasses all areas of intellectual property and sports, media and entertainment law, including transactional work as well as litigation within the fields of copyright, trademarks, patents, marketing practices and freedom of expression and the press. In 2001, Mr Henriksson received an LLM from Columbia University School of Law, New York.
Wilkinson & Grist	back to top
Suite 1005, Office Tower W2, Oriental Plaza, No.1 East Chang An Ave, Beijing 100738, China Tel +8610 8518 1521 Fax +8610 8518 1520 Web www.wilgrist.com Hong Kong Office: 6/F., Prince's Building, Chater Road, Central, Hong Kong Howard Tsang Partner, Beijing Email howardtsang@wilgrist.com Howard Tsang is a partner in the IP department of our firm. He graduated with an LLB from The University of Hong Kong. He is a qualified pharmacist in Hong Kong and in the UK. Howard Tsang deals with a wide range of intellectual property, both Hong Kong and PRC, in particular in enforcing IPR at courts and through administrative agencies. He also advises on franchising and licensing contracts, confidentiality, technical assistance and technology transfer agreements. Howard Tsang currently sits on the Patents Committee of the Hong Kong Group of APAA. Practice areas: contentious, non-contentious and commercial intellectual property. Winkler Partners Attorneys at Law of Taiwan and Foreign Legal Affairs 30F, 66 Chunghsiao West Road, Sec. 1,[Mitsukoshi Shin Kong Tower]Taipei, Taiwan Tel +886 2 2311 2345 Fax +886 2 2311 2688 Web www.winklerpartners.com Robin J. Winkler Partner, Taipei Email rwinkler@winklerpartners.com Robin Winkler is a founding member of Winkler Partners and is the first foreign lawyer to be a partner in a Taiwan law firm. Robin is a leading expert on intellectual property, communications and media law. He also heads Winkler Partners' lobbying practice, and in his 15 years of legal consulting in Taiwan has worked in a wide range of substantive and industry areas, including telecommunications and media, licensing, competition, government contracts, and foreign investment. He is a governor of the American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei and has chaired the Chamber's Intellectual Property and Licensing Committee since 1992. He regularly joins local trade delegations during visits to Washington, DC and Brussels to present issues of concern to foreign businesses in Taiwan and to support initiatives directed at increasing Taiwan's international participation. Practice areas: Infrastructure & project finance, insurance, regulatory and lobbying, telecommunications and media, employment law, intellectual property. Languages: English, Mandarin Chinese. Grace Y. Lei Partner, Taipei Email glei@winklerpartners.com Grace Lei is a founding member of Winkler Partners, the first Ministry of Justice approved law firm established as a partnership between Taiwanese and foreign lawyers. She attended National Taiwan University (LLB, 1991; LLM, 1995), Franklin Pierce Law Center in Concord, NH (MIP, 1996), and the University of Pennsylvania (LLM, 1997). She is a member of the Taipei Bar Association (1991), American Bar Association (IPL Section), New York State Bar Association (1997), and is a registered patent agent in the ROC. Ms Lei is also a member of the International Affairs Committee of TWNIC and often represents TWNIC at international conferences on e-commerce, domain name, data protection and intellectual property rights issues. Ms Lei specialises in intellectual property, litigation, competition and antitrust law, e-commerce, insurance, and general corporate and business law with a focus on technology and licensing. She has also been actively involved in the firm's Infrastructure & Project Finance group and its lobbying and advisory work leading to the successful implementation of guidelines for unsolicited 'BOT' proposals. Practice areas: Intellectual property, infrastructure & project finance, insurance, regulatory and lobbying, general corporate Languages: English, Mandarin Chinese, Taiwanese. Winston & Strawn 200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166-4193, USA Tel +1 212 294 6700 Fax +1 212 294 4700 Web www.winston.com Other offices Chicago, Washington, DC, Los Angeles, Paris, Geneva Virginia R. Richard Partner, New York Email vrichard@winston.com Virginia Richard is a partner in the firm's New York IP group. She has litigated trademark, unfair competition, false advertising, and copyright infringement cases in federal courts throughout the United States, supervised trademark and unfair competition litigation in over 70 countries, and developed and implemented worldwide trademark registration, policing, and enforcement programs for numerous Fortune 500 companies. Ms Richard's practice includes trademark and copyright licensing, website development agreements, content licences, web-hosting and co-location agreements, software development and licensing agreements, and technology transfer and consulting agreements, as well as intellectual property aspects of private equity deals, IPOs, and mergers & acquisitions. The author of the publication A Guide to Internet Legislation, Ms Richard received the BA from Manhattanville College, and the JD from New York University School of Law.