Announcing INTA’s 2026–2027 Committee Leaders

INTA would like to welcome and congratulate its 2026–2027 Committee leaders who were formally elected at the September Board of Directors meeting. 

INTA would like to welcome and congratulate its 2026–2027 Committee leaders who were formally elected at the September Board of Directors meeting. All are invited to participate in the committee meetings and Leadership Lab sessions taking place during the 2025 Leadership Meeting. 

Listed below are the 2026–2027 Committee leaders whose term is effective January 1, 2026: 

ADVOCACY GROUP 

Anticounterfeiting Committee 

Chair: Kristina Schrader, Adams and Reese LLP (United States)
Vice Chair: Erika Yawger, Apple Inc. (United States)  

Brand Restrictions Committee 

Chair: Elisa Tricerri, Studio Torta S.p.A. (Italy)
Vice Chair: David Lossignol, Novartis International AG (Switzerland) 

Brands and Sustainability Committee 

Chair: Giacomo Moleri, Spheriens (Italy)
Vice Chair: Daniel Reis Nobre, Inventa (Angola) 

Copyright Committee 

Chair: Julian Waiblinger, Nordemann Czychowski & Partner (Germany)
Vice Chair: Catherine Rowland, Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (United States)  

Data Committee 

Chair: Filipe Cabral, Dannemann, Siemsen, Bigler & Ipanema Moreira (Brazil)
Vice Chair: Nicole Foga, Foga Daley (Jamaica) 

Designs Committee 

Chair: Yoonkyung Cho, Y.P. Lee, Mock & Partners (South Korea)
Vice Chair: Richard Stockton, Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. (United States) 

Enforcement Committee 

Chair: Chun Wright, Law Office of Chun Wright (United States)
Vice Chair: Giselle Reuben, BLP Abogados (Costa Rica) 

Famous and Well-Known Marks Committee 

Chair: Joel Blank, Elipe Limited (United Kingdom)
Vice Chair: Rodrigo Bermeo-Andrade, Bermeo & Bermeo Law Firm (Ecuador) 

Geographical Indications Committee 

Chair: Constanze Schulte, Hogan Lovells International LLP (Spain)
Vice Chair: Winnie Tham, Amica Law LLC (Singapore)  

Indigenous Rights Committee 

Chair: Michael Pampalone, Pampalone Law (United States)
Vice Chair: Kelly Young, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (United States)  

International Amicus Committee 

Chair: John Posthumus, Polsinelli PC (United States)
Vice Chair: Noemi Parrotta, Spheriens (Italy) 

Legislation and Regulation Committee 

Chair: Howard Hogan, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP (United States)
Vice Chair: Philip Schmitz, Lubberger Lehment Rechtsanwaelte Partnerschaft mbB (Germany) 

Non-Traditional Marks Committee 

Chair: Samta Mehra, Remfry & Sagar (India)
Vice Chair: Peter Dawson, Wiggin LLP (United Kingdom) 

Parallel Imports Committee 

Chair: Rachel Cockburn Buhl, Ferring Pharmaceuticals A/S (Denmark)
Vice Chair: Darren Cahr, Scharf Banks Marmor LLC (United States) 

Patents Committee 

Chair: Christoph D. Schober, Fluegel Preissner Schober Seidel (Germany)
Vice Chair: Jacob Ewerdt, Qualcomm Incorporated (United States) 

Right of Publicity Committee 

Chair: Andrew Avsec, Crowell & Moring LLP (United States)
Vice Chair: Vikram Grover, Groverlaw (India) 

Technology Transformation Committee 

Chair: Madhu Rewari, Anand and Anand Advocates (India)
Vice Chair: Joshua Simmons, Kirkland & Ellis LLP (United States) 

Trade Issues Committee 

Chair: Scott Wilson, Spotify New York (United States)
Vice Chair: George Irimescu, BACIU BENDE IP (Romania) 

Trade Secrets Committee  

Chair: Scott Mayhew, Zoetis Inc. (United States)
Vice Chair: Mahua Roy Chowdhury, Royzz & Co. (India) 

Trademark Office Practices Committee 

Chair: Elisabeth Escobar, Marriott International, Inc. (United States) 
Vice Chair: Ana Arroyave, Ideas Trademark and Patents (Costa Rica) 

Unfair Competition Committee 

Chair: Benjamin Koch, Lubberger Lehment Rechtsanwaelte Partnerschaft mbB (Germany)
Vice Chair: Tania Aoki Carneiro, Aoki, Ferreira, Mattioli & Yamashita Propriedade Intelectual (Brazil) 

RESOURCES GROUP 

Academic Committee 

Chair: Enrique Moller, MOLLER LAW (Guatemala)
Vice Chair: Joel Feldman, Greenberg Traurig, LLP (United States) 

Commercialization of IP Committee 

Chair: Brian Buss, GlassRatner (United States)
Vice Chair: Jayde WOOD, Gowling WLG  LLP (Canada) 

In-House Practitioners Committee 

Chair: Jessica Cardon, Parlux Holdings, Inc. (United States)
Vice Chair: Irene Chang, HP INC. (United States) 

Law Firm Committee 

Chair: Barry Cohen, Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC (United States)
Vice Chair: Sarah Bro, McDermott Will & Emery LLP (United States) 

Leadership Development Committee 

Chair: Kim Boyle, Richard Law Group (United States)
Vice Chair: Melissa LaBauve, Munck Wilson Mandala LLP (United States) 

Pro Bono Committee 

Chair: Jaime Vining, Friedland Vining, P.A. (United States)
Vice Chair: Mascha Heidelberg, Eversheds Sutherland  LLP (Germany) 

Professional Development Committee 

Chair: Courtney Laginess, Worldpay (United States)
Vice Chair: Steve Abreu, Sunstein LLP (United States) 

Publications Committee 

Chair: Loyanna Grierson, Elster & McGrady (United States)
Vice Chair: Merel Kamp, NLO Shieldmark (Netherlands) 

Rising Practitioners Committee 

Chair: Alena Fischer, Bomhard IP (Spain)
Vice Chair: JC Zwisler, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (United States) 

SME Resources Committee 

Chair: Juan Berton-Moreno, Berton Moreno IP Law (Argentina)
Vice Chair: Valeska Toebelmann, Haesemann & Toebelmann Partnerschaft von Rechtsanw lten mbB (Germany) 

The Trademark Reporter Committee 

Chair: Andrew Gray, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (United States)
Vice Chair: Karen L. Elburg, Herzog Fox & Neeman (Israel) 

Trademark Administrators Committee 

Chair: Nehal Madhani, Alt Legal (United States)
Vice Chair: Keisha Leon, Red Bull North America, Inc. (United States) 

Unreal Campaign Committee 

Chair: Mary Kernohan, SnapDragon Monitoring Ltd (United Kingdom)
Vice Chair: Roberta Calazans, Dannemann, Siemsen, Bigler & Ipanema Moreira (Brazil) 

Although every effort has been made to verify the accuracy of this article, readers are urged to check independently on matters of specific concern or interest.

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