INTA News
Announcing INTA’s 2026–2027 Committee Leaders
Published: September 17, 2025
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)
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