Announcing INTA’s 2024–2025 Council Leaders - International Trademark Association

INTA would like to welcome and congratulate its newly appointed 2024–2025 council leaders. Listed below are the 2024–2025 Global Advisory Council leaders, the Programming Advisory Council leaders, and the Research Advisory Council leaders. Their terms are effective January 1, 2024.

GLOBAL ADVISORY COUNCILS (GACs)

Africa GAC Co-Chairs:

John Foster, Spoor & Fisher (South Africa)
Kananu Mutea, GVA Law Firm (Kenya)

Asia-Pacific GAC Co-Chairs:

Jasdev Gill, Jasdev Chambers (Malaysia)
Geraldine Lim, Suntory Beverage & Food Asia Pte Ltd (Singapore)

China GAC Co-Chairs:

Cecilia Dou, Apple, Inc. (China)
Haiyan Ren, Wanhuida Intellectual Property (China)

Europe GAC Co-Chairs:

Maria Gonzalez Gordon, CMS (Spain)
Igor Alfiorov, PETOŠEVIĆ Ukraine (Ukraine)

India GAC Co-Chairs:

Gaurav Miglani, Worldwide Intellec (India)
Tanya Verma, Fidus Law Chambers (India)
Staff Liaison: Gauri Kumar

Latin America GAC Co-Chairs:

Jose Arochi, Arochi & Lindner Mexico (Mexico)
Paula Fernandez Pfizenmaier, MercadoLibre (Argentina)

Middle East GAC Co-Chairs:

Dina Eldib, Eldib & Co. (Egypt)
Yasir Masood, Rouse (United Arab Emirates)

North America GAC Co-Chairs:

Howard Hogan, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher (United States)
Michelle Nelles, Torys LLP (Canada)

PROGRAMMING ADVISORY COUNCIL

Council Coordinator: Kathryn Szymczyk, Gowling WLG (Canada)

Second Immediate Past President: Tiki Dare, Oracle Corporation (United States)
Kim Boyle, Richard Law Group (United States)
Sarah Bro, McDermott Will & Emery LLP (United States)
Adraea Brown, Harley Davidson Motor Company, Inc. (United States)
Megan Carpenter, University of New Hampshire School of Law, Franklin Pierce Center for IP (United States)
Jason Champion, Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear LLP (United States)
Sujata Chaudhri, Sujata Chaudhri & IP Attorneys (India)
Caroline Chicoine, Husch Blackwell LLP (United States)
Stephanie Chong, Hoffer Adler LLP (Canada)
Jonathan Clegg, Cleveland Scott York (United Kingdom)
Mohamed Eldib, Eldib & Co. (Egypt)
Shama Elliot, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (United States)
Jake Feldman, Kenvue (United States)
Patrick Gallagher, Barnes & Thornburg LLP (United States)
Laura Ganoza, Foley & Lardner LLP (United States)
Rafa Gutierrez, Uber Technologies, Inc. (United States)
Michael Hawkins, Noerr Alicante IP, S.L. (Spain)
Katherine Hely, CARIBBEAN IP (United States)
Pamela Hernandez, MINIÑO (Dominican Republic)
Elizabeth Lenjo, MyIP Legal Studio (Kenya)
Alicia Lloreda, Lloreda Camacho & Co. (Colombia)
Alejandro Pacheco, A-TRADEMARK (Costa Rica)
Ivan Sempere, PADIMA (Spain)
Ray Zhao, Unitalen Attorneys at Law (China)

RESEARCH ADVISORY COUNCIL CO-CHAIRS

Ana Leticia Allevato, DSMA Azulay Advogados (Brazil)
Safir Anand, Anand and Anand Advocates (India)

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