CIIDRC’s Panel of neutral arbiters will serve as decision makers in domain name disputes. Our panelists, authorized through a thorough verification process, are professionals in the domain name dispute resolution field.
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| Bedarida Fabrizio |
Milan | Italy | Italy | English, Italian | Read More > |
Fabrizio is an Italian and European trademark attorney. Since 1996, his practice has focused on internet-related legal issues. He has represented complainants and respondents in domain name disputes under the UDRP and various ccTLD dispute policies.
He has been appointed as an administrative panelist in over 180 proceedings under the ICANN Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy as a sole panelist, presiding panelist and co-panelist, and also in many proceedings under the .it dispute pol
Specialist in intellectual property law. Italian and European trademark attorney. Trademark Consultant. Intellectual property: specialist in Italian/ international and foreign trademark filing and prosecution; trademark infringement, opposition proceedings before the Italian Patent and Trademark Office, unfair competition/copyright infringement. Property asset value assessment (patents/ trademarks, knowhow). Official Expert at the Court of Milan. Internet-related IP matters: legal aspects of domain names vs. trademark policies/ domain name grabbing and litigation. Expert in procedures for reassigning generic top level domains (UDRP), adopted by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), to resolve disputes on .gtld’s (i.e., .com, .org/ .net, .biz etc.), and of country code Top Level Domains (i.e.: .it, .eu, etc. etc.). Out-of-court negotiations. I have been professionally responsible for protecting intellectual property on the internet since 1997. Since 1997, daily practice of intellectual and industrial property law (e.g. trademarks), internet domain name disputes, e-commerce, unfair competition/ distribution and licensing/ protection/ and domain name registrations. Strategy for the protection and defense of intellectual property rights on the web, including settlements, counterfeiting, transfers, cancellations, UDRP procedures, out-of-court negotiations and settlements. As Dispute Resolution Panelist concerning cctld .it/ rendered 31 decisions. As WIPO Domain Name Panelist concerning both country code and generic Top Level Domain/ rendered 147 decisions. As CAC Domain Name Panelist concerning .eu and generic Top Level Domain, rendered 45 decisions. Whereas as a representative of complainants and/or respondents handled approximately 180 UDRP (or slight variation of UDRP) cases. Internet-related: Member of the Italian Naming Authority. Member of the Arbitration Committee, constituted c/o the Italian Naming Authority. Member of ICANN At-Large Community. Global Member of the Internet Society (ISOC). Member of the Internet Society (Italy Chapter of ISOC). IP-related: Registered Italian Trademark Attorney – Member of the Order of Industrial Property Consultants (Trademark Section No. 912, year 1999). Registered European Trademark Attorney at the EUIPO (European Intellectual Property Office), Alicante, Spain, Office of Community trademarks (registration No. 5838, year 2000). Official Technical Expert at the Court of Milan (trademark economic evaluation) 2009. Intellectual Property Law Degree in Economics and Commerce. University of Pisa, Pisa – Italy Registered Italian Trademark Attorney – Enrolled member of the Order of Consultants in Industrial Property (Trademark Section No. 912 year 1999); Registered European Trademark Attorney at the EUIPO – European Union Intellectual Property Office, Alicante, Spain, competent office on the subject of community marks (registration No. 5838 year 2000) Official Expert at the Court of Milan (trademark economic evaluation) 2009. MilanItalyItalyfalsefalse |
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| Bernstein Karen |
New York | NY | United States | English | Read More > |
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BERNSTEIN IP – New York, New York – 2007-Present (www.bernsteinip.com) Principal Advice and counsel clients on all aspects of trademark, copyright, and domain name dispute law, ccTLD, and new gTLD issues. Representing clients in disputes before the federal courts, international arbitration and mediation tribunals, UDRP panels, and administrative proceedings. Drafting and negotiating ICANN Policy documents, complex domain purchase and sale/lease/licenses and equity buyout agreements; rendering trademark and copyright clearance opinion letters; prosecuting trademark registrations; enforcing and defending trademark rights; conducting due diligence, and negotiating IP license agreements. DOMEN D.O.O., Podgorica, Montenegro – 2012-Present Outside U.S. General Counsel Outside U.S. General Counsel for Registry Operator of the ccTLD, .Me. Responsible for U.S. legal business affairs. Address Internet Policy issues and, when requested, Official Government of Montenegro business in connection with ICANN and related party issues that may arise from time to time. Prepared the RFP and negotiated the award to the Registry Operator of the .Bar New gTLD on behalf of the Municipality of Bar in Montenegro. PRYOR CASHMAN SHERMAN & FLYNN LLP, New York, New York – 2006-2007 Associate Helped manage all aspects of brand development and enforcement for fashion and music clients in 130-attorney entertainment firm, including trademark and copyright prosecution in federal court and in UDRP proceedings. Duties also included clearance and opinion work; licensing and settlement agreements; and related contractual issues. Negotiated and drafted a variety of sponsorship and endorsement deals for celebrities and brand owners. Supervised and managed international online and traditional anti-counterfeiting enforcement, which included coordinating with U.S. Customs. AMSTER, ROTHSTEIN & EBENSTEIN, LLP, New York, New York – 2001-2005 Associate Associate handling all aspects of intellectual property law in 45-attorney IP boutique. Conducted trademark clearance searches; rendered trademark search opinion letters; supervised trademark registrations; enforced trademark rights in UDRP proceedings and through online and traditional anti-counterfeiting programs. Responsibilities also included handling transactional-related IP matters, including negotiating license agreements and related copyright/trademark contracts. Litigation practice included conducting legal research and drafting legal memoranda; pleadings, discovery, and motions in trademark, copyright, and patent cases. Engaged in motion practice; conducted and managed discovery; took/defended depositions; attended court hearings; and presented arguments before the federal court. Bucking The UDRP Trend World Trademark Review, 60 (April/May 2010) Project.me Domain Dispute Sets Dangerous Precedent Domainnamewire.com (Nov. 20, 2009) The Status Of The Law On Sound Recordings As Works Made For Hire New York State Bar Association: Entertainment, Arts & Sports Law Journal (12/2000) Net Zero: The Evisceration Of The Sentencing Guidelines Under The No Electronic Theft Act 27 New England J. on Criminal and Civil Confinement 57 (2001) The No Electronic Theft Act: The Music Industry’s New Instrument In The Fight Against Internet Piracy, 7 UCLA Ent. L. Rev. 325 (2000) Dispute Resolution Training World Intellectual Property Organization, Certification (12/20) WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Workshop World Intellectual Property Organization, Certification (5/15) New York, New York Advanced Workshop on Domain Name Dispute Resolution Representative Matters as a Party Representative Kolmac Clinic, LLC v. S Jon Grant, Case No. FA2105001944933 (Forum, June 8, 2021) JDC Healthcare Management, Inc., d/b/a Jefferson Dental Clinics v. Online Admin/Dot Badger Domains, Case No. FA1609001694712 (Forum, Oct. 27, 2016) ADP, LLC v. Domain Admin / Whois Privacy Corp., Case No. FA1508001632089 (Forum Sept. 10, 2015) Erica Ehm Communications, Ltd. v. Perfect Privacy, LLC / Spyro Vassiliadis, Case No. D2014-2073 (WIPO Feb. 9, 2015) Freetech Services, Ltd. v N/A, FA 1408001574454 (Nat. Arb. Forum Sept. 29, 2014) Johnson & Johnson v. Widome, Case No. D2013-1281 (WIPO Oct. 15, 2013) CharterX, Inc. and Wyvern Consulting, Ltd. v. Gregg Westgate, Case No. FA 1335604 (Nat. Arb. Forum Aug. 16, 2010) Truth Out v. Ash, Case No. FA 1317457 (Nat. Arb. Forum May 26, 2010) Combined Insurance Group Ltd v. iclicks c/o Michael Mayder, Case No. FA 1261538 (Nat. Arb. Forum June 25, 2009) Awards: Super Lawyer, New York City Metropolitan Area (2024-2025) Professional Affiliations: Subject Matter Expert, ICANN GNSO Small Teams – New gTLD Subsequent Procedures (2023-Present) Member, International Trademark Association (2007-Present) Member, ICANN GNSO Intellectual Property Constituency (2015-Present) Member, ICANN GNSO New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process Working Group (2016-2021) Member, New York State Bar Association (2001-Present) Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association (2017-Present) Full Member, American Society of Composers, Artists and Publishers (ASCAP) (1983-Present) Karen J. Bernstein is an American intellectual property lawyer. Karen has practiced domain name law since 2001. She writes an speaks often about intellectual property and UDRP issues and has been interviewed on numerous occasions regarding in top publications such as World Trademark Review, Yahoo! Finance, and many other online and offline publications. Juris Doctor, New England Law, 2001 University of San Francisco, BS, Organizational Behavior, 1997 LawyerNew YorkNYUnited StatesfalseBS, JDfalse11 |
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| Bridgeman James |
Dublin | Ireland | English | Read More > |
I am a litigator, arbitrator, mediator and adjudicator in practice for over 30 yrs. During that time I have acted as neutral in over 1,000 disputes including arbitrations, administrative decisions, mediations and adjudications. These include approximately 965 Internet domain name decisions as illustrated in screen captures of searches on the WIPO, Forum, CAC and Nomiet databases attached.
James Bridgeman SC FCIArb is a Chartered Arbitrator with over thirty years’ experience. He has acted as arbitrator, both as chair and sole panelist in over 500 arbitrations, tribunals and administrative proceedings. Including 80 construction, partnership, insurance, real property, distributorship, intellectual property arbitrations and adjudications, over 400 internet domain name references (UDRP), numerous statutory tribunals, appeal boards and professional regulatory determinations. He has been appointed as an arbitrator/adjudicator/ mediator/neutral by party selection and by institutions including WIPO (Geneva), ICC (Paris), CIArb (London), NAF (USA), Nominet UK (Oxford, UK), TechBar (UK), Ministerial Panel of Construction Adjudicators (Ireland), Czech Arbitration Court (Prague). He is regularly appointed as a construction adjudicator and as a tribunal member to determine Internet domain name disputes. He is a Past President of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (2018), past Chair CIArb Irish Branch (2005), former CIArb Trustee (2013-2017) and past member of the ICC National Committee for Ireland. Articles
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Over thirty years James has arbitrated a wide range of commercial, contractual, and transactional disputes, including insurance indemnity, intellectual property, technology, Internet and ICT, construction law, commercial contracts, partnership, distributorship, negligence, professional regulatory law, Issues in dispute have included matters of commercial contract and insurance law, construction law, international intellectual property rights, European and International law, International Arbitration Law, ADR, and regulatory matters. His experience spans appointment of arbitrators, issues of jurisdiction and international enforcement. Recent cases include acting as sole arbitrator in an international professional indemnity insurance dispute arbitration under the Irish Arbitration Act 2010 (UNCITRAL Model Law) and as sole arbitrator in a contract dispute in England pursuant to the English Arbitration Act 1996, adjudicator in 15 construction disputes under the Irish Construction Contracts Act 2013 and the Scheme for Construction Contracts (England and Wales) Regulations 1998. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a Chartered Arbitrator, He is a member of the training faculty for international arbitration of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (“CIArb”) and has delivered training in international arbitration for the CIArb in the UK, Ireland, USA, Canada, Turkey and Georgia. Each year since 2007 he has convened the Dublin Forum on International Dispute Resolution – a high-level round table on developments in the field and has been designated as Global Leader in international arbitration by Who’s Who Legal
Intellectual Property Law, General common law, commercial law, intellectual property, arbitration, ADR
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| Brown Neil |
Melbourne | Australia | Australia | English | The Hon Neil Brown QC is a Queens Counsel in Australia and has had a distinguished career in government and the law. He is a qualified arbitrator and mediator practicing in international and domestic matters in the commercial, communication, intellectual property and governmental fields. He is a leading arbitrator and adviser on internet domain name disputes. He was a Minister in the Federal Government in Australia and an Adjunct Professor of Law at Murdoch University in Western Australia. Read More > |
The Hon Neil Brown KC is a Kings Counsel in Australia and has had a distinguished career in government and the law. He is a qualified arbitrator and mediator practicing in international and domestic matters in the commercial, communication, intellectual property and governmental fields. He is a leading arbitrator and adviser on internet domain name disputes.
He was a Minister in the Federal Government in Australia and an Adjunct Professor of Law at Murdoch University in Western Australia.
The Hon Neil Brown KC is a Kings Counsel in Australia and has had a long and distinguished career in government and the law. He was a Minister in the Federal Government in Australia in charge of portfolios in Attorney-General’s, Communications and Employment and Youth Affairs. In the law, he has appeared in every jurisdiction in Australia and has had experience in commercial, intellectual property, town planning and taxation matters. He is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Murdoch University in Western Australia. He is a qualified arbitrator and mediator practicing in international and domestic matters in the commercial, communication, intellectual property and governmental fields. He is a leading arbitrator and adviser on internet domain name disputes. Representative cases include:
Practiced in dispute resolution tribunals, arbitration and mediation since 1964 Maintaining website on domain name arbitration at www.domaintimes.info Intellectual Property Law, Accounting Law, Banking Law, Commercial Law, Commercial Law – Development, Company Law, Consumer Law, Contract Law, Corporate Law, Defamation Law, Education Law, Employment Law, Engineering Law, Entertainment Law, Estate Law, Financial Services, Fine Art Law, Fine Art Law, General Civil Law, Government Law, Health Law, Information Access Law, Information Technology Industry, Insurance Law, International Law, Land Use Law, Life Science Law, Mining Industry, Municipal Law, Corporate Law – Organizational Change, Partnership Disputes, Performing Arts Industry, Planning, Printing Industry, Privacy Law, Product Liability Law, Professional Negligence Law, Professional Organizational Law, Public Policy, Public Utilities Industry, Publishing Industry, Real Estate Law, Resource Industry, Resource Management Law, Royalties Law, Sale of Goods Law, School Law, Small Business Law, Societies Law, Sports Law, Tax Law, Team Facilitation, Trade Law, Trademark Law, Estate Law – Trusts, University Disputes, Vendor Law, Estate Law – Wills, Workplace Law – Staff University of Melbourne, LLB 1963 MelbourneAustraliaAustraliafalseKC, C. Arb & C. Medfalse |
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| Chiasson Craig |
Vancouver | British Columbia | Canada | English | Craig has been practicing Intellectual Property Law, acted as counsel in international commercial arbitrations and in investor-state arbitrations under bilateral investment treaties and other multilateral investment treaties, for both respondent States and claimant investors. Craig has acted as counsel in international commercial arbitrations and in investor-state arbitrations under bilateral investment treaties and other multilateral investment treaties, for both respondent States and claimant investors.Read More > |
Craig has been practicing Intellectual Property Law, acted as counsel in international commercial arbitrations and in investor-state arbitrations under bilateral investment treaties and other multilateral investment treaties, for both respondent States and claimant investors. Craig has acted as counsel in international commercial arbitrations and in investor-state arbitrations under bilateral investment treaties and other multilateral investment treaties, for both respondent States and claimant investors.
Craig has acted as counsel in international commercial arbitrations and in investor-state arbitrations under bilateral investment treaties and other multilateral investment treaties, for both respondent States and claimant investors. His international commercial arbitration experience (past and present) includes, representing:
His investment treaty experience includes advising:
Craig has also acted as tribunal secretary to Jan Paulsson in Pantechniki S.A. Contractors & Engineers v. Republic of Albania (ICSID Case No ARB/07/21) and in an ICC case to Noah Rubins relating to the dismantling, transportation and reconstruction of a steel plant.
Intellectual Property Law, Banking Law, Company Law, Competition Law, Conflict Law, Construction Law, Contract Law, Financial Services, Fine Art Law, General Civil Law, Information Technology Industry, International Law, Investment Treaty, Multi-Party Disputes, Partnership Disputes, Product Liability Law, Resource Industry, Sale of Goods Law, Securities Law, Shareholder Disputes, Shareholder Rights, Trade Law Qualified Solicitor of England and Wales, 2011 |
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| Chiasson Edward |
Vancouver | British Columbia | Canada | English, French | Ed Chiasson is a retired Judge of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia as of December 11, 2015. He has thirty-nine years of civil litigation experience, including twenty plus years in arbitration. He was an administrative panelist in over 100 proceedings under the ICANN Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy as a sole panelist, presiding panelist and co-panelist.Read More > |
Ed Chiasson is a retired Judge of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia as of December 11, 2015.
He has thirty-nine years of civil litigation experience, including twenty plus years in arbitration.
He was an administrative panelist in over 100 proceedings under the ICANN Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy as a sole panelist, presiding panelist and co-panelist.
Ed Chiasson is a retired Judge of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia as of December 11, 2015. Ed has appeared as counsel and acted as an arbitrator or mediator in domestic and international proceedings in Canada, France, England, United States, Hong Kong and Singapore involving parties from Eastern and Western Europe, North America, the Pacific Rim and India. The arbitrations have been both ad hoc and institutional, including proceedings under UNCITRAL Rules, the American Arbitration Association, the International Chamber of Commerce, the British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre and the International Centre of Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). Mediations include acting under the Commercial Arbitration and Mediation Centre for the Americas (CAMCA). He sat on FTA Chapter 19 bi-national panel – two as chair. He was also an Arbitrator in a NAFTA Chapter 11 arbitration and was an administrative panellist in over 100 proceedings under the ICANN Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy the STOP procedure as a sole panellist, presiding panellist and co-panellist. He completed mediation training in a program sponsored by the Centre for Public Resources (CPR), over four days, including extensive role-playing. Ed Chiasson has spoken at many conferences and had many publications on the topic of ADR. He was the Hunter Professor of Arbitration and Dispute Resolution, City University of Hong Kong 1995-1996 and Ed was an associate at Harper Grey Easton – 1967-1969; associate and partner Ladner Downs (Borden Ladner Gervais LLP) -1969-2006. He as been involved in a number of community activities including Chair of the Vancouver Symphony Society Board. Aboriginal Law, Banking Law, Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Construction Law, Engineering Law, Environmental Law, Franchise Law, Information Technology Law, Intellectual Property Law, Maritime Law, Real Estate Law, Tax Law, Technology Law. B.A., Notre Dame College and University of British Columbia, 1963 |
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| Cicchetti Tina |
Frisco | Texas | US | English | Tina Cicchetti is a leading arbitration practitioner based in Vancouver, Canada. As of 1 September 2017, Tina practices as an independent Resident Neutral at Vancouver Arbitration Chambers (VAC). She has served as sole arbitrator and tribunal chair in ad hoc and institutional arbitrations. Tina also has extensive experience as counsel in commercial and investment treaty arbitrations.Read More > |
Tina Cicchetti is a leading arbitration practitioner based in Vancouver, Canada. As of 1 September 2017, Tina practices as an independent Resident Neutral at Vancouver Arbitration Chambers (VAC). She has served as sole arbitrator and tribunal chair in ad hoc and institutional arbitrations. Tina also has extensive experience as counsel in commercial and investment treaty arbitrations.
Tina Cicchetti is a leading arbitration practitioner, an independent Neutral with Vancouver Arbitration Chambers (VAC) and a Member Arbitrator at Arbitration Place in Toronto. She has served as sole arbitrator and tribunal chair in ad hoc and institutional arbitrations and as panelist in CIIDRC disputes. Tina also has extensive experience as counsel in commercial and investment treaty arbitrations. Before joining VAC, Tina was a partner of Fasken, a Global Arbitration Review top 100 firm (GAR 100) in 2016 and 2017. Tina has almost 20 years of experience in the resolution of complex commercial disputes. From the beginning of her career, her focus has been on arbitration as a means of commercial dispute resolution. She is regularly asked to speak on the topics of arbitration and alternative dispute resolution and has authored several articles on the subject. Since 2019 Tina has been a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Canadian Journal of Commercial Arbitration. From 2003 to 2011, Tina taught international commercial disputes as an Adjunct Professor at the UBC Faculty of Law. She has taught arbitrator training courses for ICDR Canada and presented at numerous CLEs, conferences and online seminars on various aspects of arbitration practice. Tina has been involved in more than 15 International arbitration matters and been appointed as sole arbitrator and chair in disputes under the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Rules and ICDR/AAA Rules. She also has advised on matters under other arbitration rules including the, American Arbitration Association (AAA), International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA), Swiss Rules, London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) and the Vancouver International Arbitration Centre (VanIAC, formerly the BCICAC).
Intellectual Property Law, Construction Law, Contract Law, Foreign Investment Law, General Civil Law, International Expropriation Law, International Law, Mining Industry, Partnership Disputes, Franchise Disputes, Resource Industry, Transportation Law Mediating the Litigated Case, Straus Institute, Pepperdine Law School – 2018 LLB, University of British Columbia – 2000 BBA (Hons.), Simon Fraser University – 1996 FriscoTexasUSfalsefalse |
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| Deane Robert |
Vancouver | British Columbia | Canada | English | Robert Deane is a partner with Borden Ladner Gervais LLP. He is the National Leader of the Firm's International Trade and Arbitration Group. Recognized as the 2017 "Vancouver International Arbitration Lawyer of the Year" by The Best Lawyers in Canada®. Mr. Deane’s arbitration practice includes work with the LCIA Rules, the ICC Arbitration Rules, the AAA’s International Arbitration Rules (ICDR), the Arbitration Rules of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce etc. Read More > |
Robert Deane is a partner with Borden Ladner Gervais LLP. He is the National Leader of the Firm's International Trade and Arbitration Group. Recognized as the 2017 "Vancouver International Arbitration Lawyer of the Year" by The Best Lawyers in Canada®.
Mr. Deane’s arbitration practice includes work with the LCIA Rules, the ICC Arbitration Rules, the AAA’s International Arbitration Rules (ICDR), the Arbitration Rules of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce etc.
Mr. Deane has been involved in numerous significant arbitration proceedings throughout North America, Asia and Europe. Mr. Deane represented the United Mexican States in NAFTA Chapter Eleven arbitral proceedings and related court proceedings before the Supreme Court of British Columbia, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Court of Appeal for Ontario and the Supreme Court of Canada (Metalclad Corp. v. United Mexican States; Feldman v. United Mexican States; Bayview Irrigation District v. United Mexican States; Corn Products International Inc. v. United Mexican States; Cargill Inc. v. United Mexican States). Mr. Deane also appeared for the United Mexican States in Waste Management Inc. v. United Mexican States, and has provided advice on numerous other NAFTA Chapter Eleven and other investment treaty arbitral proceedings. Mr. Deane’s arbitration practice has also provided him with opportunities to work with the LCIA Rules, the ICSID (Additional Facility) Rules, the ICC Arbitration Rules, the American Arbitration Association’s International Arbitration Rules (ICDR), the Arbitration Rules of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, the Domestic and International Arbitration Rules of the British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre, and the National Arbitration Rules of the ADR Institute of Canada, among others. Robert Deane is a partner with Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, based in Vancouver, Canada. He is the National Leader of the Firm’s International Trade and Arbitration Group, and a member of the Partnership Board, the Firm’s governing body. He also serves as the Co-National Leader of the Privacy and Data Security Group and as the Vancouver Regional Leader of the Advertising, Marketing and Sponsorship Law Group. Robert practises international and domestic commercial arbitration, commercial litigation, privacy law, intellectual property litigation and advertising/competition law. He is ranked nationally and internationally as a leading lawyer in these areas. Robert has experience in all levels of court, including the Supreme Court of Canada, and in numerous significant international commercial arbitration proceedings in North America, Asia and Europe under the LCIA Rules, the ICC Rules, the ICSID (Additional Facility) Rules, the American Arbitration Association’s International Arbitration Rules, the Arbitration Rules of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, the Domestic and International Arbitration Rules of the British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre, and the National Arbitration Rules of the ADR Institute of Canada, among others. Prior to joining BLG, Robert was a law clerk to the Honourable Madam Justice Beverley McLachlin, Supreme Court of Canada (now the Rt. Honourable Beverley McLachlin, PC, Chief Justice of Canada). LLB, University of Victoria, 1998 (Law Society of BC Gold Medallist) |
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| Dreyfus Nathalie |
Paris | France | France | English, French, German | Read More > |
Founder of Dreyfus & Associates, Nathalie Dreyfus is a specialist in Intellectual Property Law and French and European trademark attorney. She is a certified judicial expert approved by the French Supreme Court (Court of Cassation), and a renowned expert consultant of the Court of Appeals of Paris, as well as of the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Centre and the National Arbitration Forum (NAF). She is also an expert in all issues related to the Internet and new technology. Books: Author in Pascale Luciani Boyer’s book, « L’élu(e) face au numérique : De la puissance publique à la puissance citoyenne, un défi majeur des territoires », 2015 (protection of the name of territorial authorities as trademarks) ; Author of the book Marques et Internet, protection, valorisation, défense, Edition Lamy Atteintes aux marques sur l’internet – typologie des atteintes, prévention, sanction, Domaine.info, Edition Delmas, 2ème édition 2006; Co-author of the book « Marque, dessins et modèles : Stratégie de protection, de défense et de valorisation, Edition Delmas Marques et noms de domaine de l’Internet, Droit des technologies avancées, Edition Hermes, Volumes 8 Editor of the Dreyfus blog containing articles on legal news related to trademarks, patents, copyrights, Internet, domain names, Web 3.0 and new technologies Since 1992, I have been able to manage issues related to intellectual property law (trademarks, designs, copyright, patent) both in France and abroad. Throughout the years and the opening of my own firm, Dreyfus, I have diversified my areas of expertise. In this regard, I also deal with domain name disputes, phishing, web 3.0 as well as compliance issues regarding domain names; Strategy in relation to the protection and defence of intellectual property rights on the web, including settlements, counterfeiting, transfers, cancellations, UDRP procedures, out of court actions, follow up of court actions; Adjunct professor at the University of Strasbourg and at the National School for the Judicial Profession, and regularly speaks at conferences in France and abroad; Numerous conferences in France and abroad. Expert or Panelist: Certified judicial Expert approved by the Court of Cassation (French Supreme Court) Certified judicial expert by the Paris Court of appeal World Intellectual Property Organization Arbitration and Mediation Center (WIPO) Belgian Centre for Arbitration and Mediation (CEPANI) Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Center (ADNDRC) Czech Arbitration Court (.eu et gTLD) Arab Center for Domain Name Dispute Resolution (ACDR) National Arbitration Forum (NAF) Italian Center for Arbitration and Mediation in Intellectual Property (MFSD) French Public Investment Bank (PIB) National Institute of Industrial Property (NIIP) Member: National Council of Companies of Legal Experts (CNCEJ) European American Chamber of Commerce (EACC) International Trademark Association (INTA) Association of Trade Mark and Design Law Practitioners (APRAM) Friends of the Center for International Intellectual Property Studies (CEIPI) (AACEIPI) Cyberlex the New Technologies Law Association International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property (AIPPI) French Association of Information and Telecommunications Law (AFDIT) Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN IPC) European Community Trademark Association (ECTA) Pharmaceutical Trademarks Group (PTMG) European Association representing the interests of trademark owners (Marques) Copyright Law, International Property Law, International Law, Technology Law, Trademark Law. Center for International Intellectual Property Studies (CEIPI), trademarks – designs; DEA in Intellectual and Industrial Property Law, University of Paris II, Panthéon-Assas; Master’s degree in law, University Robert Schuman, Strasbourg; “Certificate of English Legal Studies”, University of Leicester, United Kingdom. Intellectual Property Attorney European Trademark Attorney TEACHING Lecturer in the continuous training of magistrates at the National School of the Judiciary (NSJ) since 2014 – Intellectual Properties program under the direction of Mrs. Sophie DARBOIS, Counsel at the French Court of Cassation, Dean of the Commercial, Financial and Economic Chamber, and Mrs. Vivianne LEGALL, Referendary Counsellor at the First Civil Chamber of the French Court of Cassation. Lecturer in the Intellectual Property Master’s program at Lyon II Lumière, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012 Lecturer, domain name law course, University of Créteil, 2007- 2010 Lecturer in the Master of Multimedia Law and Computer Systems of Strasbourg University 2010-2020 Delivery of numerous conferences in France and abroad ArbitratorParisFranceFrancefalsefalse |
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| Effler Barry |
Winnipeg | Manitoba | Canada | English | He is a Chartered Arbitrator designated by the ADR Institute of Canada in 1996. He is an expert in intellectual property rendered numerous decisions related to .ca domain names. He is a Past President and national director of the ADR Institute of Canada, Inc. Mr. Effler is a Past Chair, National ADR section Canadian Bar Association. Mr. Effler has conducted arbitrations in a wide range of areas since 1996.Read More > |
He is a Chartered Arbitrator designated by the ADR Institute of Canada in 1996.
He is an expert in intellectual property rendered numerous decisions related to .ca domain names.
He is a Past President and national director of the ADR Institute of Canada, Inc. Mr. Effler is a Past Chair, National ADR section Canadian Bar Association. Mr. Effler has conducted arbitrations in a wide range of areas since 1996.
Currently, Mr. Effler is employed with the Province of Manitoba. Previously, as a lawyer in private practice, Mr. Effler practiced commercial/corporate, franchise and international contract law. He is a Past President and national director of the ADR Institute of Canada, Inc., formerly known as the Arbitration and Mediation Institute of Canada and the Canadian Foundation for Dispute Resolution. Barry Effler is a Past Chair, National ADR section Canadian Bar Association. His past business experience includes serving as Chief Operating Officer of two corporate groups in the security industry and franchising business and as Executive Vice President of a software developer. Arbitration
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Among Mr. Effler’s activities with the ADR Institute of Canada, he was:
Areas of competence include:
Intellectual Property Law, Commercial Law, Construction Dispute Law, Contract Law, Corporate Law, International Law, Labour Law, Real Estate Law, Treaty Land Entitlement Claims Bachelor of Laws, (LL.B.), 1983 |
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| Efstathiou Stefania-Despoina |
Munich | Germany | English, German, French, Greek | Read More > |
Stefania Efstathiou is an alternative dispute resolution and IP lawyer with a particular focus on domain name arbitration. Stefania is a qualified attorney in Greece and Germany (expected 2022) and holds three LL.M. titles. She also serves as a Panelist/Arbiter in UDRP and .eu disputes for other organizations and has extensive professional experience in the field of dispute resolution.
Stefania Efstathiou has extensive professional experience in the field of domain name arbitration and has participated in more than 250 domain name arbitration cases. She is a qualified attorney-at-law in Greece and Germany (expected 2022) and holds three LL.M. titles. She also serves as a Panelist/Arbiter in UDRP and .eu disputes for the Czech Arbitration Court and participates regularly in academic and professional events on (domain name) arbitration and IP law.
Efstathiou, Gender Diversity in International Arbitration, The Law – Women in Law Special Edition, 2020/2021 Stefania serves as a Panelist/Arbiter in UDRP and .eu disputes for the Czech Arbitration Court since 2020 and has participated in more than 250 domain name arbitration cases. Stefania is an Ambassador for Arbitrator Intelligence, an Advisory Board member for MediateGuru and regularly participates as an Arbitrator in various arbitration moot courts, such as the Willem C. Vis Moot or FDI Moot. Further, she is a soft skills trainer for the European Law Students’ Association (ELSA) and a member of various professional organizations, such as DIS40, GRUR, Young ICCA, ICC YAF, Young ICSID, Young ITA, YSIAC, Arbitral Women, ASA 40 etc. Intellectual Property Law, Domain Name Law and Arbitration, International Commercial Arbitration, International Investment Law, Investment Arbitration, Data Protection Law, Commercial Law, Contract Law
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich – LL.M. Eur. in European and International Economic Law Dear Madams/Sirs, I hereby submit my application for the position of the Panelist under the UDRP and the CIRA Policy. My credentials and my experience so far can be proven by my submitted credentials and my passion for arbitration in general can be reflected in my academic path of multiple LL.M.s that have substantiated my knowledge on IP and arbitration and especially in the field of domain name dispute resolution. I am passionate about this intersection of the mentioned legal fields, namely IP (mostly in the form of trademark law) and arbitration and therefore, will be conducting my research in the framework of a PhD in the field of domain name arbitration in the future. Further, I am a hard-working professional, who sticks to the deadlines even if under pressure and tries to deepen her knowledge anytime an opportunity arises. I am an enthusiast of innovative projects and thus, have a rather extensive voluntary participation in associations that promote the future of arbitration, i.e. Arbitrator Intelligence and CyberArb. I am eager to join your team of Panelists and open to any assistance regarding publications and/or presentations for/of the Center. Looking forward to hearing from you. Thank you for your time and consideration. Sincerely, |
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| Erdle Michael |
Toronto | Ontario | Canada | English | Read More > |
Michael Erdle co-founded Practical Resolutions Inc. in 2011, to help parties resolve business and commercial disputes in an efficient, cost-effective way, through facilitated negotiation, mediation and arbitration. Michael is one of Canada’s most experienced and qualified commercial dispute resolution professionals. He has more than 25 years’ experience as a commercial lawyer, specializing in technology and intellectual property.
Michael Erdle co-founded Practical Resolutions Inc. in 2011, to help parties resolve business and commercial disputes in an efficient, cost-effective way, through facilitated negotiation, mediation and arbitration. Michael is one of Canada’s most experienced and qualified commercial dispute resolution professionals. He has more than 25 years’ experience as a commercial lawyer, specializing in technology and intellectual property. Michael has negotiated countless agreements and assisted clients in resolving a wide variety of commercial disputes. He is a trained and experienced facilitator, mediator and arbitrator. Since 2005, Michael has successfully mediated resolutions in shareholder and joint venture matters, computer software development and implementation projects, copyright, trademark, patent and trade secret disputes. He has acted as sole arbitrator in cases involving ownership of intellectual property, software licensing, system implementation, and other commercial and contract issues. He has acted as mediator/arbitrator in several matters. Michael is a director of the ADR Institute of Ontario and the ADR Institute of Canada. He is a past president of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada, a past director of the Canadian IT Law Association and a past chair of the Toronto Computer Lawyers Group. Michael has written and spoken on many current issues in technology and intellectual property law, including: dispute resolution; software development and licensing; electronic commerce; domain names; and outsourcing. He has lectured at Osgoode Hall Law School and McGill University. He currently teaches a course in “Powerful Negotiation Skills” at University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies.
Intellectual Property Law, Commercial Law – Corporate, Contract Law, Entertainment Law, Fine Arts Law, Information Technology Law, International Law, Partnership Law, Professional Disputes –Negligence, Publishing Industry, Sale of Goods Law, Small Business Law, Technology Law, Trademark Law Osgoode Hall Law School, LLB, 1986 Carleton University, Bachelor of Journalism, 1978 TorontoOntarioCanadafalseFCIArb., C. Arb., C. Med.false |
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| Fashler Robert |
Vancouver | British Columbia | Canada | English | Rob has been practising law since 1980 and has been a Canadian trademark agent since 1984. Rob has deep experience with intangible property and technology. This includes the establishment and structuring of proprietary rights, the commercialization of intangible assets, the enforcement of rights, and dispute resolution on a local, national and international basis.Read More > |
Rob has been practising law since 1980 and has been a Canadian trademark agent since 1984. Rob has deep experience with intangible property and technology. This includes the establishment and structuring of proprietary rights, the commercialization of intangible assets, the enforcement of rights, and dispute resolution on a local, national and international basis.
Rob Fashler, FCIArb., is counsel in the Vancouver office of Vanguard IP LLP, practising in the fields of intellectual property and technology law. On the dispute side, Rob Fashler has represented the successful parties in numerous challenging disputes. On the commercial side, Mr. Fashler has extensive experience in drafting and negotiating a wide variety of IP/IT contracts. He also acts as the chief intellectual property counsel on asset acquisitions and financings. He is frequently called on by clients to provide high-level strategic advice that encompasses a variety of key issues, such as the design of international ownership and licensing structures.
Rob Fashler has been an adjunct professor with Osgoode Hall Law School serving as the British Columbia Regional Director and a local instructor for Osgoode Hall’s LL.M. in E-Business Program. Recognition: Aviation Law, Copyright Law, Intellectual Property Law, Life Science Law, Mining Industry, Technology Industry, Trade-mark Law. McGill University, B.A., 1976 |
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| Freeman Claude |
Toronto | Ontario | Canada | French | Read More > |
Claude Freeman, has over 30 years of solid business experience, he is an accomplished mediator and arbitrator, with 20 years of arbitration experience including matters of intellectual property, code of conduct reviews, mergers and acquisitions, contract issues, insurance, and transportation.
Claude has been appointed to several prominent mediation and arbitration rosters including the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA). He is fluently bilingual.
Fluently bilingual, Claude’s academic background includes studies in both Business Administration and Aviation Sciences (Commercial Pilot) and Dispute Resolution Law. Combined with over 30 years of solid business experience, he is an accomplished mediator and arbitrator, with 20 years of full-time civil/commercial mediation, arbitration and fact-finding practice, including matters of employment/workplace, finance, accounting, intellectual property, code of conduct reviews, mergers and acquisitions, contract issues, insurance, and transportation. Claude has been appointed to several prominent mediation and arbitration rosters, and one of his arbitration decisions has been published in the 2007 Canadian Patent Reporter. His practice has included review/adjudication/appeals of several hundred disability/injury/insurance matters, and is approved as a workplace specialist for the Federal Government. He is also an approved arbitrator by the Province of Quebec to conduct arbitrations under the New Home Warranty Plan. He is also very familiar with GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles). Claude has authored and published close to 30 papers, articles, and media events on Dispute Resolution, and has taught/co-taught a number of courses and seminars, and has mentored several new mediators to the profession. Claude initially trained as a Mediator and Arbitrator with the Quebec National and International Commercial Arbitration Centre, and has earned a Masters Degree in Dispute Resolution Law, and his designations as Chartered Mediator and Chartered Arbitrator. Mediation Rosters
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| Gray Brian |
Toronto | ON | Canada | English | Read More > |
I was formerly a senior partner at Norton Rose Fulbright Canada. Prior to that I was National Head of the Intellectual Property Department at McCarthy Tetrault, and before that co-founder of the Intellectual Property Group at Blake Cassels. I have had experience in negotiation and settling disputes in intellectual property (patents, trademarks and copyright), technology, licensing, advertising and media matters for over 40 years.
WIPO Arbitrator; INTA Panel of Trademark Mediators. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Advanced Workshop on Domain Name Dispute Resolution. WIPO Advanced Workshop on Arbitration Disputes, Basic Mediation Training by International Trademark Association, member IP Neutrals of Canada. Lead counsel in many mediations and arbitrations concerning entertainment contracts, copyright infringement, patent infringement, trade-secrets, trade-libel, and including mediations which involved multiple patent lawsuits. Mediator regarding contracts relating to software, entertainment, trademarks and licensing disputes. I have advised some of the most creative people in the world such as James Cameron, creator of Avatar, and some of the most iconic brands such as Barbie and Heinz, Weight Watchers and American Eagle. I have represented e-commerce and telecom companies such as Nortel in licensing disputes. I have represented movie studios, publishers, banks, software developers, chemical companies and theatre companies. I have been counsel in some of the largest technology licensing disputes in Canada. Please see specific subject headings at www.briangraylaw.com for specific experience and including work in media, advertising, technology, almost all creative and technical industries, biotechnology and information technology. I have been a judge of the Fox Intellectual Property Moot for ten years and recently a judge on the Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot. Numerous papers given to IP organizations and committees and many other papers too numerous to mention. See list at www.briangraylaw.com Notably I wrote a chapter on Trademark Opposition for the National Judicial Institute to train judges on opposition matters. I authored and edited a book “Industrial Design Rights, An International Perspective” Kluwer ((2020) and contributed chapters in “The Law of Raw Data” by Czychowski and Nordemann Kluwer (2021) and a chapter in “The Art Collecting Legal Handbook” Boesch & Sterpi, Thomson Reuters (2016), new edition 2013 (Edward Elgar Publishing) Counsel in entertainment arbitrations concerning entertainment and movie distribution contracts and adviser to an International Chamber of Commerce arbitration in New York. I was an arbitrator in a misleading advertising dispute conducted by Advertising Standards Canada, I am on the panel of arbitrators for the World Intellectual Property Association. I have been a mediator in a number of trademark disputes, and a computer licensing dispute. And I have been counsel in many cases that went to mediation regarding copyright, trademark and patent matters. I have been counsel in international patent arbitration concerning US and Canadian patents. I have been an expert witness in two mediations concerning professional responsibility concerning IP practice. Intellectual Property, Technology, Software, Licensing, Trademarks, Advertising, Entertainment, Media, Art Law, Publishing, Copyright, Defamation, Small Technology Start-ups in pharmaceutical and other fields of technology. Barrister and Solicitor Patent Agent, Trade-mark Agent Ontario Call to the Bar 1979 Trade-mark Agent Canada 1979 Patent Agent Canada 1980 Patent Agent United States 1980 B.A. (1971, Cornell University) Chemistry and History (Dean’s List for academic excellence 1971), Photography Editor the Cornell Daily Sun 1969-1971 and President of SDX Journalism Honorary. M.A. (1974, Cornell University) Government, International Relations (Western European Studies Fellowship) LL.B. (1977, University of Toronto) Lawyer/ patent and trademark agentTorontoONCanadafalseHave written the FCIArb exam and expect results in may. On the panel of arbitrators for WIPO and panel of mediators of the INTA. false11 |
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| Henrique Duarte G. |
Lisbon | Portugal | Portugal | English, French, German, Spanish and Portuguese | Read More > |
Duarte G. Henrique is a Lawyer, Arbitrator and Legal consultant, with vast experience in Litigation and Arbitration, IT Law, IP Law and Corporate Law. He is also an Arbitrator at “Arbitrare – Arbitration Centre” a Portuguese Institutionalized arbitration Centre, legally able to resolve disputes over industrial property (trademarks and patents), ".PT" Domain names, trade names and corporate names. He is fluent in Portuguese, English, Spanish, French.
Duarte Henriques is a lawyer and arbitrator based in Lisbon – Portugal. Since 1990, he has acted as both counsel and arbitrator in a number of litigation and arbitration cases related to investment disputes, banking & finance, corporate, commercial, distribution and construction disputes. Duarte Henriques has a strong experience in advising and securing “third-party funding” for clients. Duarte Henriques advises major banking and finance institutions, insurance companies, companies in the energy sector, bio-pharmaceutical companies, and technology / software solution providers in litigation and arbitration disputes. Duarte Henriques has also a solid experience in the transactional practice. He regularly advises clients in matters related to corporate law, mergers and acquisitions / joint ventures, construction, commercial law (including distribution, franchising, and licensing), labour law, procurement, and real estate (see list of relevant matters attached). He is ranked as Thought Leader in Arbitration by Who’s Who Legal and recommended by “WWL” Arbitration 2019 as a “go-to lawyer in Portugal, standing out for his extensive knowledge of commercial and investment treaty disputes.”
Member of the following Arbitral Institutions:
Intellectual Property Law, Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Competition Law, Contract Law, Entertainment Law, Find Arts Law, Performing Arts Law, Information Technology Law, International Law, Online Dispute Resolution Law, Partnership Disputes, Sale of Goods Law, Technology Law, Trademark Law Advanced PIDA Training – International Commercial Arbitration – ICC Paris (Oct. 2013) Advanced Training PIDA – Advanced Training in International Commercial Arbitration – ICC Paris 2013 Advanced Practice Seminar – Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) – Como, Italy 2014 Advanced Practice Seminar – Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) – Badenweiler, Germany, 2015 Advanced Practice Seminar – Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) – Frankfurt, Germany, 2018 Graduate in International Trade Law (Contracts and International Arbitration) – 2004-2005 Graduate in Accounting, Financial Analysis and Business Assessment at “Universidade Nova de Lisboa” – 1998 Law degree at Faculty of Law of University of Lisbon, 1988 LisbonPortugalPortugalfalsefalse |
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| Isenberg Douglas |
Atlanta | Georgia | United States of America | English | Doug Isenberg has been called an “international authority on Internet law” by Atlanta Business Chronicle. Since 1996, his legal practice has focused on Internet-related legal issues. Isenberg has written numerous decisions pursuant to the UDRP. He has represented complaints and respondents in domain name disputes under the UDRP and various ccTLD dispute policies, including the largest-ever UDRP filing, which resulted in the transfer of 1,519 domain names.Read More > |
Doug Isenberg has been called an “international authority on Internet law” by Atlanta Business Chronicle. Since 1996, his legal practice has focused on Internet-related legal issues. Isenberg has written numerous decisions pursuant to the UDRP. He has represented complaints and respondents in domain name disputes under the UDRP and various ccTLD dispute policies, including the largest-ever UDRP filing, which resulted in the transfer of 1,519 domain names.
Doug Isenberg, an attorney in Atlanta, Georgia, has been called an “international authority on Internet law” by Atlanta Business Chronicle. Since 1996, his legal practice has focused on Internet-related legal issues, and he is the author of a widely praised book published by Random House in 2002, The GigaLaw Guide to Internet Law. As a domain name panellist for the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Czech Arbitration Court (CAC), Isenberg has written numerous decisions pursuant to the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) and the Premium Name Trademark Application Rules for .mobi. As an attorney in private practice, Isenberg has represented complaints and respondents in domain name disputes under the UDRP and various ccTLD dispute policies, including the largest-ever UDRP filing, which resulted in the transfer of 1,519 domain names. A frequent speaker on the Internet law issues, Isenberg founded and since January 2000 has published GigaLaw.com, a website that provides daily updates about high-tech legal developments.
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| Kowarsky Claire |
Zug | Zug | Switzerland | English, German | Read More > |
Claire Kowarsky is a commercially-focused dual-licensed, US and Australian lawyer whose practice is influenced by her background as a marketer. She has extensive experience in domain name disputes as representative in cases involving a wide range of substantive issues. She has extensive experience in domain name disputes as a panelist and representative in cases involving a wide range of substantive issues.
Ms Kowarsky concentrates her practice in the areas of intellectual property and general commercial law. She has had in-house lead responsibility for the IP portfolio of major global brands, as well as extensive private practice experience. Since 2019 she has been a co-owner and director of Swiss IP consulting firm HSS IPM. Risks, rewards and retweets: Social media, marketing and the law Social Media and the Law in Australia UDRP Panelist with the Czech Arbitration Court since 2021. Represented clients in disputes related to domain names, including ccTLDs, gTLDs and many new gTLDs before the World Intellectual Property Organization, Czech Arbitration Court, The South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL), Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, Nominet, Canadian International Internet Dispute Resolution Centre, utilizing the respectively applicable Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy. Negotiated the acquisition of several high-profile domain names. Lawyer – Australian Practicing Certificate – Practitioner Number: P0033739 Intellectual property law, in particular domain names, trademarks, copyright, portfolio management and strategy. 2021 – Master of Laws, US Law – University of Houston Law Center, GPA 3.792 |
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| Kreider David |
Auckland | New Zealand | English, Mandarin (spoken and written) | David is an independent Chartered Arbitrator, attorney and solicitor, with arbitration offices in Hong Kong and New Zealand. He resides in Auckland.Read More > |
Mr. Kreider’s 30+ year legal career includes 14 years as general counsel to telecommunications giants China Mobile and Vodafone, senior securities regulatory roles in New York and Hong Kong, and as a trial lawyer with a major Wall Street law firm.
He served as panelist in more than 130 Internet domain name cases, resolving more than 350 disputed domain names. Many of his decisions were written by him in Chinese.
Mr. Kreider’s 30+ year legal career includes 14 years as general counsel to telecommunications giants China Mobile and Vodafone, respectively, senior securities regulatory roles in New York and Hong Kong, and more than a decade as a trial lawyer with a major Wall Street law firm. He has been appointed presiding arbitrator, sole arbitrator or co-arbitrator in more than 30 international arbitration references, including ICC, HKIAC, SIAC and ICDR administered and ad hoc proceedings. He has also served as panelist in more than 130 Internet domain name cases, resolving more than 350 disputed domain names. Many of his panel decisions were written by him in Chinese. Currently the Chairman of the New Zealand National Committee of the ICC International Court of Arbitration, he was an Alternate Member on the Court from 2014 to 2017. Mr. Kreider is a licensed solicitor and attorney-at-law in England, Hong Kong, New York, New Jersey, California, Florida and Washington, D.C. He speaks and reads Mandarin Chinese in addition to English.
Intellectual Property Law, Information Technology Law, Software and Luxury Goods Licensing, E-gaming, Digital Assets, Meida, Financial and Hospitality Industry Disputes. Chartered Institute of Arbitrators’ Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration, 2007 |
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| Leonardos Gabriel Francisco |
Sao Paulo | SP | Brazil | English, Portuguese, German | Read More > |
Gabriel Leonardos, LLM, MBA, Masters in Law, has more than 30 years of experience in intellectual property law. Mr. Leonardos is a senior partner of the Brazilian firm Kasznar Leonardos, and is recognized by international rankings as one of the world’s leading IP practitioners. He acts in litigation before the courts; advises on licensing agreements, patents, trademarks, trade secrets, copyright and unfair competition and works as an arbiter and mediator IP and contract law.
35 years of experience as lawyer in Brazil, acting in multi-jurisdiction dispute resolution, litigation before the Courts and giving legal advice to clients in Brazilian and international Intellectual Property and Tax Law. Gabriel Leonardos is the current President of the Brazilian Association of Intellectual Property – ABPI. He is a former president of the Brazilian-German Chamber of Commerce of Rio de Janeiro (2006-2009) and current an honorary president of the Chamber; he was Vice-president of ABAPI in the terms 1996-2001 and 2006-2013; Member of the Panel of Neutrals of INTA since 2003; Published book: “Taxation of Technology Transfer” (Ed. Forense, Rio de Janeiro, 1997); International Federation of Intellectual Property Counsels – FICPI; German Association of Intellectual Property – GRUR; Consulting Board of the Brazilian Association of Financial Law – ABDF; International Fiscal Association – IFA; Board of Directors of the Center for Studies of Law Firms – CESA. Elected “2013 and 2018 Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers in the category Intellectual Property, jurisdiction Rio de Janeiro; Recommended by the renowned trademark guide WTR 1000 – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals (2012 – 2022); Recommended by the guide IAM Patent 1000 (2013 – 2022); Recommended by the guide The Legal 500 – Latin America (2012 – 2021); Recommended by IP Stars (2018 – 2022); Recommended by the guide Leaders League (2018 – 2021); Listed (Band 1) among the Brazilian IP leading lawyers by Chambers Global, Chambers Latin America and Chambers Brazil (2014 – 2022). Listed as a reference in Trademarks by WWL (2018 – 2020). The WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center appointed Gabriel F. Leonardos as the sole panelist for over 120 decisions for domain name disputes. Mr. Leonardos is also a member of the Dispute Board of ABPI in charge of rendering decision under the “.com.br” ccTLD, and in that capacity he has already rendered approximately 15 decisions. MBA in Corporate Finance from FGV University, Rio de Janeiro (2018); Master’ Degree in Financial Law from the University of São Paulo – USP (1996); LLM (Ludwig-Maximilian University – Munich, Germany, 1989); Guest Research Fellow Max Planck Institute – Germany (1988-1989); Graduated in Law from State University of Rio de Janeiro – UERJ (1986). Sao PauloSPBrazilfalsefalse |
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| Levin Richard C. |
Dallas | Texas | USA | English, French (work and read) | Read More > |
Richard Levin is an independent international and domestic arbitrator specializing in complex disputes, with a special focus on Intellectual Property cases. He has been named to the Panel of International Arbitrators for the AAA and ICC. Given his extensive experience in complex matters he has developed the ability to quickly analyse and evaluate intricate and seemingly convoluted matters as well as multi-jurisdictional or parallel cases.
Richard’s practice is directed to international arbitration disputes. He has served as counsel and arbitrator in numerous disputes under the AAA, ICC, ICDR, and ICSID rules. His primary areas of expertise are antitrust, competition, IP, joint ventures, and construction, with industry expertise in energy, chemical, retail, real estate, arts, and sports. He has also handled in the competition area major M&A deals, having led the negotiations and antitrust analyses of international joint ventures and acquisitions, and antitrust compliance issues as well. Richard is a member of the International Arbitration Institute, the Association Suisse De L’Arbitrage, International Council for Commercial Arbitration, and other organizations relating to international arbitration, as well as the Arbitration Commission of the International Court of Arbitration (ICC), and a member of the former Task Force on Arbitrating Competition Law Issues and the Task Force on Reducing Time and Expense in Complex Arbitrations. He has been awarded as a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has been named to the Panel of International Arbitrators for the International Centre for Dispute Resolution, AAA, and ICC. He is also a member of the Center for American and International Law’s List of Energy Arbitrators and a member of the American Arbitration Association Roster of Neutrals, as well as the LCIA database of arbitrators in London and several other institutions throughout the world, including WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization),KLRCA (Kuala Lumpur),CRCICA (Cairo),VIAC (Vienna) and the Arbitration Center at the Institute of Modern Arbitration (Moscow). Richard has also been named to the Tech List at the SVAMC (Silicon Valley), a peer vetted selection of “the world’s leading technology neutrals,” and is profiled on the Global Arbitration Review Arbitrator Research Tool (GAR ART). He has been selected to be a member of CPR: International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR) “Panel of Distinguished Neutrals”. Richard has been a member of three person tribunals and acted as sole arbitrator in a number of disputes at the ICDR, ICC, and AAA. He has extensive training through courses sponsored by the AAA, ICDR, ICC and other institutions. As counsel, he has been at the cutting edge in many cases he has handled, including one of the first Chapter 11 NAFTA disputes under ICSID rules and one of the first arbitrations of antitrust/competition issues under ICC rules. He has substantial pro bono experience representing children with learning disabilities in their legal issues with their schools. He is a member of COPAA (Parents, Attorneys, and Advocates). International Bar Association and other organisations. See http://www.richardlevinarbitration.com Intellectual Property Law, Corporate Law, Company Law, Competition Law, Conflict Law, Contract Law, Defamation Law, Entertainment Law, Environmental Law, Fine Art Law, Foreign Investment Law, General Civil Law, Health Care Law, Hospitality Law, Human Rights Law, Information Technology Law, International Law, Mining Industry, Multi-Party Disputes, Partnership Disputes, Sports Law, Tourism Law, Trade Law. Transportation Law, Technology Industry Richard received his B.A. from Tulane University in 1967 and his J.D. in 1970 from Georgetown University, where he was a member of the law journal Law and Policy in International Business. Following law school, he clerked for the Honorable John C. Godbold, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. After his clerkship, he was an associate at Sullivan & Cromwell in New York City where he practiced in the Litigation Section. He is a member of the Texas Bar and the Dallas Bar Association. DallasTexasUSAfalseEsq., FCIArb.false |
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| Levine Gerald |
New York | New York | USA | English | Read More > |
Gerald M Levine is a consulting attorney on matters relating to intellectual property rights management, trademarks, domain names, & cybersquatting; he is a commercial and intellectual property litigator, arbitrator and mediator.
Gerald M. Levine is a consulting attorney on matters relating to intellectual property rights management, trademarks, domain names, & cybersquatting; he is a commercial and intellectual property litigator, arbitrator and mediator. He is the author of a Domain Name Arbitration, a treatise crafted for trademark owners and domain name registrations on trademarks, domain names & cybersquatting (Second Edition, July 2019. He has published widely in print and online magazines and journals on arbitration, trademark, and domain name issues. Served as solo, chair, and wing on a variety of commercial disputes involving liability claims and contract disputes in real estate and business contexts. Roster of mediators for the Commercial Division, New York State Supreme Court, New York County (commercial disputes); and have served as chair and wing on disputes before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). ACE 20 – Cyber Security: A Shared Responsibility, 2019; AAA ACE 19 Case Finances: What Arbitrators Need to Know, 2019; ACE 18 – Arbitrator Performance and Demeanor ~ Meeting Participant Expectations, 2018; Judith S. Kaye Arbitration Competition, 2017; Keeping It Real: How Arbitrators Handle Witness Credibility, 2017; ACE 14 ~ Red Flags & Risk Areas: Challenges to Arbitrator Authority, 2017; Dealing With the Pro Se Party in Mediation and Arbitration, 2016; AAA eDiscovery: Arbitration in a Digital World ACE12, 2016; AAA Initial Discovery Protocols for Employment Arbitration Cases, 2015; AAA Dispositive Motions: When to Make Them; When to Grant Them, 2015; AAA eDiscovery: Arbitration in a Digital World ACE12, 2015; AAA Top Techniques for Improving Arbitration Case Management Efficiency, 2015; AAA Raising Your Game: FINRA arbitration training; Winning Practice Tips for Advocates in Employment Arbitration 2014; AAA Managing a Successful Arbitration 2014; AAA Advanced Mediation Series: The Extent (or Limit) of Mediator Influence to Effect Settlement, New York, 2014; AAA Guided Choice: Innovations in Mediation to Get Better Settlements at Less Cost, 2014; AAA Winning at Arbitration: More than 30 Specific Tips Advocates Can Use to Improve Arbitration Outcomes, 2014; AAA Principled Deliberations, 2014;AAA Making the Most of Mediation, 2014; AAA How to Help Your Arbitrator, 2013; New York State Bar Association, Arbitration and Mediation Training, 2013; AAA Arbitration in IP/Technology Disputes, 2013; AAA Developments In Arbitration Law: Disclosure, Vacatur, Sanctions, and Arbitrator Authority, 2013; AAA, Essential Mediation Skills for the New Mediator, 2012; AAA Advanced Mediator Training Series: The Extent (or Limit) of Mediator Influence to Effect Settlement, 2012; AAA Arbitration Awards: Safeguarding, Deciding & Writing Awards (ACE001), 2012; AAA Arbitration Fundamentals and Best Practices for New AAA Arbitrators, 2012; NYSBA, Comprehensive Training for the Conducting of Commercial Arbitration Pursuant to Contemporary Best Practices, 2012. Contract Disputes, Commercial/Business, E-Commerce and Brand Disputes, Entertainment, Intellectual Property Law (Trademark and Internet), Publishing, Real Estate University of California, Berkeley (BA-1962); City College of the City of New York (MA-1964); New York University (PhD-1968); Brooklyn Law School (JD-1975). New YorkNew York USAfalsePh.D., Esq.false |
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| Levy Steven M. |
Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | USA | English | Read More > |
Steven M. Levy, Esq. has over 30 years of experience practicing in the field of Intellectual Property law and seen a wide range of disputes from many different vantage points (e.g., complainant, respondent, law firm, in-house, etc.). He has been involved in over 600 domain name cases as a party representative and has, more recently, decided over 300 cases as a UDRP panelist.
Steven M. Levy, Esq. has over 30 years of experience practicing in the field of Intellectual Property law and seen a wide range of disputes from many different vantage points (e.g., complainant, respondent, law firm, in-house, etc.). He has been involved in over 600 domain name cases as a party representative and has, more recently, decided over 300 cases as a UDRP panelist. In commitment to the goals of education, Mr. Levy has been a frequent speaker at conferences including those hosted by the International Trademark Association (INTA) and the Philadelphia Bar Institute (PBI) and has, for a number of years, attended the Advanced Workshop on Domain Name Dispute Resolution in Geneva, Switzerland. His academic background includes a Juris Doctor degree from Brooklyn Law School conferred in1989. To support the UDRP as a fair, efficient, and cost-effective vehicle for resolving domain name disputes, Mr. Levy is a participating member of the ICANN Rights Protection Mechanisms Review Working Group. He is enthusiastic and honored to be a panelist for the CIIDRC.
Intellectual Property Law Brooklyn Law School, J.D. Degree, 1989 |
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| Levy Richard |
Westmount | QC | CA | English , French | Read More > |
Richard Levy formed his own firm, Levy IP Law and Dispute Resolutions, in Montreal in 2019. He has been a recognized Mediator in Canada since 2008. As such, Richard has succeeded in facilitating the settlement of many commercial and workplace disputes in an efficient and creative manner. As a lawyer, he has specialized in intellectual property and technology law for more than 35 years. Richard is active in both ADRIC, and the ADR committee of IPIC, where he served as its former Chair.
Richard Levy has negotiated settlements for clients in many disputes involving domain names, trademarks, patents, industrial designs, copyrights and trade secrets in Canada and the United States. Richard has successfully mediated commercial disputes in many fields, including between landlords + tenants, insurers + contractors, executive searchers + employers, home buyers + sellers (over latent defects), interior designers + clients, and equipment suppliers + restaurants. Many of these mediations were conducted in French. With respect to disputes in the workplace, Richard has acted as Mediator and Informal Conflict Manager in disputes between colleagues and between employees and their supervisors. He has also acted as a Coach to only one of the parties in a multi-party dispute. He has written many articles, and given many presentations, in person and by webinar, on various aspects of IP law, technology, and mediation. He is the past Chair of the ADR Committee of IPIC (Intellectual Property Institute of Canada) Richard received his training as a Mediator by taking courses given by Pepperdine University, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, and given by the Quebec Bar. • July 2017 – Know Your Mediator or Prepare to be Surprised I have represented clients in several UDRP and CDRP (CIRA) arbitrations over many years. Member of ADRIC (the ADR Institute of Canada), IMAQ (Institut de Médiation et Arbitrage du Canada), and IPIC (Intellectual Property Institute of Canada) Domain names, trademarks, patents, copyrights, industrial designs, trade secrets, workplace disputes, commercial disputes • 1980 – Common Law Equivalency Certificate, Law Society of Alberta |
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| Limbury Alan |
Woolloomooloo | NSW | Australia | English | Read More > |
Having practised as a litigation lawyer before turning full time to mediation and arbitration, Alan has over 30 years of experience mediating commercial and intellectual property disputes of all kinds in Australia, New Zealand and the UK, in which parties are legally represented. He was described by Who’s Who Legal: Mediation 2018 as “one of the best mediators in the world” .
1964-1996 Commercial litigation lawyer in Sydney law firms. Wide experience as a litigation lawyer at trial and on appeal in commercial disputes, including intellectual property (trade marks, patents, copyright and confidential information), restrictive trade practices, unfair competition and administrative law. 1996-2017 Solicitor – sole practitioner. Since 2000 Experience in 11 commercial arbitrations raising issues of contractual interpretation, misleading and deceptive conduct, intellectual property rights, international technology licensing, margin lending and estoppel. Experience as arbitrator in over 620 domain name disputes. Eight years as initial Chairman of the Complaints Resolution Panel established under the Australian Therapeutic Goods Regulations to determine complaints about the advertising and promotion of therapeutic goods to consumers; and Member, Therapeutic Goods Advertising Code Council. Three years as a member of the Australian Administrative Appeals Tribunal, in determining appeals from governmental administrative decisions. 32 years experience as a mediator in commercial, insurance, retail tenancy and intellectual property disputes. • Hybrid Processes and Inadmissibility: Who’s Who Legal Briefing, October 2016 http://whoswholegal.com/news/features/article/33249/hybrids-inadmissibility/ • Trained in arbitration by the World Intellectual Property Organization, 2000 and 2004 and by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, 2003-4. Experience in 11 commercial arbitrations raising issues of contractual interpretation, misleading and deceptive conduct, intellectual property rights, international technology licensing, margin lending and estoppel. Experience as arbitrator in over 620 domain name disputes (mostly UDRP, also .uk, .eu and .au) including 47 as panel chair. Current positions • Managing Director, Strategic Action Pty Ltd t/a Strategic Resolution. Previous positions and activities • Solicitor and Barrister of the Supreme Court of New South Wales (1970–2017). Commercial and intellectual property disputes of all kinds in which the parties are legally represented. • BA (Hons.)(Jurisprudence), University of Oxford, 1963. • BA (Hons.)(Jurisprudence), University of Oxford, 1963. • MA, University of Oxford, 1968. • Master of Dispute Resolution (MDR), University of Technology, Sydney, 1997. • Barrister, United Kingdom (Inner Temple), 1964. • Legal Practitioner, High Court of Australia and Supreme Courts of the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria 1965-2017. • Trained in negotiation and mediation at Harvard University in 1986, 1987 and 1991. • Trained in mediation by ACDC, 1986; CDR Associates, Colorado, 1988; Institute of Arbitrators Australia (Advanced), 1989; Law Society of New South Wales (Advanced), 1993 and University of Technology, Sydney (Advanced), 1993. • Specialist Accredited Mediator, Law Society of NSW, 1995-2017. • LEADR Advanced Mediator since 1997 (now Resolution Institute). • Trained in arbitration by the World Intellectual Property Organization, 2000 and 2004 and by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, 2003-4. • Member, Accredited Mediator and Grade 1 Arbitrator, Institute of Arbitrators & Mediators Australia, 2005-2012. • Accredited as an Experience Qualified Mediator under the Australian National Mediator Standards since 2008. • International Mediation Institute Certified Mediator since 2011. Lawyer, mediator, arbitrator, lecturer.WoolloomoolooNSWAustralia falsefalseResolution Institute, CEDR, WIPO, Forum, Czech Arbitration Court, CIETAC.1 |
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| López García María Alejandra |
Caracas | Distrito Capital | VE | English, Spanish , French | Read More > |
Corporate, IP and Domain Name Attorney, with experience in private and public sector at national and international level. Graduated from Santa María University (USM – 1994 – Caracas, Venezuela). Intellectual Property Specialist from Metropolitana University (UNIMET – 2004/2006 – Caracas, Venezuela). LL.M. in Industrial, Intellectual Property and Information Society Law from Alicante University (UA – 2006/2007 – Alicante, Spain).
IPRs On-Line S.C., Caracas- Venezuela GR LEX AMERICAS S.C., Caracas, Venezuela López Villa & Asociados, Caracas, Venezuela World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Geneva, Switzerland María Alejandra López García and Rodolfo Carlos Rivas Rea, Changing Places: A new role for creators in the digital world, WIPO MAGAZINE (December 2012) http://www.wipo.int/wipo_magazine/en/2012/06/article_0002.html María Alejandra López García, La Propiedad Intelectual en el Stand-Up Comedy, Revista Propiedad Intelectual de la Universidad de los Andes (January 2014) http://www.saber.ula.ve/handle/123456789/37608 2008 – WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center Workshop. 2007-2011 Legal Staff of the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, serving as a Case Manager of more than 500 domain name dispute resolution cases (UDRP, UDRP Variations and/or ccTLDs). Since 2012: Since 2012: Legal Advice in ADR Methods to private companies. Since 2018: WIPO Academy DL-Tutor. Domain Name and Intellectual Property awareness at different local institutions. Practice areas: corporate, intellectual and industrial property law, domain name law. Possible presentation for the website: Graduated from Santa María University (USM – 1994 – Caracas, Venezuela). |
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| Maerov, FCIArb. Leslie |
Vancouver | BC | Canada | English | Read More > |
In his practice of over 40 years, Leslie Maerov has been a commercial litigator, and corporate and commercial solicitor and was Chief Executive Officer of a public listed telecom company, with broad experience in franchising and licensing, trademarks, and other intellectual property matters. He is an experienced arbitrator in domestic and international commercial arbitrations, under ad hoc and institutional rules, and is presently Governing Director and Chair of the VanIAC.
Leslie E. Maerov was admitted as a barrister and solicitor in British Columbia in 1975, and as a solicitor of England & Wales in 1991. He is a graduate of Osgoode Hall Law School at York University in Toronto and also obtained a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Alberta in Edmonton. He was in private practice in Vancouver from 1975 until 1997, initially as a litigator and then as a corporate and commercial lawyer, and became a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in 2011. Between 2001 and 2014, Mr. Maerov was Chief Executive Officer and President as well as a founder of a public-listed telecom company. Between 2014-2018 he was Chief Compliance Officer and General Counsel of the company until it was sold. As CEO he leveraged his commercial law expertise and business mindset to develop and implement the company’s strategic growth plans. He was responsible for financing the company’s operations, mergers and acquisitions, all contractual negotiations and regulatory compliance. Since July 2018, he has resumed full time practice as a commercial arbitrator and solicitor. Leslie E. Maerov has numerous domestic and international arbitrations as sole arbitrator and as member of three-person panels under ICDR (International Centre for Dispute Resolution) and FINRA (U.S. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) and ad hoc rules. Fellowship training by CIArb. (Chartered Institute of Arbitrators), U.K., Dispute Resolution Board training with past membership in the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation, robust continuing education program annually on various topics. 2012 to Present – Director, presently Governing Director & Chair, BC International Commercial Arbitration Centre (BCICAC) 2004 to Present – Director & Past Chair, Childhood Cancer Family Support Society 2004 -2017, Director and presently Treasurer, Pacific Coast Baseball Umpires Association 2018 to Present – Director and presently Secretary, British Columbia Baseball Umpires Association Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) Panelist, International Centre for Dispute Resolution Canada (ICDR Canada) Member, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Canada Arbitration Committee Member, Alternative Dispute Resolution Institute of BC (ADRBC) Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of B.C. (1975) Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales (1991) 1997 to 1998 – Past Chairman, School Consultative Committee Academic Committee on Curriculum, Kitsilano Secondary School, Vancouver 1978 to 1995 – Lecturer, Law Society of British Columbia, Bar Admission Course: Company Law 1978 to 1995 – Lecturer, UBC Faculty of Commerce, Certified General Accountants program: Commercial Law 1980 to 1985 – Member-at-large, Advertising Standards Council: B.C. Region 2011 to present – National-level umpire, Baseball Canada 1994 – Author, Bare Bones WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS, Publication by Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia LL.B., Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto, Ontario (1974) B.A., University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta (1971) VancouverBCCanada falseFCIArb. false |
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| Manson Thomas |
Beijing | China | China | English | Read More > |
Thomas Manson, Q.C. is a Vancouver-based arbitrator. Currently, he is a member of the Faculty of Law of Beijing Foreign Studies University, China. He teaches (online during the Covid pandemic) Legal Writing at BFSU and also Academic Writing at Peking University. He has extensive experience as a panelist on internet domain name disputes, both individually and as a co-panelist.
Thomas Manson, QC is a Vancouver lawyer and arbitrator. He is currently working in Beijing, PRC, as a Foreign Expert at Peking University, while continuing legal and arbitration matters. Mr. Manson was called to the Bar in 1981. His law practice includes dispute resolution in connection with commercial, corporate, and environmental disputes. He has acted as sole arbitrator and as a member of an arbitration panel in commercial, environmental, and other disputes. Lawyer (1981 – Present) Arbitrator (1995-present) Member/Panelist of the British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre (1997 – present), Member/Panelist of the British Columbia Arbitration and Mediation Institute (2007 – present), Panelist of the CIETAC, Xi’an Arbitration Commission, Chongqing Arbitration Commission (2012- present) Arbitrator of the Fourth Committee of the Chongqing (China) Arbitration Commission (2013- present) Director of the British Columbia Arbitration and Mediation Institute (2010 – 2013) Vice President of the British Columbia Arbitration and Mediation Institute (2011 – 2013) Chair – “Securities Litigation” Courses, 2000 and 2005, Continuing Legal Education Society of B.C. Course Lecturer – CLE, Canadian Securities Institute, BC Compliance Officers’ Forum, Association of Canadian Compliance Professionals, Canadian Institute, Insight, BCAMI, and Client Seminars Author/Contributor – Numerous papers for CLEBC; CLE’s Supreme Court Chambers Orders, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012 and 2013 (in progress) Updates; CSA Insider Trading Task Force Report, 2003 Tom has travelled extensively and given lectures in China on Canadian legal and regulatory matters at Shandong University (Weihai), Harbin Institute of Technology (Weihai), Heilongjiang University (Haerbin), Nanjing University School of Law (Nanjing), China University of Political Science and Law (Beijing), HIT School of Law (Haerbin), the Law School of Shandong University (Jinan), University of International Business & Economics (Beijing), Central University of Finance and Economics (Beijing), China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC, Beijing), the Centre for Financial Regulation and Economic Development, Chinese University of Hong Kong, School of Law of Sun Yat-Sen University (Guǎngzhōu), and Law School of Central University of Finance and Economics (Běijīng). Intellectual Property Law, Commercial Law, Contract Law, Corporate Law, Environmental Law – Cost Recovery Disputes, Environmental Law – Partnership Disputes, Environmental Law – Remediation, Governance Dispute Law, Public Utilities Industry, Resource Industry – Energy, Resource Industry – Fisheries, Resource Industry – Forestry, Resource Industry – Gas, Resource Industry – Oil, Shareholder Rights, Shareholder Disputes, Societies Law LLB., University of Victoria, 1980 M.A. University of London (School of Oriental & African Studies), 1977 B.A., University of British Columbia, 1976 Beijing ChinaChinafalseQ.C., C. Arb., C. Med.false |
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| Mason Paul E. |
Miami | Florida | USA | English (native), Portuguese (fluent for hearings and awards), Spanish (business proficient), Russian and French (intermediate level). | Read More > |
Multilingual arbitrator and mediator based in Miami and Brazil. Former Legal Director/Latin America/Caribbean, Canada and Russia for multinational IT companies and U.S. Legal Director for major Brazilian IT company. Negotiated technology contracts, dealt with trademark, trade secret and software issues. Arbitrations and domain name cases under the Rules of the AAA/ICDR, CAM-CCBC/Brazil, CPR, ICC, LCIA and WIPO.
In-house Director of Legal and Government Affairs for Latin America/Caribbean, Canada and Russia for Digital Equipment, Oracle and 3Com, and U.S. Legal Director for Módulo SA (1988 – 2001). Of counsel at Bastos-Tigre Advogados and Veirano Advogados/Rio de Janeiro/São Paulo) and Diaz Reus/Miami (2006 – 2013) specializing in international commercial arbitration and mediation. Independent Arbitrator and Mediator (2001 – present). As counsel for Brazilian party in commercial arbitration, proposed and helped arrange the world’s first international commercial mediation by videoconference, resulting in successful resolution. Creator and General Editor of the book International Commercial Arbitration Practice: 21st Century Perspectives, in its 12th year of publication, 55+ chapters, with Horacio Grigera-Naón, Co-Editor, Lexis-Nexis/Matthew Bender books, New York, 2010 – 2022 with annual update releases and two-volume 2021 edition. Co-author, chapter 8 on ICA in Latin America/Caribbean and author, chapter 53 on Videoconferencing for ICA. Other chapters cover various aspects of international commercial arbitration, IP and technology, including one on “Arbitration Online – Domain Names and E-Commerce” disputes. “The Potential of the Singapore Convention for Art and Cultural Property Disputes”, co-author with Prof. Attila M. Tanzi, Chair, International Law Faculty, University of Bologna – Italy, in the Journal of International Dispute Settlement (JIDS), Oxford University Press (December 2021), see https://academic.oup.com/jids/article/12/4/669/6432060?guestAccessKey=9a3981fc-2ca8-407a-968b-a13a03942529. Republished in The Art Law Review, 3d Edition, Court of Arbitration for Art/The Hague, January 2023. “The Singapore Convention: A New Avenue for Corporate Counsel”, LAW.COM|Corporate Counsel, July 28, 2020, at “Med-Arb, Arb-Med and Related Processes in Brazil and Beyond – Some Observations and Suggestions”, chapter in Temas de Mediação e Arbitragem, vol. 4, pp. 327-357 (LexEditora S/A, São Paulo, July 2020). “Videoconferencing in International Arbitration and Mediation Proceedings”, https://SVAMC.org/articles May 2020. “The Singapore Convention and its Benefits for Brazil”, www.IMImediation.org February 2020. Portuguese version published in December 2020 in the Revista Brasileira de ADR (Brazilian ADR Journal, Rio de Janeiro. With Carla Araújo Demchuk and Nazareth Serpa, translation of Singapore Convention on Mediation into Portuguese (August 2019), available on International Mediation Institute website www.IMImediation.org “Development of Business Mediation in Brazil” (co-author), chapter on Brazil for worldwide publication of the Academy of International Dispute Resolution and Professional Negotiation (Hong Kong), expected 2019. “Corporate Culture and Business Mediation”, Kluwer Mediation Blog online, September 4, 2018, http://mediationblog.kluwerarbitration.com/2018/09/04/corporate-culture-business-mediation/ “Key Changes to the Brazilian Arbitration Law: A Foreign Practitioner’s Perspective”, chapter in the book Métodos Extrajudiciais de Resolução de Conflitos Empresariais (Extrajudicial Methods for Resolution of Business Disputes), IOB/São Paulo, October 2017. “The Brazilian Mediation Wave – Will it Rise?”, Kluwer Mediation Blog online, October 21, 2016, at http://kluwermediationblog.com/2016/10/21/the-brazilian-mediation-wave-will-it-rise/ “Proposed UNCITRAL [Singapore] Convention on Mediated Settlements of International Commercial Disputes”, co-authored with IMI Chair Deborah Masucci, published in September 2016 at IBA Mediation Committee internal publications link http://www.ibanet.org/LPD/Dispute_Resolution_Section/Mediation/Publications.aspx “Brazil’s New Mediation Law and the Impact on International Business Disputes”, co-authored with Brazilian lawyer and mediator Alexandre Simões, AAA Dispute Resolution Journal, Vol. 70, no. 4 (December 2015), pp. 13 – 19. “The Law, Exposed”, a translation and brief commentary on the new Brazilian Mediation Law, co-authored with Brazilian lawyer and mediator Alexandre Simões, part of Building a Mediation Structure in Brazil in the International ADR section of CPR’s Alternatives journal, Vol. 33, No. 11, December 2015, pp. 163 – 170. “Arbitration and Mediation of Brazilian M & A Disputes”, Beijing Arbitration Commission column in the Disputes Digest section of the China Business Law Journal, Beijing, Vol. 6, issue 8, September 2015. “Brazil: Changes Enacted to Arbitration Law” at website www.ChinaGoAbroad.com (for Chinese entities interested in markets abroad), May 2015. Article published in English and Chinese. “Multi-dimensional Mediation”, chapter in the book Contemporary Tendencies in Mediation, Humberto Dalla and Juliana Loss de Andrade, Co-Editors, Editorial Dykinson, Madrid, 2015. Extensive experience as international commercial arbitrator, mediator and domain name panelist with parties from Brazil and other countries in Latin America/Caribbean, Western Europe, Asia, Russia, Canada and the U.S. Cases in Portuguese, Russian, and documents in French. Panel Member: Beijing Arbitration Commission (BIAC), Florence International Mediation Chamber (FIMC), Guangzhou Arbitration Commission (GZAC), Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), Netherlands Arbitration Institute Court of Arbitration for Art (CAfA), Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), Singapore International Mediation Centre (SIMC), Vienna International Arbitration Centre (VIAC), WIPO Cultural Property Panel. Largest commercial arbitration as sole arbitrator: USD $24million in aviation sector involving Latin America (2023). Domain name decisions: WIPO (60+ UDRP, gTLD string confusion and .br ccTLD cases). Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Center (SVAMC.org), Director-General and Member, SVAMC Tech List of the World’s Leading Technology Neutrals. Member, SVAMC Board of Directors and immediate past Chair, SVAMC Membership Committee and of SVAMC’s Latin America/Caribbean Group. International Mediation Institute (www.IMImediation.org), Certified Mediator for Brazil (IMI’s first Brazil-Certified Mediator) and the United States Miami International Arbitration Society, Co-Founder PRESENTATIONS ONLINE and IN-PERSON B.A., Yale, Russian Studies major M.A. with Distinction, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, Washington, DC and Bologna, Italy. International Relations (International Economics, European/Russian Studies J.D., University of Maine, Law Taught ADR courses in Brazil (PUC-Minas, FDV online), Russia (MFUA) and the U.S. (FIU/Miami) MiamiFloridaUSAfalsefalse |
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| Moser Gustavo |
Cambridge | United Kingdom | English, French, Spanish, Portuguese | Read More > |
Gustavo Moser has worked for nearly two decades with matters pertaining to cross-border dispute resolution mechanisms, international commercial law, international sales law, intellectual property law, and private international law. As a legal officer at the WIPO Arbitration Mediation Center, Gustavo oversaw and managed 450+ gTLD and ccTLD domain name disputes, having also been responsible for domain name case assignment and supervision of 10+ multinational case managers.
Gustavo Moser has worked for nearly two decades with matters pertaining to cross-border dispute resolution mechanisms, international commercial law, international sales law, intellectual property law, and private international law. In particular, he has experience as counsel, expert, and academic with respect to intellectual property disputes, including in relation to copyright, trade mark, domain names and patent arbitration and mediation. At WIPO Arbitration Mediation Center, Gustavo oversaw and managed 450+ gTLD and ccTLD domain name disputes, at which time he was also responsible for case assignment and supervision of 10+ multinational case managers. Gustavo is a lawyer qualified in civil law and common law jurisdictions (Brazil, Portugal, and England and Wales). He has served as panellist in 30+ domain name disputes, and has also a developing practice as an arbitrator and legal expert. Gustavo has published extensively and he is frequently invited to speak, moderate and chair conferences, symposia and workshops globally. Full list of 50+ publications available at <gustavomoser.com>. Selected books
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He has managed many hundreds of arbitrations, mediations and expert determinations in his capacity as legal counsel at the LCIA and as a legal officer at the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center. His experience spans across a broad variety of industry sectors, jurisdictions, and legal areas, including in connection with domain name disputes and intellectual property matters more generally. Extensive experience in arbitration, having acted as party counsel and arbitrator. He has experience in international arbitration under the ICC, LCIA, WIPO, CRCICA, ARBITRARE, UNCITRAL and ad hoc rules. Gustavo has particular expertise in the legal management of international commercial contracts, most notably conducting legal risk assessments and developing dispute resolution strategies.
Cross-border Dispute Resolution; International Commercial Law; International Sales Law; Intellectual Property Law; and Private International Law
Gustavo Moser is a qualified lawyer in Brazil and Portugal. LawyerCambridgeUnited Kingdomfalsefalse• Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) Domain Name Dispute Resolution Panel • CAfA – Court of Arbitration for Art • Czech Arbitration Court • Arbitrare, Portugal • Arbitration, Conciliation and Mediation Centre (CACM), Mozambique • Brazilian Intellectual Property Association, Dispute Resolution Centre (ABPI) • Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre • MFSD Srl | IP Dispute Resolution Center • London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) • Brazilian Arbitration Committee (CBAr) • Club Español de Arbitraje (CEA) • Association Suisse d’Arbitrage (ASA) • Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Center-Young Professionals (SVAMP-YP), Steering Committee11 |
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| Müller Peter |
München | N.A. | Germany | English, German | Read More > |
Peter Müller is a Germany-based IP attorney and a certified IP Lawyer. He concentrates his practice on the area of industrial property protection, in particular in relation to the Internet, and all kinds of domain name disputes. He is representing parties under UDRP and various alternative dispute resolution proceedings for ccTLDs and in proceedings before the German courts for over 15 years regularly publishes on domain and trademark issues.
Participation in more than 150 cases under German and EU law as party representative. Activity as a lawyer in the fields of Intellectual Property, Information Technology, Domain Law, and Alternative Dispute Resolution for 15 years. Regular publication activity; Contributor to the first edition of “Handbuch des Domainrechts” (Domain Law Manual); Coauthor of the German chapter in “Getting the Deal Through – Domains & Domain Names“ (2014-2019). National Arbitration Forum – 28 arbitration cases completed as Panelist Czech Arbitration Forum – 30 arbitration cases completed as Panelist Participation in more than 400 cases under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy and various alternative dispute resolution proceedings for ccTLDs as party representative and panelist Member of ICANN’s Policy Development Process Working Group Intellectual Property, Information Technology, Domain Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution Law studies, Julius-Maximilians-Universität in Würzburg and Ludwig-Maximilians Universität in Munich Since the beginning of my legal career, my primary professional interest has been domain law. Alternative dispute resolution plays a major role for me in this context, and I am pleased to be able to contribute to case law and the further development of the law in this area. AttorneyMünchenN.A.GermanyfalseAttorney-at-Law, Cerified IP AttorneyfalseCzech Arbitration Court National Arbitration Forum Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre1 |
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| Muscovitch Zak |
Toronto | Ontario | Canada | English | Read More > |
Zak Muscovitch is a Canadian intellectual property lawyer. Zak has practiced domain name and trademark law since 1999. He has been interviewed regarding technology, domain and Internet law cases of national interest. Muscovitch was the founder and publisher of Domain Name Law Reports - a volunteer organization that helped lawyers research Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy and cases.
Zak Muscovitch has practiced domain name and trademark law since 1999 for clients all over the world. Having acted as counsel on behalf of both complainants and respondents in over 100 contested UDRP, CDRP and other national domain dispute mechanisms, Zak has acquired a unique understanding and appreciation of domain name dispute law and practice. In addition to domain name arbitration work, Zak has acted as counsel in several precedent-setting domain name dispute court cases in Ontario Superior Court and in the Federal Court of Canada. In his private practice, Zak frequently acts in non-contentious IP and transactional matters, including trademark prosecution and licensing, acquisition and sale of online businesses, and corporate commercial contracting in the fields of finance, advertising and marketing, telecommunications, real estate, software development, and e-commerce. Zak is active in Internet governance issues through his work at ICANN, including in the Rights Protection Mechanisms Working Group and the Transfer Policy Working Group. “Taxation of Internet Commerce” (First Monday, 1996) “A Guide to ICANN Procedure and Policy”, Internet and E-Commerce Law in Canada (2000) “The .CA Registry (CIRA) and “Public Interest” (Domain Name News, 2010) “Why I support Canadian Presence Requirements for .CA Domain Names” (Circle ID, 2010) “Cyberquatting Ain’t What it Used to be” by Zak Muscovitch (Intellectual Property Magazine, May 2012) “Who Owns Your Craigslist Advert” by Zak Muscovitch (Intellectual Property Magazine, October, 2012) Counsel in Toronto.com v. Sinclair (c.o.b. Friendship Enterprises) (2000), 6 C.P.R. (4th) 487 (Fed. Ct.); successfully defended against the first attempt in Federal Court to obtain an interlocutory injunction against a domain name registrant. Counsel in Easthaven, Ltd. v. Nutrisystem.com Inc. (2001), 55 O.R. (3d) 334, 202 D.L.R. (4th) 560, 14 C.P.R. (4th) 22 (Ont. Sup. Ct.), the first decision to establish the convenient forum for international domain name disputes involving a Canadian domain name registrar. Instructing counsel for the registrant of the defendant domain name in Heathmount A.E. Corp. v. Technodome.com, 106 F. Supp. 2d 860 (E.D. Va. 2000) (plaintiff’s motion for service), Case No. CA-00-00714-A (E.D. Va. Dec. 27, 2000) (defendant’s motion to dismiss), 2002 U.S. App. LEXIS 475 (4th Cir. Jan. 10, 2002) (defendant’s interlocutory appeal), which was the first in rem decision under the U.S. Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act. Counsel in the first Canadian court case overturning an Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (“ICANN”) Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (“UDRP”) decision in Black v. Molson (2002) 60 O.R. (3d) 457, 21 C.P.R. (4th) 52. Recognized by Justice Wright as having “considerable expertise in litigating domain name issues” (Endorsement on Costs, Court File No. 02-CV-231-828CM3, September 9, 2002). Counsel in Cheaptickets and Travel Inc. v. Emall.ca Inc., (2007) 56 C.P.R. (4th) 81, 311 F.T.R. 295 and in Emall.ca Inc. v. Cheap Tickets and Travel Inc., 2008 FCA 50, 68 C.P.R. (4th) 381, wherein CheapTickets.ca successfully obtained the cancelation of a trademark for “Cheap Tickets” in a proceeding which went all the way to the Federal Court of Appeal. The CheapTickets.ca case also involved the first successful defense of a .CA domain name under the CDRP in Cheap Tickets and Travel Inc. v. Emall.ca Inc. (CIRA Dispute No. 0004, January 31, 2003). Called to the Bar of the Province of Ontario, Canada in 1999. Licensed by the Law Society of Ontario to practise law in the Province of Ontario (Membership No. 41740O) International Trademark Association Intellectual Property Juris Doctor, Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (1997) Bachelor of Arts, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada (1993) TorontoOntarioCanada falsefalse |
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| Norton John W. |
Vancouver | BC | Canada | English | Read More > |
Mr. Norton has practiced business law for over 30 years and during the last 10 years has also acted as counsel and chair in various arbitrations relating to major business issues.
Mr. Norton has practiced business law for over 30 years and during the last 10 years has also acted as counsel and chair in various arbitrations relating to major business issues and real estate matters. Mr. Norton is known for his practical and strategic approach to legal and business problems. Mr. Norton practices law in the area of mergers & acquisitions and divestitures, corporate governance and commercial law. Mr. Norton has extensive experience in real estate development law and venture capital law. Mr. Norton also acted Counsel on behalf of the Vancouver International Airport Authority, Department of Justice, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, and United Van Lines. He was finance Chairman for Doug Mowatt, and he is Chairman of Universal Packaging Inc.
Mr. Norton has been a chartered arbitrator for more than two decades and has acted as Chairman on many major real estate transactions and corporate disputes. Mr. Norton is a member of a number of Canadian and International Associations, and is an International Associate of the American Bar Association;
Mr. Norton has been a director of numerous companies and advisory boards, including B.C. Housing Management Commission, Downtown Vancouver Association, Yaletown Housing Society, Vancouver Neurological Centre, Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club, St. George’s School Foundation, Shawnigan Lake School Board of Governors, Thunderbird Golf Society, Pacific Parkinson Research Institute, Air Canada Championship, Order of St. John Palliative Care Foundation, as well as many closely held corporations. Accounting Law, Aviation Law, Banking Law, Bio-Tech Industry, Combines, Commercial Law, Commercial Law – Development, Company Law, Competition Law, Construction Law, Contract Law, Corporate Law, Corporate Law – Organizational Change, Entertainment Law, Estate Law, Estate Law – Trusts, Estate Law – Wills, Financial Services, Fine Art Law, Fine Art Law, Hospitality Industry, Intellectual Property Law, International Law, Mediation, Mining Industry, Multi-Party Negligence Law Claims, Partnership Disputes, Performing Arts Industry, Printing Industry, Product Liability Law, Professional Negligence Law, Publishing Industry, Real Estate Law, Residential Property Assessment Law, Sale of Goods Law, Small Business Law, Sports Law, Strata Law, Team Facilitation, Technology Industry, Tourism Law, Trademark Law, Transportation Law, Vessel Construction Claims, Workplace Law B.Comm., University of British Columbia, 1968 LL.B., University of British Columbia, 1969 Chartered Arbitrator 1990 VancouverBCCanadafalsefalse |
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| Paulovics Ivett |
Milan | MI | Italy | English, Italian, Hungarian | Read More > |
Qualified lawyer in Italy and Hungary with 14+ PQE in intellectual property, technology, and international business law. Arbitrator, Certified Mediator, and Case Manager in Internet disputes. External consultant and author of studies for the European Commission on intellectual property, digital & tech law. Regular speaker at conferences and workshops invited by EU and international institutions and organisations.
Since 2018 Partner at Fasano Paulovics Società tra Avvocati, Milan
Since 2015 Case Manager for the Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS) Domain Disputes and Director of International Relations at MFSD Intellectual Property Dispute Resolution Center, Milan 2009-2018 Senior Associate at Fasano Avvocati, Milan 2008 Associate at Manzato & Associati, Milan 2004-2008 Trainee Lawyer at Gerencsér Law Firm, Budapest; Studio Legale Avv. Picerno, Milan; Studio Legale Avv. Antongiovanni, Milan 2003 Legal Intern at Criminal District Court, Budapest; C’M’S’ Adonnino Ascoli & Cavasola Scamoni Law and Tax Firm, Milan
ARBITRATION EXPERIENCE Domain name disputes decided as arbitrator:
Domain name disputes acting as counsel: UDRP and ccTLD arbitrations (e.g., .ca, .cn, .ec, .fr, .gr, .hu, .co.il, .it, .ir, .li, .mx, .nl, .ro, .se, .us, .co.uk, .co.za, .xxx): 150 Domain name disputes handled as URS case manager: 111 TRAINING EXPERIENCE
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| Plotkin James |
Ottawa | ON | Canada | English; French | Read More > |
James’s practice focuses on commercial and intellectual property arbitration and litigation. He has argued before all levels of Court in Canada and participated in domestic and international commercial arbitrations. He has also acted as counsel and arbitrator in domain name disputes under both the CDRP and UDRP (.ca; .com; .net). James has written extensively on commercial arbitration and intellectual property matters, including co-authoring commentaries on the arbitration legislation of BC & ON
James’ practice focuses on commercial and intellectual property arbitration and litigation. He has argued before all levels of Court in Canada and participated in domestic and international commercial arbitrations. He has also acted as counsel and arbitrator in domain name disputes under both the CDRP and UDRP (.ca; .com; .net). James has written extensively on commercial arbitration and intellectual property matters (see publications section). He recently co-authored The International Commercial Arbitration Legislation of British Columbia: A Commentary (Thomson Reuters) and is also co-authoring a commentary on Ontario’s domestic and international arbitration legislation. He has delivered several lectures (CBA; IPIC; Osgoode Hall Law School; County of Carleton Law Association etc.) on arbitration, IP and public law topics. In his spare time, James assists in coaching the University of Ottawa’s Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Team and sits as an arbitrator at the moot. Books
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James has acted as counsel in several domestic and international commercial arbitrations and arbitration-related court proceedings (arbitrator appointments, enforcement applications, set aside applications and appeals. He has adjudicated several domain name disputes, both as a sole panelist and as a member of tripartite panels. In addition, James has completed the TCAS Gold Standard arbitration course and will soon receive his Q.Arb. designation. He has also participated as an arbitrator at the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot for seven years and has coached the University of Ottawa’s Vis Moot team for the same period. . Commercial arbitration (domestic/international), commercial litigation, IP litigation (copyright; trademark; trade secret), administrative/public law, procurement disputes.
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| Rivas Rodolfo C. |
Geneva | Switzerland | Switzerland | English, Spanish | Read More > |
Rodolfo Rivas has over 15 years of experience working across various organizations including the WTO and WIPO. Rodolfo Rivas managed docket of over 250 domain name disputes under strict deadlines at WIPO’s Arbitration and Mediation Center. He also assigned over 3,000 cases to multinational legal staff of 20. He is a regular speaker at various international academic and professional events on IP and dispute settlement.
Rodolfo Rivas has over 15 years of experience working across various organizations including the WTO and WIPO. For the last six years he has been at the Mission of Israel to the WTO and he currently serves as Senior Counsellor Economic & Legal Affairs, where he participated in the negotiation and conclusion of three international agreements: the Trade Facilitation Agreement; the revised Government Procurement Agreement, and the expansion of the Information Technology Agreement. He is a member of the WTO List of Panelists to hear WTO disputes. Member of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) Database of Arbitrators. Domain Name Panelist at the Czech Arbitration Court (ADR.EU), the Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre (ADNDRC), and the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC). URS Examiner at MFSD IP Dispute Resolution Center. Rodolfo Rivas managed docket of over 250 domain name disputes under strict deadlines at WIPO’s Arbitration and Mediation Center. He also assigned over 3,000 cases to multinational legal staff of 20. He is a regular speaker at various international academic and professional events on IP and dispute settlement. He has participated as panelist in the CAC’s Domain Disputes Panelist meeting. As a panelist, he has decided 18 UDRP cases and 3 URS matters.
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| Roberts Carol |
Vancouver | British Columbia | Canada | English | Read More > |
Ms. Roberts has worked in the area of alternative dispute resolution since 1992 and obtained her Chartered Arbitrator designation from the ADR Institute of Canada in 1994. Ms. Roberts has been an arbitrator or decision maker in a variety of domestic disputes including personal injury, employment, forestry, sports, human rights and property assessment. She has also adjudicated international sports disputes, including the application of the World Anti-Doping Code.
Professional engagements include:
Conflict of Interest Commissioner Provision of conflict of interest advice to Members of the Legislative Assembly
Ethics Advisor 2000 – present Provision of conflict of interest advice to directors and officers of the corporations
Arbitrator Conduct arbitration hearings and issuing awards
Vice-Chair Conduct hearings and issue awards on workers compensation appeals
Member Conduct hearings and write decisions on property assessment appeals British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal 1999 – 2004 Member Conduct hearings and write decisions on human rights complaints
Member Conduct hearings and write decisions on property assessment appeals
Member Conduct hearings and write decisions on employment standards appeals
Member Conducted hearings and issued decisions under the Forest Practises Code Department of Justice 1989 – 1991 Government of the Northwest Territories Constitutional Counsel Bayly & Associates, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories 1985-1988 Student at Law and Barrister and Solicitor University Of Athabasca, Arctic College Campus 1990 Yellowknife, Northwest Territories Tutor in Political Science Office of the Ombudsman, Victoria, British Columbia 1984 Investigator Department of Justice, 1983 Government of the NWT, Yellowknife, NWT Researcher Native Women’s Association of the NWT, Yellowknife, NWT 1981 – 1982 Executive Director BVI International Panel of Arbitrators Canadian Figure Skating Association: Gold Level Evaluator, Senior Competitive Judge University of Calgary Political Science Association 1978 -1979 President Students Council 1977 – 1979 Academic Commissioner Student Union Course Guide Co‑editor 1978 -1979 Member: Northwest Territories Law Reform Committee 1986 -1988 National Association of Women and the Law (NAWL) National Steering Committee 1987 – 1989 Trustee, NAWL Trust 1995‑ 1997 Intellectual Property Law, Aboriginal Law, Civil Law, Employment Law, Government Law, Human Rights, International Law, Online Dispute Resolution, Personal Injury Law, Public Policy, Real Estate Law, Sports Law, Workers Compensation Law, Work Place Law. LL.M. credit courses 1999 Summer Institute of International & Comparative Law Cornell University, Paris, France Certificate 1996 Summer Seminar of International Law (International Economic Law) University of Helsinki Helsinki, Finland Certificate 1990 International Institute of Human Rights, Strasbourg, France Bachelor of Laws 1985 University of Calgary Certificate 1984 Summer School on Human Rights, Canadian Human Rights Foundation Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Banff Centre School of Management 1982 Professional Development for Women in Management Bachelor of Arts (political science major) 1979 University of Calgary VancouverBritish ColumbiaCanadafalsefalse |
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| Rogers John |
Vancouver | British Columbia | Canada | English, French | Mr. Rogers is a Senior Professional with a unique combination of over 45 years of entrepreneurial, financial, legal and operational experience in the high technology, financial and legal industries. He has served on panels reviewing and authoring panel decisions as part of the Canadian Internet Registration Authority Domain Dispute Resolution Program. Read More > |
Mr. Rogers is a Senior Professional with a unique combination of over 45 years of entrepreneurial, financial, legal and operational experience in the high technology, financial and legal industries. He has served on panels reviewing and authoring panel decisions as part of the Canadian Internet Registration Authority Domain Dispute Resolution Program.
Mr. Rogers is a Senior Professional with a unique combination of over 45 years of entrepreneurial, financial, legal and operational experience in the high technology, financial and legal industries. Special expertise in commercializing technology and in acquiring, financing, and building technology businesses. In the approximately 18 years prior to restricting his practice to third party administrative law, Mr. Rogers’ legal practice consisted of an extremely active M&A and corporate finance practice, acting for clients acquiring and financing businesses; and acting for underwriters and issuers working in jurisdictions throughout North America, Mexico, South America and Europe. Mr. Rogers has published articles and engaged in numerous presentations in his areas of expertise relating to the investment and technology industries. His articles have appeared in the Advocate, the magazine published by the Law Society of British Columbia, in the Monitor, the magazine published by the British Columbia Technology Industries Association, and in Retail Connections, the magazine published by Shelfspace, the organization representing retail entrepreneurs in British Columbia and Alberta. Mr. Rogers founded and is the senior partner of R. John Rogers & Associates, a firm focused on providing mediation and arbitration services in the areas of securities and corporate finance, information technology, and healthcare and biotechnology. With over 18 years of experience as an arbitrator and chair of administrative hearings, Mr. Rogers has acted as both panel chair and as sole arbitrator in matters ranging from the interpretation of joint venture agreements among public mining companies, to the resolution of disputes among shareholders in private companies, to the application of intellectual property agreements. His training includes:
As Chair of Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada disciplinary panels, Mr. Rogers has written numerous decisions on behalf of the panels on which he has served. These decisions are published at IIROC. Mr. Rogers has served on both three member panels and acted as a single panelist both reviewing and authoring panel decisions as part of the Canadian Internet Registration Authority Domain Dispute Resolution Program. These decisions are published at CIRA. Mr. Rogers is appointed as a Hearing Delegate by the General Manager of the British Columbia Liquor Control and Licensing Branch pursuant to section 5 of the British Columbia Liquor Control and Licensing Act for the purpose of hearing on behalf of the General Manager enforcement matters referred to him by the Liquor Control and Licensing Branch. These decisions are published at http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/employment-business/business/liquor-regulation-licensing/compliance-enforcement/enforcement-hearing-search. Mr. Rogers is appointed as the Administrator’s Delegate on behalf of the British Columbia Ministry of Health for hearings pursuant to section 5(1) of the Tobacco and Vapour Products Control Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 451. These hearing decisions are published on the Ministry of Health’s website at: Enforcement – Province of British Columbia (gov.bc.ca) Mr. Rogers is appointed as an arbitrator under the Canada-British Columbia Production Insurance Program administered by the Business Risk Management Branch of the British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture pursuant to the Insurance for Crops Act of British Columbia. These decisions are not published. As a British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre former Trustee, Mr. Rogers actively participated in the drafting of the BCICAC Domestic Commercial Arbitration Rules.
Professional Activities
Mr. Rogers is on the Panels of various arbitral institutions including AAA, SIAC, ACICA, BCICAC, KLRAC and AGRAP. His many professional appointments include: Past-President and Fellow of the Arbitrators’ & Mediators’ Institute of New Zealand, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK). He was Chairman of the Banking Ombudsman Commission of New Zealand for 13 years. Sir Ian is a door tenant at Essex Court Chambers, London. He has delivered papers at numerous conferences and written articles on a wide variety of legal topics. In 2006 and 2009, he was a visiting scholar at Wolfson College, University of Cambridge. Intellectual Property Law, Accounting Law, Banking Law, Bio-Tech Industry, Commercial Law, Company Law, Contract Law, Corporate Law, Employment Law, Financial Services, Health Law, Information Technology Industry, Life Science Law, Mining Industry, Online Dispute Resolution Law, Partnership Disputes, Partnership Disputes, Professional Negligence Law, Professional Organizational Law, Public Utilities Industry, Sale of Goods Law, Shareholder Disputes, Shareholder Rights, Small Business Law, Tax Law, Technology Industry, Trademark Law University of British Columbia, B.A., 1965 |
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| Samuel Adam |
London | England | UK | English | Read More > |
Qualified and trained as a barrister in the international arbitration, general civil law and intellectual property fields. Staff lawyer at the Swiss Institute of Comparative Law 1985-1989, responsible for arbitration activities generally and the English-speaking world. Research assistant and prize winning LLM student at Boston University.
Qualified and trained as a barrister in the international arbitration, general civil law and intellectual property fields. Staff lawyer at the Swiss Institute of Comparative Law 1985-1989, responsible for arbitration activities generally and the English-speaking world. Research assistant and prize winning LLM student at Boston University. Resolved 650 consumer financial services disputes as Insurance Ombudsman Assistant and then as Personal Investment Authority Ombudsman. Since 1996, freelance lawyer, consultant and dispute resolver. Decided 189 WIPO UDRP cases since joining the panel in 2005 and about another 25 Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre cases. Member and chairman of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Arbitration Sub-Committee and Member of the Practice and Standards Sub-Committee both for the maximum term allowed. Devised and ran the UK Institute of Financial Planning’s Disciplinary process. Counsel to lawyers and arbitrators involved in arbitration. As sole panelist and panel member, decided over 200 domain name cases. Member of the Court of Arbitration Sport Panel and of the UK Upper Tribunal (Chancery and Tax). Trained in the international maritime arbitration scene as a barrister. Wrote Jurisdictional Problems in International Commercial Arbitration and two other books on dispute resolution. Started being engaged as adviser to arbitrators. Official translator of Greenpeace v France award into English. Taught on first Chartered Institute Diploma in International Arbitration course. Awarded ACIArb as a result. Later upgraded it to Fellowship by taking and passing the practitioner assessment and exam. Resolved around 650 consumer financial services cases at the Insurance and Personal Investment Authority Ombudsman Bureaux. Resolved cases at the Pensions Ombudsman by drafting decisions for the Ombudsman. 2004 WIPO Domain Name disputes course followed by assessment which led to my immediate appointment to the panel. Decided 189 WIPO UDRP cases since joining the panel in 2005 and about another 25 Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre cases. AJ Serino Outstanding Graduate Prize, Boston University 1990 Membership, Swiss Arbitration Association, American and New York Bar Associations, Personal Finance Society, Society of Mortgage Professionals, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment, American Law Institute Author of Jurisdictional Problems in International Commercial Arbitration 1989, Consumer Financial Services Complaints and Compensation, 1st and 2nd editions 2004 and 2017 B.A. (Jurisprudence), St. Anne’s College, Oxford – 2:1 equivalent 1982 LL.M. Banking Law, Boston University – Outstanding Graduate Prize 1990 Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators 2006 Member of English (1983) & New York Bar (1991) CISI Certificate in Advanced Financial Planning 2021, CISI Investment Adviser Diploma 2020 CAMS & CISI Certificate in Financial Crime 2018 CISI Diploma in Investment Compliance 2009 (Regulation and Compliance with merit) CII Certificates of Financial Administration (Life) & Equity Release & CF8 Long-term care 2008 CII Advanced Financial Planning Certificate 2001, Mortgage Advisers Qualification 1999 Attorney and Barrister (non-praciticing)LondonEnglandUKfalseBA LLM FCIArb, DipPFS, Certs CII (MP&ER), MCISIfalse |
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| Simburg Melvyn J. |
Seattle | Washington | USA | English | Read More > |
Melvyn Simburg has been an attorney since 1972 and an ADR neutral since 1980. Mel Simburg is a member of the Large Complex Case Panel and the Commercial and Intellectual Property panels for the AAA and serves on arbitration panels for ICDR and FINRA. Melvyn has particular experience in the areas of intellectual property, copyright and trademark protection.
Mel has served as an arbitrator for over 30 years and a mediator for over 20 years. He now devotes most of his time to mediating and arbitrating disputes as Simburg Dispute Resolution. He has advised clients and provided dispute resolution assistance for business, real estate, intellectual property (IP), web contracts, technology and rights licenses, and international transactions. He also facilitates partnerships and organizations with formation, dissolution, change and conflict resolution issues. Related to his areas of practice, he has served on Washington State and ABA committees, chaired seminars and written several articles. He has presented on mediation and arbitration matters numerous times. Mr. Simburg sits on national panels for the American Arbitration Association (Mediation; Large Complex Cases; Intellectual Property; Commercial Disputes), the International Centre for Dispute Resolution, Upwork (online freelancer-client disputes), FINRA (securities disputes), VanIAC, CIIDRC for domain name disputes, the Rule 39.1 panel for the U.S.D.C. W.D. WA and the Mediation Panel for the Bankruptcy Court, King County Superior Court Arbitration, and KCBA LRS ADR Panel. He is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He serves as arbitrator or mediator in a variety of business-related disputes, many of which involve cross-border, multi-cultural and/or intellectual property matters. He has resolved a significant number of franchise, licensing and distribution disputes. He has served as a neutral in computer system installations involving up to several million dollars. Internet-related disputes have involved such matters as banking, copyright infringement, trademark infringement, trade dress issues, domain names. He is familiar with conducting and participating in remote hearings and online dispute resolution. He has resolved over 180 ODR arbitrations addressing copyright infringement and illegal download of entertainment media. Mr. Simburg has participated in over thirty ADR training sessions in the last 10 years. Mr. Simburg is the 2020-2022 Chair of the ADR Section of the Washington State Bar Association. He serves on State and ABA committees and chairs seminars and symposia here and abroad. He has served as a volunteer attorney for Washington Lawyers for the Arts, Seattle Public Theatre, Seward Park Art Studio and the Faces for Life Project of the Puget Sound Blood and Tissue Center. He was lead counsel for the firm’s representation of the “Best of the USSR Software and Technology Show” held in connection with the 1990 Good Will Games. Recent ADR presentations include “The Value of an Effective Apology in Resolving Business Disputes,” “Tips for a More Secure Environment for Online Dispute Resolution,” “ADR and Environmental Disputes,” “Domain Name Disputes,” “Introduction to Mediation,” “ADR and Business Disputes,” “Protecting IP Value in ADR,” “Interim Measures in Arbitration,” and “IP Disputes: Litigate, Arbitrate or Mediate?” Accounting Law, Banking Law, Commercial Law, Contract Law, Copyright Law, Corporate Law, Entertainment Law, Financial Services, Fine Art Law, Fine Art Law, Information Technology Industry, Intellectual Property Law, International Law, Multi-Party Disputes, Partnership Disputes, Performing Arts Industry, Printing Industry, Publishing Industry, Royalties Law, Sale of Goods Law, Small Business Law, Trade Law, Trademark Law Columbia University School of Law, J.D., 1972 |
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| Van Besien Bart |
Mechelen | Antwerp | Belgium | English, French, Dutch | Read More > |
I am an attorney at law in Belgium, and specialise in intellectual property law (copyright, trademarks, patents); internet and media law (domain names, e-commerce, advertising law, freedom of expression), privacy law, and art law. I have a good experience in handling IP disputes and domain name disputes, both as an attorney for the parties and as an arbitrator. I worked as an in-house legal counsel for a US company in Dublin and did research at UC Berkely and at the Free University of Brussels.
2017 – : Attorney at law (founder), Finnian & Columba, Belgium (Finnian & Columba – Law firm Intellectual Property and Copyright (finniancolumba.be) 2014 – 2017: Attorney at law, Sirius Legal, Belgium 2013 – 2013: Visiting researcher UC Berkeley, California, USA 2010 – 2013: Researcher ULB – Mediadem: EU Commission research on media law 2006 – 2010: Senior Legal Counsel (in-house) j2 Global Communications (cloud services & digital media), Dublin, Ireland 2004 – 2006: Attorney at law Janson Baugniet, Belgium 2002 – 2004: Attorney at law Allen & Overy, Belgium
• Van Besien, B., “Does media policy promote media freedom and independence? The case of Belgium”, December 2011, available at http://www.mediadem.eliamep.gr/wp- content/uploads/2012/01/Belgium.pdf
I am an arbitrator for UDRP and URS domain name disputes with Forum (National Arbitration Forum); with CAC (Czech Arbitration Forum); and with the Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Center. Also, I am an arbitrator for .be domain name disputes with Cepani in Belgium. In total, I have rendered around 100 domain name decisions. As mentioned above, I am also an arbitrator in IP disputes (Forum) and art disputes (CAfA). Apart from my activities as an arbitrator, I often conduct domain name and other arbitration procedures as an attorney for one of the parties involved in the disputes. Specifically for domain name disputes, I believe that I represented clients in around 20 disputes in the last couple of years. Finnian & Columba – Law firm Intellectual Property and Copyright (finniancolumba.be) I am a “Trademark Representative” with EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office) and a member of various organisations and associations, including BMM (Benelux Association for Trademarks and Design Law), BVA (Belgian Association for Authors’ Rights), IAL (Institute for Art & Law), Cepani40 (arbitration), Vlaams Pleitgenootschap, IABA (International Association of Boalt Alumni – University of California Berkeley Law), IBBA (Irish Belgian Business Association), VOKA (Flemish Netwerk of Enterprises), etc. I serve in the Board of Directors of a couple of local organisations in my home country, mostly in the cultural sector. Bart Van Besien is a leading attorney and arbitrator in intellectual property law (copyright, trademarks, patents); internet and media law (domain names, e-commerce, advertising law, freedom of expression), privacy law, and art law. He has practiced law since 2001, both in his home country Belgium and in other jurisdictions. Bart was a panelist in over 100 domain name proceedings under the UDRP, URS and ccTLD dispute policies as a sole panelist, presiding panelist and co-panelist. Bart has worked as an attorney, as a corporate lawyer for an IT company in Ireland, and as a university researcher (Université Libre de Bruxelles and UC Berkeley). Finnian & Columba – Law firm Intellectual Property and Copyright (finniancolumba.be) Master of Laws, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven & Universidad de Barcelona. |
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| Zhang Jerry Yulin |
Beijing | China | China | English, Mandarin | Read More > |
Jerry Zhang has advised many clients in intellectual property applications, IP dispute resolution, administrative enforcement procedure, copyright and trademark litigations and unfair competition matters, top-level domain names, domain names in .hk and .cn domains and their dispute resolution, and strategies for protection of intellectual property overseas. His is fluent in English and Mandarin.
Jerry Yulin Zhang has many years of experience in international intellectual property law, corporate/commercial and dispute resolution, particularly in Chinese law and its application in cross border investment and economic activities. In the area of intellectual property, Mr Zhang has advised clients in intellectual property applications, IP dispute resolution, administrative enforcement procedure, copyright and trademark litigations and unfair competition matters, top-level domain names, domain names in .hk and .cn domains and their dispute resolution, and strategies for protection of intellectual property overseas. In dispute resolution, Mr Zhang has acted as counsel in prosecuting complaints, claims or acting on the defense/counterclaim in various foreign related cases. As arbitrator, he has accepted many appointments as sole arbitrator, co-arbitrator or presiding arbitrator or panelist in handling international arbitration or domain name matters with China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) or Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC). In investment law area, Mr. Zhang is familiar with direct investment, project financing, construction contracts, corporate mergers and acquisition and general corporate and commercial law, including general commercial project contract review, risk control, compliance and international taxation avoidance matters etc. Jerry Yulin Zhang has acted as arbitrator in nearly one hundred arbitration cases either as a co-arbitrator, sole arbitrator or presiding arbitrator. The arbitration cases include many types of disputes, including sale of goods, joint venture disputes, disputes arising from real estate development contracts, licensing agreements, distributorship agreements, construction turnkey agreements, advertising agency agreements, hotel management contracts, equity transfer agreements, etc. Most of the disputes involve Chinese companies and other foreign multinational companies. He received mediation training in Stockholm, Sweden and is an Accredited Mediator of the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) in London.
Intellectual Property Law, Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Contract Law, Fine Art Law, Arbitration Law, Foreign Investment Law,International Law, Trademark Law. PhD, UBC Law, Canada, 2017 LLM, UBC Law, Canada, 1994 Post-Graduate Certificate, Beijing University, Law School, 1989 Lawyer’s Qualification Certificate, 1989 LL.B., Beijing University, Law School, 1987 B.A., Beijing University English Language and Literature Department, 1987 Beijing ChinaChinafalsePhD., LL.M.false |
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| Zhou Yana |
London | England | United Kingdom | English, Chinese | Read More > |
Yana has experience in all aspects of trade mark practice, including national and international filings, prosecution and enforcement. Her approach is tailored, nuanced and commercial. She has a particular interest and experience in contentious UK and EUTM proceedings, having had cases progress to IPEC and the CJEU. Yana advises on complex settlement negotiations and strives for strategic and pragmatic results.
2013 – present: IP Solicitor / Trade Mark Attorney at Stobbs IP, advising on all aspects of trade marks, design, copyright, domain name and company name issues for clients across a range of industry sectors. 2012 – 2013: Legal Case Manager at WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, administered disputes under different forms of expedited alternative dispute resolution mechanisms (over 300 disputes managed)
Yana is passionate about IP education and often speaks as a guest lecturer at universities as well as on professional development and legal training courses. She also regularly contributes articles and posts to industry and academic journals, blogs and publications, including CITMA Review and International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law. Yana also regularly contributes to industry publications, including CITMA Review and International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law.
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