Johanna C. Sullivan
Senior Global Director, Brand Licensing & Partnerships, Newell Brands Johanna C. Sullivan is a seasoned executive with extensive expertise in scaling global businesses through partnerships, licensing and business development. With over two decades of experience across diverse industries such as consumer products, durable goods and entertainment, Johanna has successfully led initiatives to drive revenue growth […]
Lewis Stark
Partner, Adeptus Partners, LLC Mr. Stark’s compliance practice focuses on protecting intellectual properties, maximizing licensing and royalty revenue, and providing his clients with value added business intelligence and other nonmonetary benefits. His experience includes performing various types of forensic, royalty and contract compliance audits to identify, quantify and recover amount due his clients. Mr. Stark […]
Uche Nwokocha
Partner, ALN Nigeria | Aluko & Oyebode Uche, Harvard alumni (2019), joined the firm in 2003 and was admitted to partnership in 2008. She heads the Intellectual property department of the firm and advises local and international clients on the full range of brand-related matters, including tech transfers with the National Office for Technology Acquisition […]
Pete Canalichio
Managing Partner, BrandAlive Pete Canalichio is on a mission to help brands come alive in the hearts of those that experience them. An award-winning author of the Amazon #1 New Release, “Expand, Grow, Thrive” (2018) and most recently, “Strategic Brand Licensing” (2024), Pete is a TEDx speaker who has worked in the brand expansion and […]
Don Drinkwater
MSEE, MBA, CLP | Intellectual Property Consultant, Carlisle IP Consulting Don Drinkwater is currently providing consultant services and mentoring after retiring from the Bose Corporation where he served as the Director of Licensing since 2004. At Bose he was responsible for licensed technologies used in Bose products as well as licensing out patents […]
John Abramic
Partner, Steptoe LLP John Abramic is managing partner of Steptoe LLP’s Chicago office and a seasoned litigator who represents clients in complex intellectual property disputes. He serves as lead counsel in intellectual property disputes in forums throughout the United States, including in arbitrations, federal district courts, and the International Trade Commission. John has also represented […]
Natalie Raffoul
Managing Partner, Brion Raffoul LLP Natalie Raffoul, P.Eng. (Electrical), J.D. (Law), IP Lawyer, Patent Agent Natalie Raffoul is a world-renowned IP lawyer and a partner of BRION RAFFOUL LLP, a law firm specializing in intellectual property (IP) law that she co-founded in 2008. In 2020, she co-founded a software company, launching Fortress IAMTM, a platform […]
Graham Johnson
Partner, Appleyard Lees IP, LLP Graham is a Partner at Appleyard Lees IP LLP and President of LES Britain and Ireland. Graham is dual-qualified as a European patent attorney and as a trade mark attorney and he has particular expertise in providing strategic advice and assisting companies to build and maintain a range of intellectual […]
Jennifer Burdman
Chief IP Officer, Valo Health, Inc. Jennifer Burdman is Chief IP Officer at Valo Health in Boston. She is responsible for developing/implementing Company IP strategy and counselling executive management and board of directors on all matters relating to the acquisition, protection, licensing, and enforcement of intellectual property rights. Extensive experience as first-chair trial lawyer in […]
Mariella Massaro
CLP, Partner, Berggren Oy Mariella is a Certified Licensing Professional (CLP) and Partner at Berggren Oy, where she focuses on managing international client relations. She also works on a variety of IP and commercial transactions, supporting clients over the entire development process, from research to market and monetization, across multiple jurisdictions. She has litigated numerous […]
