Ivo Pieters is advocaat bij Groenendijk en Kloppenburg advocaten in Leiden, raadsheer-plaatsvervanger in het Hof Arnhem-Leeuwarden, (kinder)rechter-plaatsvervanger in de Rechtbank Rotterdam, bestuurslid van de Stichting Bijzondere Curator Nederland, voorzitter van de Stichting 'De Gezinsadvocaat' en publiceert hij regelmatig in diverse vaktijdschriften.
Tobias Hessel is partner at Clifford Chance in Düsseldorf and he advises and represents clients in national and multi-jurisdictional IP litigation cases.
He is very experienced in patent litigation cases predominantly in the fields of information technology, medical devices, telecommunications, and semiconductors. Tobias has significant experience in representing his clients in disputes relating to standard-essential patents (SEPs) including the antitrust related aspects (FRAND).
Miriam Kiefer is founding partner of Kather Augenstein and has been active as a lawyer for over 15 years. She has conducted more than a hundred infringement proceedings, primarily for patents and utility models. A majority of these disputes were cross-border proceedings, so she is thus familiar with the coordination of multinational disputes.
Christophe Ronse is partner at Altius De Clercq Brussels in the Intellectual Property and Dispute Resolution department and leads the life sciences and patents practice group within the firm. He specialises in IP, with a particular focus on patent law and pharmaceutical law. Christophe assists and guides national and international clients in complex disputes.
Jules Fabre heads Taylor Wessing's patent department in Paris. He specialises in intellectual property, with a particular focus on patent and regulatory matters in the Life Sciences and pharmaceutical sector.
He has extensive experience handling complex French and cross border patent and SPC litigations, both in private practice and inhouse.
Francesca Anzovino is docent (internationaal) strafrecht aan de Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Hiervoor heeft ze gewerkt op een aantal zaken voor het Internationaal Strafhof voor de verdediging alsmede voor het 'Office of Public Counsel for the Defence' van het Internationaal Strafhof.
Ralph Jan van der Ham is advocaat en partner bij Holla Advocaten. Hij heeft de Grotius specialisatiecursus arbeidsrecht summa cum laude afgelegd. Hij is redactiemedewerker RAR en doceert onder meer over flexibele arbeidsrelaties.
