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.
Kristof Neefs is lawyer and partner at Inteo Mechelen, Belgium and a registered representative at the Unified Patent Court. His practice focuses on intellectual property and technology disputes. He represents clients in a wide array of industries, including life sciences, pharmaceuticals, software, automotive, media and food.
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.
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).
Eelco Moerman is familierechter in de Rechtbank Rotterdam. Daarnaast is hij bijzonder hoogleraar Rechtspraak in Theorie en Praktijk aan de Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam.
ir. S.M.M. Versaevel
Sebastien Versaevel is Partner and European patent litigator at Winston Taylor Benelux. He focuses on European patent litigation, with an emphasis on the Unified Patent Court (UPC), and has experience before the Dutch patent courts.
Rob Kooger is Registeraccountant en Forensisch Mediator. Hij heeft ruime ervaring in de echtscheidingspraktijk en als financieel adviseur. Ook is hij deskundige voor diverse rechtbanken en hoven.
Petra Knoppers is partner en advocaat bij SmeetsGijbels. Tevens is ze rechter-plaatsvervanger bij de rechtbank Rotterdam. Zij is gespecialiseerd in het erfrecht en actief betrokken bij de Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Executeurs (NOVEX) en lid van de VEAN.
Willem-Friso Haagsma is general counsel bij LeydenJar.
prof. mr. L.M. Coenraad
Lieke Coenraad is advocaat-generaal bij de Hoge Raad en hoogleraar Privaatrecht, in het bijzonder Conflictoplossing aan de Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Kirsten van der Zwan is Global Head of Privacy AI by Signify
mr. dr. J.G. Knot
Jan-Ger Knot is Raadsheer bij het Hof Arnhem-Leeuwarden. Daarnaast is hij universitair docent internationaal privaatrecht aan de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen.
