Shining the Light on INTA’s Newest Rising Stars!

The Rising Star program, launched in 2022, aims to identify and cultivate future leaders and contributors to the intellectual property (IP) profession. At the end of each year, committee chairs, vice chairs, and staff liaisons identify rising stars within their committees and networks. We look for individuals who demonstrate a commitment to the IP profession or INTA through substantive IP or dynamic skills, such as achievements as a speaker, author, project team contributor, or committee contributor.

The latest group of Rising Stars met virtually at the end of April when INTA CEO Etienne Sanz de Acedo shared an “INTA 101” presentation, providing an overview of INTA’s priorities and primary activities. Then, 2025 INTA President Elisabeth Stewart Bradley, 2022 INTA President’s Award Recipient and former INTA Board Counsel Dale Cendali, and former INTA Board Member Michael Hawkins shared their journeys of personal and professional development within INTA.

Mr. Sanz de Acedo concluded the meeting by thanking the experienced leaders for sharing their INTA journeys and thanking the Rising Stars for all they have already contributed to INTA. He encouraged them to stay involved and to continue making a meaningful impact within our INTA community and beyond.

An in-person reception will be held at the 2025 Annual Meeting in San Diego, California, USA, on Saturday, May 17, 6:15 pm–7:15 pm, where all individuals identified as Rising Stars since this initiative was launched in 2022 will be able to mingle with each other as well as with members of INTA’s Board of Directors.

Join us in congratulating our newest Rising Stars!

Julia Archer, Enns & Archer LLP (United States)

Lily Barash, Fishman Stewart PLLC (United States)

Maria Baratta, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP (United States)

Heather Barnes, IDEX Corporation (United States)

Jodutt Basrawi, Carter, Ledyard & Milburn LLP (United States)

Aurélien Boucher, hw&h (France)

Samantha Braga, Ouro Preto Advogados (Brazil)

Haley Breedlove, Snell & Wilmer LLP (United States)

Alessio Brotto, Clarivate (UK) Ltd (United States)

Alejandra Camacho Luna, Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, P.C. (United States)

Tamara Carmichael, Saul Ewing LLP (United States)

Sloan Carpenter, Parker Poe (United States)

Stephen Casali, Munck Wilson Mandala LLP (United States)

Purva Chugh, IPR International Services (India)

Matias Cikato, Cikato Lawyers (Uruguay)

Leonel Cojulun, Microsoft Corporation (United States)

Yann Correia, Daniel Law (Brazil)

Tierney Deluzio, Smart & Biggar LP (Canada)

Gill Dennis, Pinsent Masons LLP (United Kingdom)

Katie Eissenstat, Haynes and Boone, LLP (United States)

Brittany Estell, Scout Motors (United States)

Keesha Fleming Lake, Cervieri Monsuarez (Uruguay)

Austin Gardiner, HP INC. (United States)

Giorgio Gazzola, Notarbartolo & Gervasi S.p.A. (Italy)

Gabriel Gillmeyer, Ropes & Gray LLP (United States)

Vera Glonina, Leason Ellis LLP (United States)

Gaurav Gogia, United & United (India)

Taylar Green (United States)

Tyler Hall, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt P.C. (United States)

Arsha Hasan, Perkins Coie LLP (United States)

Nikeh Jemmott, EMRJJ INC. (Barbados)

Maneet Johar, Chadha & Chadha, An Intellectual Property Law Firm (India)

Prabhsimran Kaur, Chadha & Chadha, An Intellectual Property Law Firm (India)

Kristen Kilroy, Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP (Canada)

Corbinian Koller, UNIT4 IP Attorneys at Law (Germany)

Stefan Labesius,  KROHN Legal (Germany)

Marek Lazewski, LDS Lazewski Depo & Partners (Poland)

Justin Lindenmayer, Kenvue (United States)

Nicole Magalhães (Brazil)

Elisabeth Marrache, Addleshaw Goddard LLP (France)

Nadine Martino, Spruson & Ferguson (Australia)

Nathalia Mazzonetto, Ambra University (United States)

Megan McKeown, Jones Day (United States)

Perpetua Mwangi, Simba & Simba Advocates (Kenya)

Esther Ono, Meta Platforms, Inc.  (United States)

Yngve Opsvik, Advokatfirmaet GjessingReimers AS (Norway)

Alessia Parassina, Brandstock Services AG (Germany)

Zuzana Peniaskova, Noerr Alicante IP, S.L. (Spain)

Brent Radcliff, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (United States)

Julie Reitz, Honigman LLP (United States)

Irina Semchenko, IP Trend Eurasia (Ukraine)

Christopher Sheehan, Zone Law – Zone IP (New Zealand)

Nathan Smith, Katten (United Kingdom)

Ruchika Srivastava, Saikrishna & Associates (India)

Eva Toledo, Padima (Spain)

Tracy Valenti, Hasbro, Inc. (United States)

Joyce Vargas, Bermeo & Bermeo Law Firm (Ecuador)

Simone Villaca, Remer Villaça & Nogueira (Brazil)

Kat Welch, Husch Blackwell LLP (United States)

Janet Wong, Dorsey & Whitney (Hong Kong SAR, China)

Mary Ann Wymore, UB Greensfelder (United States)

Fang Zhang, KangXin Partners, P.C. (China)

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