Keynote Speakers
Robert “Bob” Barchiesi
President
IACC
Robert (Bob) Barchiesi is President of the International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition (IACC). In this role, Bob leads one of the world’s oldest and largest trade associations representing exclusively the interests of over 250 companies concerned with trademark counterfeiting and the related theft of intellectual property.
Mr. Barchiesi joined the (IACC) in 2008. Under his leadership, the organization has almost doubled its membership and expanded its initiatives into Europe, Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East. Mr. Barchiesi also spearheaded the development of the IACC RogueBlock® initiative – a voluntary agreement and strategic partnership with MasterCard, Visa Europe, Visa International, PayPal, Discover / PULSE / DinersClub, American Express, MoneyGram, and Western Union. The initiative focuses on combating rogue websites and online marketplaces. He also led the launch of the IACC MarketSafe®, an initiative with Alibaba and IACC to address counterfeit products on the company’s e-commerce platforms, Taobao and TMall.
Prior to his appointment as the IACC President, Bob has had a distinguished career serving in leadership positions at the Recording Industry Association of America, the New York City Police Department and the U.S. Virgin Islands Office of the Attorney General, and as the Chief of Police in Crystal River, Florida.
Mr. Barchiesi has spoken to influential media including CNBC, Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, The Today Show, CNN, ABC, CBS, and other major media outlets about global anti-counterfeiting strategies, voluntary agreements and the impactof counterfeiting on governments and consumers. Bob has also testified before Congress and is a frequent keynote speaker at anti-counterfeiting conferences around the world. Mr. Barchiesi serves on the editorial panel for the World Intellectual Property Review magazine and is listed in the 137th edition of “Contemporary Authors.”
Mr. Barchiesi received his M.A. in Criminal Justice from the University of Alabama and his B.A. from John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
Dawn Atlas
IACC Chairperson and Vice President
Enforcement and Assistant General Counsel
Calvin Klein
Dawn Atlas is the Vice President, Enforcement and Assistant General Counsel of Calvin Klein, Inc. She has been responsible for the worldwide enforcement of intellectual property for Calvin Klein for over 20 years.
Dawn is also the Chair of the Board of Directors of the International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition (IACC), the only nonprofit organization solely dedicated to intellectual property enforcement. She held this position from 2002 through 2006 and again from 2012 to present, serving on the Executive Board as Director in between. She has also served as the Chair of the Brand Protection Counsel of the American Apparel and Footwear Association.
Steve K. Francis
Acting Executive Associate Director
Homeland Security Investigations
Mr. Steve K. Francis is currently the Acting Executive Associate Director for Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the principal investigative component of the Department of Homeland Security. HSI investigates, disrupts, and dismantles transnational criminal organizations and terrorist networks that threaten or seek to exploit the customs and immigration laws of the United States. In this role, Mr. Francis oversees HSI’s workforce, which consists of over 10,000 employees to include special agents, criminal analysts, mission support personnel and contract staff assigned to over 220 offices throughout the United States and across 50 countries worldwide.
Pedro Gaspar
Inspector General
Portuguese Economic and Food Safety Authority (ASAE)
Pedro Portugal Gaspar has been Inspector General of ASAE since 2013, a period during which ASAE has strengthened its powers, especially in the relationship between counterfeiting and money laundering. Also, the fight against food counterfeiting (food fraud) has been a priority, always operating in both scenarios of intervention – physical and digital space.
Another of the priorities of its mandate is the fight against counterfeiting along the value chain – i.e. in production, storage and retail – while enhancing joint actions with other European police forces, such as Europol and Interpol. To that end, optimizing a close relationship with brands has been crucial, being publicly recognized by them.
Raymond A. Tierney
District Attorney
Suffolk County New York
Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney is a career prosecutor, having served more than 27 years as a prosecutor at both the state and federal levels. Elected on November 2, 2021, he is committed to enforcing the law in an ethical and accountable manner to protect the citizens of Suffolk County. DA Tierney is experienced in managing and conducting investigations and prosecutions of all manner of criminal cases, including but not limited to arsons, child pornography, crimes against intellectual property, domestic violence, homicides, kidnappings, organized crime, political corruption, gang violence and violent sexual assaults.
Featured Speakers
Matthew Bassiur
Vice President and Head of Global IP Enforcement
Alibaba Group
Matthew Bassiur serves as Vice President, Head of Global Intellectual Property Enforcement for Alibaba Group. He leads a team that works with international brands, retail partners, industry associations, government regulators, law enforcement and other organizations to advance Alibaba Group’s IP protection efforts.
Matthew joined Alibaba from Pfizer Inc., where he served as Vice President and Deputy Chief Security Officer – overseeing anti-counterfeiting operations as well as large-scale investigations. Prior to Pfizer, Matthew was Senior Director for Global Security and Counsel for IPR Enforcement at Apple Inc.
Prior to Apple, Matthew was a federal prosecutor in the Computer Crime & Intellectual Property Section of the U.S. Department of Justice, where he prosecuted multi-jurisdictional IP crimes. From 1998 to 2006, Matthew served as an assistant district attorney in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, where he specialized in the prosecution of IP offenses and Asian organized crime. Matthew earned his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1998.
James R. Mancuso
Director
National IPR Center
Homeland Security Investigations
James ‘Jim’ Mancuso is currently the Director of the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center. In this position, he manages the federal government’s response to combat global intellectual property theft, protect national security, and ensure public health and safety. As a decorated federal law enforcement agent and civil servant, Mr. Mancuso has served and protected communities around the world for more than 27 years. He is a senior executive service member, spearheading transformational investigative efforts within Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
Charles Wright
Vice President, Associate General Counsel
Amazon
Charles is a Vice President and Associate General Counsel at Amazon. Charles leads legal support for Amazon’s selling partner business, including brand protection, customer trust, and product safety and compliance. Among other things, Charles helped launch Amazon’s Brand Registry and Project Zero programs, and in 2020 Charles launched Amazon’s Counterfeit Crimes Unit, which remains part of his team. Prior to his current role, Charles managed commercial litigation for Amazon, and prior to Amazon Charles was a litigator in private practice in Seattle. He is rumored to enjoy karaoke.
Panel/Workshops Speakers
Roy Albiani
Director, Global Brand Protection, Med Tech
Johnson & Johnson
Roy Albiani is Director, Global Brand Protection, for Johnson & Johnson MedTech where he leads global strategies to safeguard patients from counterfeit and illicit trade schemes across J&J’s $29B device business.
Roy has an over 30-year career leading Global Brand Protection, and marketing organizations. He pioneered Global Brand Protection in 2003 at J&J which is recognized as an industry leader.
Roy received the Brand Protection Hero Award by Michigan State University’s Center for Anti-Counterfeiting and Brand Protection, the most prestigious industry recognition.
He is a graduate of Western Illinois University with a BA in Marketing and an M.B.A. from SMU.
Dawn Atlas
IACC Chairperson and Vice President
Enforcement and Assistant General Counsel
Calvin Klein
Dawn Atlas is the Vice President, Enforcement and Assistant General Counsel of Calvin Klein, Inc. She has been responsible for the worldwide enforcement of intellectual property for Calvin Klein for over 20 years.
Dawn is also the Chair of the Board of Directors of the International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition (IACC), the only nonprofit organization solely dedicated to intellectual property enforcement. She held this position from 2002 through 2006 and again from 2012 to present, serving on the Executive Board as Director in between. She has also served as the Chair of the Brand Protection Counsel of the American Apparel and Footwear Association.
Chris Bailey
Principal
Rouse
Chris has worked in China for over 25 years, focused on intellectual property management, enforcement, and commercialization.
Chris has led several groundbreaking cases in trade dress, trade secrets, copyright and patents. Chris is co-creator of CIELA (www.ciela.cn), a Chinese IP litigation analysis tool regularly used by IP professionals to inform litigation and licensing decisions.
Chris leads Rouse China’s Evidence Services, which provides investigations for criminal, civil and
administrative cases.
Chris is co-author of two books on IP in China, and he speaks and reads Chinese.
Qualifications
• BA, (Chinese), Oxford University
• LLM, IP Law, The University of Edinburgh
• MBA, Kellogg-HKUST program
Philippa Bergin-Fisher
General Counsel
Zimmermann
Philippa is General Counsel at Australian womenswear brand, Zimmermann. Since joining in 2019, the business has undergone a period of considerable growth. Philippa has spent nearly 20 years in intellectual property, primarily in enforcement and disputes on national and global levels. She spent 13 years in private practice at Herbert Smith Freehills and has worked across a range of industries including pharmaceutical, telecommunications and FMCG.
Marissa Bostick
Senior Corporate Counsel
Amazon Counterfeit Crimes Unit (CCU)
Marissa Bostick is Senior Corporate Counsel in Amazon’s Counterfeit Crimes Unit. Prior to Amazon, Marissa was a federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York, primarily working on cases related to organized criminal networks and complex financial crimes. From 2019 to 2020, Marissa was also a Fulbright Scholar, teaching criminal law in Eastern Europe and working with the local legal and law enforcement community through the University and U.S. Embassy. Previously, Marissa was litigation counsel at O’Melveny & Myers in New York for over 6 years. Marissa is a graduate of Columbia Law School and the University of Pennsylvania.
Jeff Braden
Director, Brand Protection
Victoria’s Secret & Co.
Jeff Braden is the Director of Brand Protection for Victoria’s Secret & Company where he started as an investigator in 2013. He manages a team covering anti-counterfeiting, online enforcement, product diversion, and domain management and is responsible for their enforcement work in the Americas, EU, Middle East, and Africa. While at VS, he helped to expand the reach and improve the organization of the department. He has completed the Michigan State University A-CAPP certificate program and holds a Master’s degree in Forensic Science from George Washington University where he worked for their police department as a senior investigator.
John Carriero
Sr. Director, Brand Protection
Under Armour
John Carriero is the Senior Director of Brand Protection for Under Armour, Inc. John created, designed, and leads the global brand protection team for one of the world’s most valuable sports brands. John’s professional experience includes US Army Intelligence, private sector and corporate security, K-9 security, loss prevention, and brand protection each with global assignments and responsibility. John holds two BA degrees from The Ohio State University.
Virginia Cervieri
Senior Partner
Cervieri Monsuárez
Degree in Law and Social Sciences, Universidad de la República, Uruguay (1996). Postgraduate degree in Commercial Law, Universidad de la República, Uruguay (1998). Master ́s Degree in Intellectual Property. Commercial Law Professor, Universidad de la República, Uruguay (2006-2009). Specialist in trademark and anti- piracy law. Trademark Agent. President of the Chamber for the Fight against Piracy and Smuggling. President of the Uruguayan chapter of the World Jurist Association. Former President of the Uruguayan Chapter of CERTAL. Member of the Anti-Piracy Committee MARQUES. Member of the board of AUDAPI (Uruguayan Association of Intellectual PropertyAgents) for the period 2020-2023.
Jak Cluness
Global Brand Protection Director
New Era Cap
Jak Cluness is Global Brand Protection Director at New Era Cap LLC. He has over 13 years’ experience within the Brand Protection industry and joined New Era in 2016. Jak is responsible for all Brand Protection issues globally at New Era as well as managing parallel import issues, marketplace violations and unauthorised resale.
Joseph Cox
Detective
Portland Police Bureau
Joseph Cox is a Detective for the Portland Police Bureau with 15 years law enforcement experience. A Certified Fraud Examiner and a Homeland Security Task Force Officer with the Oregon Intellectual Property Theft Task Force. Assisted on a variety of IP theft cases ranging from street sellers to large scale cross country distribution. First investigated case resulted in a $281k restitution for 12 victim companies. The Oregon Intellectual Property Theft Task Force is funded by a BJA grant and consists of investigators from Beaverton, Portland, Tigard, Woodburn, Multnomah and Washington County, and Homeland Security Investigations.
Catherine Crosby
Assistant United States Attorney
U.S. Department of Justice
Catherine Crosby is the Senior Litigation Counsel at the United States Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Alabama and a member of the white collar crime section. Catherine prosecutes cybercrime, public corruption, financial fraud, and intellectual property and trademark infringement cases for the District. Prior to her service as a federal prosecutor, Catherine was a shareholder at Baker Donelson in Birmingham. A native of Brewton, Alabama, she graduated from Auburn University in 2002 and the University of Alabama School of Law, cum laude, in 2007, where she was a law school ambassador and managing board member of the Alabama Law Review. Catherine is married to a police officer and enjoys spending time with her husband and three children.
Anna Dalla Val
Director of Global Brand Relations
Amazon
Anna Dalla Val is the Director of Global Brand Relations at Amazon where she leads a global team dedicated to working with brands, industry associations, government regulators, and law enforcement to advance Amazon’s brand protection program.
Prior to joining Amazon, Anna served as VP and Global Head of Intellectual Property at Ralph Lauren where she was responsible for global brand management and protection of the company’s intellectual property rights working with senior management to develop and protect the strength of the Ralph Lauren brands.
A graduate of Columbia University Law School, Anna spent her early career in private practice focused on matters involving trademark prosecution and litigation. For several years, Anna has been recognized on WTR 300: The World’s Leading Corporate Trademark Professionals.
Ryan DiAndrea
Special Agent, National Program Manager
Homeland Security Investigations, National IPR Center
Ryan DiAndrea is a Special Agent with Homeland Security Investigations and is assigned to the National IPR Center as a Program Manager covering the Digital Piracy and Tobacco investigative programs. Prior to the IPR Center, Ryan was assigned to HSI Baltimore’s Cyber Crimes Team where he conducted fraud and intellectual property investigations. Before HSI Baltimore, Ryan was assigned to HSI Laredo where he investigated human smuggling and narcotics crimes. Ryan previously worked for USCIS as an Immigration Officer and the Massachusetts Inspector General’s Office as an investigator. Ryan holds Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Arts degrees in business.
Daniel Dougherty
Senior Director, Global IP Enforcement Team
Alibaba Group
Daniel Dougherty is a Senior Director with Alibaba Group’s Global IP Enforcement team. Prior to Alibaba, Daniel was Vice President & General Counsel for the consumer electronics company, Monster, Inc. and has held global positions at other major platforms managing IP portfolios, litigation and dispute resolution, and global teams. Daniel has been named one of the 25 Most Influential People in the United States in Intellectual Property by The American Lawyer, graduated from the University of California, San Francisco College of the Law, and has spoken widely on issues of IP.
Shawn Harwood
Country Attache for China
Homeland Security Investigations
Shawn Harwood is the Country Attaché for U.S. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in China, where he prioritizes innovative casework and productive relationships with Chinese law enforcement and private industry brand protection offices. Prior to China, his career as a special agent has included appointments to HSI Headquarters and the field offices in London, England and Atlanta, Georgia, developing policies on international cooperation and managing a diverse portfolio of investigative casework. Mr. Harwood obtained undergraduate degrees in Economics and English Literature at the University of Virginia and a master’s degree in Security Studies at the Naval Postgraduate School.
Joshua Hopping
Global Director of Investigations
Corsearch
Joshua S. Hopping is the Global Director of Investigations at Corsearch with over nineteen years of experience helping companies protect their intellectual property online. He is a Cherokee Nation citizen and published author whose third book, Online Brand Protection: Proven Strategies for Protecting Intellectual Property Rights in a Constantly Changing Digital Age, was recently released.
Ameen Imam
Attorney Advisor, Middle East & North Africa
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Ameen Imam has been with USPTO as an attorney-advisor in various capacities including with the Office of the Commissioner for Trademarks and the Office of Policy and International Affairs’ Enforcement Team.
In this role, Ameen assists in promoting the development of IP systems, nationally and internationally, and advocates for improvement in the enforcement of intellectual property rights. In this capacity, Ameen consults with foreign governments and U.S. agencies on the substantive legal and technical analysis of intellectual property rights enforcement laws, judicial regimes, civil and criminal procedures, border measures and administrative regulations relating to the enforcement of intellectual property rights.
Jason P. Jeffreys
Senior Counsel, Intellectual Property Protection and Security
Entertainment Software Association
Jason Jeffreys is Senior Counsel, Intellectual Property Protection and Security at the Entertainment Software Association (“ESA”), the premier trade association for the video game industry. Mr. Jeffreys leads ESA’s IP enforcement efforts in Latin America, most notably in Brazil and Mexico where he partners with local law enforcement and government agencies to protect the video game industry’s IP in both online and physical spaces. Mr. Jeffreys also coordinates ESA’s domestic IP enforcement policy efforts that impact ESA members. Prior to ESA, Mr. Jeffreys served in the U.S. Department of State for fifteen years, promoting U.S. international relations. After graduating from Samford University in 2001, Mr. Jeffreys earned his law degree in 2004 from the University of Tennessee College of Law with a focus on copyright law.
Travis D. Johnson
Senior Counsel and Vice President – Legislative Affairs
IACC
Travis Johnson serves as Vice President for Legislative Affairs and Senior Counsel to the International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition (IACC), overseeing the organization’s government relations and policy development functions.
In that capacity, he has drafted and successfully advocated for the adoption of criminal trademark counterfeiting legislation in eight states, and testified as an expert witness on IP matters in the United States House of Representatives, numerous state legislatures, and in state court in New York.
Mr. Johnson holds degrees in Law (JD, University of Florida, 2002), Political Management (MA, George Washington University, 2009) and Political Science (BA, University of Florida, 1999). He is a member of the Florida Bar, and is a frequent lecturer on IP protection and enforcement issues.
Kevin Kadish
Owner
Slowguy Songs Inc.
Kevin Kadish is the three-time Grammy-nominated songwriter/producer/engineer/multi-instrumentalist responsible for co-writing, recording, producing, and mixing Meghan Trainor’s 2014 debut album Title, including the hits “All About That Bass,” “Lips Are Movin” and “Dear Future Husband.” His work has also contributed to popular recordings by Willie Nelson, Rob Thomas, Jason Mraz and others. As an artist, he has toured with acts such as Hall and Oats, Vertical Horizon, and Dave Mathews Band, and worked as a solo artist signed to Republic Records. Kevin is co-chair for the Board of Directors for the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) and uses his accomplishments and platform to advocate for artist rights.
Scott Kammer
Head, Global Product Protection
Takeda Pharmaceuticals
Scott Kammer is responsible for leading Global Product Protection for Takeda Pharmaceuticals. Scott provides 25 years corporate security experience in the pharmaceutical industry, working for Abbott Laboratories and Takeda Pharmaceuticals. He has been instrumental in the development and implementation of a global strategy to combat illicit trade.
Scott serves on the Rx360 Board where he has provided external training on supply chain security to regulators, customs and industry. In addition, he has served on the APEC Life Sciences Innovation Forum as a technical advisor on supply chain security.
James Kryskowiak
Brand Protection Manager
Church & Dwight
James is a graduate of North Carolina State University, a Veteran, and former Police Officer. After 12 years in law enforcement, James transitioned into brand protection, working in specialty retail, agrichemicals, and consumer packaged goods. James has contributed to the Brand Protection Professional and has given two guest lectures on brand protection at NC States’ Global Luxury and Management Master’s Program. Additionally, James received two Trademark Protector awards from the NC Secretary of State, and the Brand Protection Hero Award from Michigan State University’s ACAPP Center. James is the Brand Protection Manager for Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
Lucie M. Kwon
Bureau Chief, Financial Crimes Bureau
District Attorney’s Office, Suffolk County, New York
Lucie is a career prosecutor, serving as an Assistant District Attorney the last two decades with the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office. She earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, followed by a Juris Doctorate from the Cardozo School of Law. Lucie serves distinctively as the first Asian American Bureau Chief in the history of Suffolk County government. Lucie has lectured on topics of Intellectual Property and Money Laundering. In 2017, Lucie was a guest speaker at the United Nations Interpol Law Enforcement IP Crime Conference where she spoke to law enforcement members from over 60 nations about tracing illicit profits.
Eric Lacoma
Senior Manager, Intellectual Property Department
Louis Vuitton
Eric has been at Louis Vuitton since 2013. He is responsible for maintaining the brands integrity throughout North America. In this role he oversees and guides investigations through a cadre of investigators and law enforcement contacts.
Prior to joining Louis Vuitton, Eric served 25-years in the Department of Homeland Security Investigations, and one of its predecessor agencies, the U.S. Customs Service, Office of Investigations. Eric held several supervisory positions and has received numerous awards for investigative excellence in programmatic areas such as narcotics, money laundering, violent gangs, and intellectual property.
Matt Lamberti
Senior Counsel, Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS)
U.S. Department of Justice
Matt Lamberti is Senior Counsel at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, DC. At DOJ, Matt investigates and prosecutes sophisticated, multi-jurisdictional intellectual property and computer crimes around the country. His cases include some of the largest counterfeit and piracy cases ever prosecuted in the United States. Previously, Matt was Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of California, focusing on cybercrime and IP offenses; DOJ’s first full-time Intellectual Property Law Enforcement Coordinator, covering 25 countries in Central, Eastern, and Southern Europe; Counsel to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee; and an attorney at a major law firm in Washington, DC.
Holly B. Lance
Attorney Advisor, Sub-Saharan Africa
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Holly Lance is an Attorney Advisor in the Office of Policy and International Affairs at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Ms. Lance’s portfolio is Sub-Saharan Africa, where she promotes and advocates for improved protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights in the region through capacity building and technical assistance programs. She specializes in the area of enforcement, and provides technical advice, analysis, and expertise on domestic and global intellectual property enforcement issues, including counterfeiting and piracy. Prior to joining the USPTO in 2020, Ms. Lance was in private practice, where she focused on trademark, copyright and internet law issues.
Amber J. Lilly
Brand Asset Protection Manager
Deere & Company
Amber J. Lilly has a Master’s in criminal justice, along with a Graduate Certificate in Anticounterfeiting & Product Protection from Michigan State University. Amber has been with John Deere for 16 years and in her current role of Brand Asset Protection Manager, she has global responsibility over trademark enforcement for online marketplaces and social media for trademark, copyright, and counterfeit enforcement. Amber also manages brand protection service providers and anticounterfeiting training provided on behalf of John Deere. Amber currently is serving on the Board of Directors of the IACC and is a co-chair of the 2023 IACC Annual Meeting.
Carlos Linares, Jr.
Senior Vice President, Content Protection & Enforcement
Recording Industry Association of America
Carlos Linares is Senior Vice President, Content Protection & Enforcement, for the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Mr. Linares serves as counsel to the company’s content protection division and directs enforcement programs that protect the IP interests of the U.S. recording industry. Mr. Linares holds a JD from the University of Florida and a BA in Liberal Arts and Music Performance from Louisiana State University. An accomplished musician and songwriter, he has recorded and toured extensively and is a member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
Justin Lindenmayer
Capabilities & Operations Leader, Global Brand Protection
Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health
Justin Lindenmayer is the Capabilities and Operations Leader, Global Brand Protection at Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. Justin is responsible for managing the centralized operations, programs, processes, and initiatives in support of the GBP organization’s goal and objectives. Prior to his current role, Justin was the Senior Manager, Global Brand Protection, Consumer for Johnson & Johnson where he was responsible for leading the North America brand protection program for the Consumer segment. He holds an MBA in Finance from Seton Hall University and a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from the University of Scranton.
David Lipkus
Partner
Lipkus Law LLP
David has dedicated his practice to stopping infringers from using or reproducing his clients’ intellectual properties without permission in Canada, and online. His principal focus is on intellectual property brand protection for trademarks and copyrights.
David regularly conducts training of law enforcement throughout the year on behalf of several brands, and manages all internet based counterfeiting investigation and enforcement.
He has been really fortunate to work for the world’s most popular brands, including navigating them through brand protection issues associated with emerging technologies.
Bonnie MacNaughton
Partner
Davis Wright Tremaine
Bonnie MacNaughton teams with her clients to protect them from threats to their brands and customers from cybercriminals and counterfeiters. Bonnie is a former federal prosecutor and led civil and criminal IP enforcement work for Microsoft while serving as an assistant general counsel in its Digital Crimes Unit.
Bonnie has been named one of the “Best Lawyers in America” in Litigation – Intellectual Property by Best Lawyers since 2018, was shortlisted for “Most Innovative Practitioner,” North America Innovative Lawyers, Financial Times (2022), and was recognized as a “Trailblazer” in Litigation by the National Law Journal in 2020.
Jalyce Mangum
Attorney Advisor
U.S. Copyright Office
Jalyce Mangum is an Attorney-Advisor in the U.S. Copyright Office’s Office of the General Counsel (“OGC”). She works on a variety of matters, including regulatory proceedings, administrative appeals, policy reports, and advising the Department of Justice on litigation matters. Jalyce joined the Copyright Office in 2016 as a copyright examiner and advanced in 2018 to attorney-advisor in OGC. Before joining the Office, she worked as an advertising and trademark associate in private practice. She earned her JD from William & Mary School of Law, where she was an executive board member on the William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal.
Angelo Mazza
Partner
Gibney
Angelo Mazza counsels clients on brand protection and enforcement strategies and works extensively with law enforcement on IP related crimes. He’s trained over 62,000 law enforcement officials including CBP, HSI and FBI. Angelo is at the forefront of anti-counterfeiting matters. He actively participates in US Chamber of Commerce efforts to implement anti-counterfeiting policy changes and best practices. Angelo has also developed a strong focus on internet matters. He manages Gibney’s Internet Enforcement Program, a group of over 20 professionals monitoring counterfeit activity including online marketplaces, sites, social media platforms and other emerging technologies. Angelo is a frequent speaker on issues such as developing effective brand protection training programs and strategies, government enforcement programs, and social media and technology trends.
Morgan McPherson
Attorney-Advisor, Office of Trade
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Morgan McPherson serves as an Attorney-Advisor in the Intellectual Property Enforcement Branch, Regulations & Rulings, Office of Trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Her work involves providing legal guidance to the ports regarding counterfeit and infringing merchandise, drafting memos in response to administrative petitions for relief from seizure, and providing trainings to other CBP components, U.S. government agencies, and to the trade community. Prior to working in the IPE Branch, Morgan worked in the Cargo Security, Carriers & Restricted Merchandise Branch. Morgan received a BS in Business & Enterprise Management from Wake Forest University as well as a J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law.
Jeff Mieseler
Director, Global Security
Topgolf Callaway Brands Corporation
Jeff Mieseler is the Director, Global Security for Topgolf Callaway Brands Corporation, a lifestyle brands company encompassing golf equipment manufacturing, entertainment venues, golf and lifestyle apparel, and other accessories through its recognized brands including Topgolf, Callaway Golf, TravisMathew, Odyssey, Ogio and Jack Wolfskin. He has built successful security programs and teams responsible for product and intellectual property protection efforts in various industries at well-known companies such as 3M Company, Dyson, and TE Connectivity. Jeff is a frequent speaker on topics such as security leadership, how corporate security can play a role in the success of a company, and brand protection.
Marc Miller
Senior Vice President, Senior Counsel – Corporate Strategy
IACC
Marc Miller joined the IACC as Senior Vice President for Corporate Strategy. Marc leads the IACC’s strategic partnerships to build on the
IACC’s success in bringing like-minded partners from all sectors to find innovative solutions to combat counterfeiting.
Marc previously served in several leadership positions in government & private industry as the Senior VP for Content Protection with the Motion Picture Association (MPA) and as Nintendo’s Anti-Piracy Counsel for the Americas and Asia/Pacific.
Prior to his private sector experience, Marc worked for the U.S. Department of Justice for almost 10 years. He served as Assistant Deputy Chief in the U.S. Department of Justice’s Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section where he managed litigation of intellectual property and computer crime offenses.
Jason Petri
Detective/Task Force Officer
New York Police Department /HSI
Jason Petri’s 17 year career with the NYPD spans various assignments from street patrol to narcotics investigations to the Criminal Enterprise Investigation Unit. Jason is federally deputized and assigned to the Department of Homeland Security where he has become a recognized authority on IP crime and international smuggling. His investigations are responsible for the seizure of over one billion dollars in counterfeit goods.
David Pounds
Global Brand Relations Manager
Amazon
David Pounds is a Global Relations Manager on Amazon’s Brand Protection Team. He has worked in Brand Protection for 12 years, joining Amazon from an AMLAW 50 law firm where he was an e-Crime Investigator. David’s prior experience includes serving as Head of Anti-Counterfeiting and Intellectual Property Policy at Walmart, Principal Brand Protection Specialist at Symantec, and brand protection analyst and manager for several brand protection service providers.
Jennifer Powell
Chief Trademark Counsel
Church & Dwight
Jennifer was born and raised in Pittsburgh, but at age 19, moved to Australia to pet a kangaroo, learn to surf, and pursue her undergraduate degree. She graduated with a B.A. from Murdoch University in Perth, Western Australia then earned a JD from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Jennifer is currently Chief Trademark Counsel & Associate General Counsel at Church & Dwight Co. where she manages both the trademarks and brand protection functions. Prior to joining Church & Dwight, she worked as an in-house attorney at American Eagle Outfitters and The Kraft Heinz Company. Jennifer is a self-proclaimed trademark nerd and takes pride in working with beloved consumer brands.
Danielle Prince
International IP Enforcement Director
PopSockets
I am an experienced brand protection and Intellectual Property professional, with over 10 years industry experience. I have worked for a leading FMCG company, where I specialised in global Anti-Counterfeiting and protecting consumer safety and and more recently an exciting fast-growing company (PopSockets), where I have been able create and implement an international brand protection strategy. I provide the solutions and strategy to reduce counterfeits, protect brand equity and revenue streams.
Shelley Raina
CEO and Co-Founder
True Pedigree
Shelley Raina is a Product & Supply Chain Security expert with over twenty years of experience in the field. Currently, Shelley is CEO of True Pedigree, a company that offers brand protection technology solutions to help global companies protect their brand and bottom line, increase revenue and reduce margin loss from gray market and counterfeit activities. As a subject matter expert, Shelley has worked with multiple Fortune 500 companies in addressing various brand protection issues across their supply chain and developing software tools and applications, leveraging data analytics, AI & ML, to provide actionable intelligence in real time.
Jim Ricaurte
Founder & CEO
Allegiance Protection Group
Jim Ricaurte, is the owner of Allegiance Protection Group, a Private Investigative firm based in NYC, specializing in anti-counterfeiting investigations. Allegiance supports rights holders in different industries with various aspects of brand protection for the past 17 years.
Jim has an established record of spear-heading law enforcement collaboration, targeting large scale counterfeiting operations resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of counterfeit goods being seized. Prior to founding Allegiance, Jim completed a distinguished twenty-year NYPD career being assigned to specialized local and federal investigative units, and brings a extensive experience in the civil arena and state and federal criminal investigations.
Kristýna Richterová
Czech General Customs Directorate
After graduating from the secondary grammar school, Kristýna joined the special department of the Investigation Section of the General Directorate of Customs Administration (Czech Republic). In recent years, she has been working as a criminal coordinator with a focus on IPR cases. She is responsible for a coordination at national and international level. This year she is leading the initiative against counterfeit electronics under the auspices of Europol. She is a member of the editorial board of the journal Intellectual Property published by the Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic. Graduated from university with degrees in criminal law and security management.
Adrienne Rose
Assistant Deputy Chief, Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section
U.S. Department of Justice
Adrienne Rose is an Assistant Deputy Chief in the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS) of the U.S. Department of Justice Criminal Division. In this role, Rose oversees criminal intellectual property prosecutions and policy development; investigates and prosecutes cases involving computer intrusions and intellectual property violations; advises prosecutors and law enforcement officers on electronic evidence issues; and collaborates on legislation in these areas. From 2013-19, Rose served as an attorney with the Narcotic and Dangerous Drug Section, managing complex narcotics investigations and assisting with drug policy. From 2004-08, Rose served as a legislative assistant for Congressman Adam Schiff.
Michael Rose
Unit Chief
National IPR Coordination Center
Michael Rose is a supervisory special agent with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) assigned to the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center. As the unit chief, Mr. Rose leads the intellectual property section, with operational oversight of all HSI intellectual property investigative programs. Mr. Rose also oversees the IPR Center’s outreach and training section which provides capacity building seminars to developing countries on IP enforcement, investigation, and prosecution. In addition, the outreach and training section works with law enforcement and industry to bolster brand protection efforts and build impactful criminal investigations through advanced training and strong public private partnerships.
Brig. Gen. Salvatore Russo
Brigadier General
Guardia di Finanza
Brigadier General Salvatore RUSSO is an officer of the “Guardia di Finanza” (the Italian economic and financial police).
He developed all his operational activity in high crime territories in Italy and he was Commander of one of the Organized Crime Investigation Groups (G.I.C.O.) of the Guardia di Finanza.
He is attaché at the Embassy of Italy in Washington DC: he maintains contacts and initiates collaborations with U.S. law enforcement on economic and financial crimes and with international Institutions such as the O.A.S. and the I.M.F. of which he is liaison officer of the Guardia di Finanza.
Rana Saoud
Special Agent in Charge
Homeland Security Investigations
Rana Saoud currently serves as the Special Agent in Charge for HSI Nashville, TN, where see oversees all operations and investigative activities for Tennessee and Kentucky. These investigations cover narcotics trafficking, cyber, violent crime, global trade, money laundering, and human exploitation. Prior to this assignment, she served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for the ICE Office of the Director, and previously served as the Assistant Special Agent in Charge for the National Security and Global Trade Investigations Division within HSI Miami. Ms. Saoud has nearly 25 years of federal law enforcement experience. She is a native Arabic speaker.
Donna Schmitt
Partner
Armstrong Teasdale LLP
Donna Schmitt is partner and leader of Armstrong Teasdale’s Trademark Services practice area. Businesses in a variety of industries look to her to handle trademark selection, use, registration, policing, protection, infringement and enforcement. Donna works to identify trends and new tools to enforce IP rights, including efforts to curb the sale and distribution of counterfeit and knockoff products. Due to her in-house experience, Donna incorporates business solutions along with legal options. Donna’s clients include entities that provide goods and services in an array of industries, including healthcare, life sciences and consumer products, such as luxury fashion and design brands.
Daniel Shapiro
Senior Vice President Brand Relationships and Strategic Partnerships
Red Points
After working at Macy’s and eBay, Daniel joined Red Points to lead the company’s strategic partnership with eCommerce platforms, websites, Intellectual Property firms, and other stakeholders. Daniel was a Senior Manager of Brand Protection at eBay for almost 8 years, where he led international teams in the disruption of counterfeits worldwide.
Currently Daniel advocates for brands’ needs to recover lost digital revenues through strategic partnerships. Daniel is also the host of the Heroes of Brand Protection podcast. The show, powered by Red Points, follows the stories of anti-counterfeiting and brand protection leaders from well-known companies all over the globe.
Brittany Shaw
Global Brand Relations Manager
Amazon
Brittany Shaw is a Global Brand Relations Manager on Amazon’s Brand Protection Team. She has been in the brand protection industry since 2011 and has had the privilege to work with a variety of brands across the pharmaceutical, consumer goods, luxury, toy, and sports leagues industries. In her current capacity at Amazon, she manages brands within the consumables category who strive to not only protect their IP and combat counterfeit, but ensure products are safe and compliant with regulations. Much of her work is dedicated to innovation and driving progress toward furthering ultimate consumer confidence in purchasing legitimate and safe products in Amazon stores.
Jim Shore
Partner
Sideman & Bancroft
Mr. Shore specializes in IP protection and the implementation of brand protection strategies. Mr. Shore’s practice includes representation of corporate crime victims in the conducting of internal and external investigations and seeking criminal restitution and civil recoveries. Mr. Shore’s work in this area has focused on crimes involving counterfeiting, major frauds, employee frauds, and computer intrusions involving his clients. Mr. Shore served as Deputy District Attorney in Silicon Valley for 20 years, during which time he litigated hundreds of cases and was the lead prosecutor on more than 50 jury trials including prosecuting homicide, and fraud cases.
DeeJay Smith
Head of Global eCommerce and Brand Protection
LifeScan
DeeJay is a dynamic leader with an expert understanding of global brand protection, as well as an award-winning sales career. Recently, DJ was appointed Head of Global eCommerce and Brand Protection at LifeScan, a global leader in blood glucose monitoring. Previously, he served as President of eLight Consulting, where he advised clients on anti-counterfeiting, anti-diversion, and third-party online marketplaces. Prior to consulting, DeeJay worked at Procter & Gamble (P&G) for 31 years. Externally, he is recognized by the U.S. Departments of Justice and Homeland Security as a Brand Protection Leader within the Consumer Products industry. He also sat on the IACC BOD for 10 years. DeeJay has a B.S. in business and marketing from Brigham Young University.
Maja Szumarska
Partner
Gibney
Maja Szumarska is a partner at the law firm of Gibney, Anthony & Flaherty LLP. Maja focuses her practice on the enforcement of intellectual property rights. She has represented many prominent fashion and luxury brands in litigation involving trademark infringement, trade dress infringement, copyright infringement and unfair competition.
Maja specializes in brand protection and has developed extensive online enforcement strategies for clients across various platforms. Recently she has focused her practice on advising clients on legal issues related to digital assets and Web 3.0. With a strong passion for emerging technologies, Maja has an in-depth understanding of blockchain technology, including non-fungible tokens (NFTs), blockchain-based domains and the developing law in this area.
Steffani Taylor
Global Brand Relations Manager
Amazon
Steffani Taylor is a Global Brand Relations Manager on Amazon’s Brand Protection Team. She joined Amazon from Kimberly Clark Professional and was a Retail Vendor Manager for about two years, supporting various Consumer Electronic Companies before moving over to Brand Protection. In her current role, she is supporting the IACC/Amazon program. Steffani holds a BA in Law from the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration in Austria.
Mariessa Terrell
Attorney Advisor, Trademarks Customer Outreach
US Patent and Trademark Office
Mariessa Terrell is an Attorney Advisor in the USPTO’s Trademarks Customer Outreach office. Previous to that, she served as an USPTO Trademark Examining Attorney; solo trademark practitioner; in-house trademark attorney consultant for Lockheed Martin and Leidos Corporations; and trademark and fashion law professor at Howard University School of Law (HUSL). In 2015, Mariessa was recruited to manage the USPTO Trademark Law Clinic at HUSL and helped develop a USPTO Patent Law Clinic in 2019. Mariessa earned her J.D. from HUSL; her B.A., magna cum laude, from Pace University; and is admitted to the Maryland and District of Columbia bar associations.
Jonathan Trivelas
Vice President, Brand Performance Team | Customer Engagement & Performance
Mastercard
Jonathan has been with Mastercard since 2002, during which time he has held various risk management roles within the Corporate Security, Franchise Development and Franchise Integrity groups. Jonathan is currently the Vice President of the Mastercard Brand Performance Team and is responsible for several global customer performance programs.
Many of the programs he manages, including the Business Risk Assessment Management (BRAM) Program, MATCH and Global Rules Investigation Program (GRIP), focus on identifying and mitigating various risks introduced into the payments ecosystem, including illegal, brand damaging and otherwise deceptive behavior.
Alaina van Horn
Chief of the Intellectual Property Enforcement, Office of Trade
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Alaina van Horn currently serves as the Chief of the Intellectual Property Enforcement (IPE) Branch of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Trade, where she supervises a team of attorneys and paralegals specializing in border enforcement of intellectual property rights. The IPE Branch administers the IPR e-Recordation System, provides legal support to all ports of entry on border enforcement of trademarks and copyrights, adjudicates administrative petitions for relief from seizure, issues binding rulings and infringement determinations, and conducts domestic and international capacity building initiatives in regard to IP border enforcement.
Newton Vieira Junior
Brand Protection Director – Americas
Nike
Newton Vieira Junior is the NIKE Americas Brand Protection Director with a Law Degree and certifications in Civil Litigation and Tax Law in Brasil. After graduating in 1998, he joined the Intellectual Property Law Firm Garé & Ortiz do Amaral of São Paulo. While there, he was in charge of brand protection for several major companies. In 2012, he began his career with NIKE as BP Manager for Brazil. For the past five years Newton has been the Brand Protection Director for both North and Latin America. In 2020 he moved to Beaverton OR, to work at Nike’s WHQ.
Mike Walsh
Vice President – Administration and Training
IACC
Michael Walsh is the Vice President of Administration & Training, overseeing all aspects of the IACC’s domestic and international training coordinating events from Latin America to Europe to the Middle East. Mike also oversees processes of human resources for the organization. Prior to joining the IACC, Mike held the position of Detective Lieutenant with the New York City Police Department directing investigations on organized crime, vice, narcotics, and trademark counterfeiting, and served as the commander of the New York County District Attorney’s Office Detective Squad. Mike also managed security for New York Presbyterian Hospital, overseeing investigations, protection, technology, and training. Mike received his Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from St. John’s University and is a member of the NYPD Honor Legion.
Wei-Wen Wang
Program Director
IACC
Wei-Wen Wang is the Program Director for the IACC MarketSafe Program, IACC’s flagship online IP enforcement initiative with Alibaba Group. She oversees the program’s operations and develops program protocols, working collaboratively with the platform and rights holders to facilitate the notice and takedown process, identify infringing trends, and resolve complex issues. Prior to IACC, Wei-Wen was a Taiwanese career trade diplomat specializing in international trade and investment protection and promotion in Southeast Asia and the EU.
Guy L. Watkins
President
Gatekeeper Global
Mr. Guy Watkins is the founder of Gatekeeper Global, LLC and serves as President and CEO.
Gatekeeper Global, LLC is a private security and risk management company. Our professionals specialize in corporate investigations, intellectual property investigations, litigation support, physical security and protection consulting, threat analysis, crisis management, and due diligence.
In 2019 Gatekeeper Global, LLC acquired Phoenix Consulting & Investigations, Inc, a world–renowned intellectual property investigative firm. Gatekeeper Global, LLC continues to be an industry leader in the recovery and prosecution of illegal counterfeit luxury brand products and trademark infringement items.
Kristin Weaver
Branch Chief, IPR Operations
U.S. Customs & Border Protection
Kristin Weaver is the Branch Chief of Intellectual Property Right Operations Branch in U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Customs), Office of Trade, Trade Policy and Programs Division in Washington D.C. Kristin works out of the IPR Center in Arlington, VA working closely with Homeland Security Investigations, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other partner government agencies working on IPR issues. Prior to working in IPR, she was the Branch Chief to the Antidumping/Countervailing Policy Branch. Kristin has been with Customs for over 12 years.
Evan Williams
Senior Director, Global IP Enforcement Team
Alibaba Group
Evan Williams is a Senior Director on the Alibaba Group’s Global Intellectual Property Enforcement Team. Evan works with government and rights holders to eliminate online trafficking of counterfeit goods on Alibaba’s e-commerce platforms and to pursue counterfeiters offline. Evan recently retired from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section. From 2016-2021, Evan was detailed to the U.S. Consulate General in Hong Kong as DOJ’s International Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property Attorney-Advisor for Asia, where he acquired his Chinese name, 韋義榮. Evan is a graduate of Harvard College and Columbia Law School.
Jeremy Wilson
Professor, School of Criminal Justice
Michigan State University
Dr. Jeremy M. Wilson is a Professor of the School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University, where he founded and directed for ten years the Center for Anti-Counterfeiting and Product Protection. As a scholar, educator, advisor, and consultant, he has collaborated with a wide-array of institutions, published over 160 products, and led over $14M of projects sponsored by the U.S. Congress, U.S. Departments of Justice and Interior, foundations, governments, agencies, associations, and corporations. Based on a decade of field-research, he pioneered the Total Business Solution for brand protection, which he recently published in the book, Brand Protection and the Global Risk of Product Counterfeits: A Total Business Solution Approach.
Jasmine Xu
Manager of Global IP Enforcement Team
Alibaba Group
Jasmine joined Alibaba Group in August 2018 as Manager of the Public Affairs team. She became Manager of Global IP Enforcement Team since September 2021. Based at headquarter in China, she works with international brands, retail partners, industry associations, government regulators, law enforcement and other organizations to advance Alibaba Group’s IP protection efforts.
Before joining Alibaba, Jasmine had worked for the Consulates General of Canada and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in China. She holds a Master degree from the University of Cambridge.
John Zacharia
Founder
Zacharia Law PLC
John Zacharia is the Founder of Zacharia Law PLLC, a law firm dedicated to helping clients protect and enforce their intellectual property (IP) rights. Previously, John was the Assistant Deputy Chief for Litigation of the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS) of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division, where he became one of the most experienced federal prosecutors of IP crime in the country. John has written extensively about the regulation of e-commerce platforms and the impact of artificial intelligence on IP. John was also a leading author of the recently completed IP Crime Investigation Handbook for Europe.
Roundtable Hosts
Vivek Balasubramanian
E-Commerce Global Head of Intellectual Property Rights
TikTok
Vivek Balasubramanian is the E- commerce Global Head of Intellectual Property Rights for TikTok. He manages a team that helps to build reactive and proactive governance strategies to protect brands and customers from bad actors. He oversees the building of policies, processes and mechanisms globally for the Tiktok shop. He has extensive knowledge in the areas of risk management, IP protection, compliance and product management. He has built anti-counterfeiting services, products and processes to protect brands from counterfeit. He has 15+ years of experience working for companies like Amazon, Ocwen and Tomkins where he worked in the areas of risk management, trust, strategy, product management and technology.
Maral Behnam-Garcia
Director of Brand Protection and IP
Wish
Maral is the Head of Global Brand Protection & Intellectual Property at the e-commerce marketplace platform, WISH. She has been leading Wish’s anti-counterfeiting and enforcement operations for the last six years.
With more than 15 years in the field, Maral is an accomplished leader specializing in developing pragmatic programs, including implementing technological solutions, to protect against IP infringement. Maral prides herself in working closely with brand or rights owners to provide a collaborative approach in combating counterfeiting.
She holds a Masters degree in Business Administration as well as a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science & Sociology with an emphasis in law.
Marissa Bostick
Senior Corporate Counsel
Amazon Counterfeit Crimes Unit
Marissa Bostick is Senior Corporate Counsel in Amazon’s Counterfeit Crimes Unit. Prior to Amazon, Marissa was a federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York, primarily working on cases related to organized criminal networks and complex financial crimes. From 2019 to 2020, Marissa was also a Fulbright Scholar, teaching criminal law in Eastern Europe and working with the local legal and law enforcement community through the University and U.S. Embassy. Previously, Marissa was litigation counsel at O’Melveny & Myers in New York for over 6 years. Marissa is a graduate of Columbia Law School and the University of Pennsylvania.
Daniel Dougherty
Senior Director, Global IP Enforcement Team
Alibaba Group
Daniel Dougherty is a Senior Director with Alibaba Group’s Global IP Enforcement team. Prior to Alibaba, Daniel was Vice President & General Counsel for the consumer electronics company, Monster, Inc. and has held global positions at other major platforms managing IP portfolios, litigation and dispute resolution, and global teams. Daniel has been named one of the 25 Most Influential People in the United States in Intellectual Property by The American Lawyer, graduated from the University of California, San Francisco College of the Law, and has spoken widely on issues of IP.
Kostas Fintrilis
Head of Assortment,Content, and Ads Governance
Lazada
Kostas has extensive experience in the tech industry, with a focus on ‘Trust and Safety’. Prior to his current role with Lazada, he spent 6 years at a global e-commerce company, with 4 years in Customer Trust with a focus on the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. Having worked in both Japan and Singapore, the global environments have deepened his knowledge of tech and e-commerce developments in APAC. He has held several other roles spanning Social Media to Engineering.
He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology and holds an MBA from Cornell University.
Guadalupe García Crespo
Brand Protection Manager
Mercado Libre
Brand Protection Manager at Mercado Libre. Attorney graduated from the University of Buenos Aires. Industrial Property Agent. Master degree in Intellectual Property Law from Austral University (pending thesis). Internet Law and Communications Technology Program from University of San Andrés. Training Course for IP Protection Lawyers from the Japanese Patent Office (scholarship winner). Prior to joining Mercado Libre in 2016, she worked in the Trademark Department at Marval, O’Farrell and Mairal in Buenos Aires.
Lauren Gianni
Head of E-Commerce Intellectual Property Protection
TikTok
Lauren Gianni is the Head of E-Commerce Intellectual Property Protection at TikTok, supporting TikTok Shop. She manages a team that oversees IPR’s reactive governance and proactive governance strategies, brand authorization, and rights owner engagement for the US market. She has extensive knowledge in IP enforcement, regulatory compliance, and trust and safety issues. She has previous experience in intellectual property protection at Walmart, Facebook, and Shutterstock.
Elaine Haskel
Senior Risk Manager
Amazon CCU
Elaine Haskel is a Senior Risk Manager and has been with Amazon’s Counterfeit Crime Unit (‘CCU’) since 2021. She spent the last 8+ years at Amazon supporting Brands and Selling Partners worldwide. She graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a bachelor’s degree in Biology and currently lives in Seattle, Washington.
Charles Hoskin
Head of Brand Protection
Shopee
Charles is the Head of Brand Protection at Shopee, where he leads a team that drives brand protection for Shopee and its partners across Southeast Asia, Taiwan and Latin America. With the aim of developing high-impact initiatives that safeguard brand rights, Charles manages Shopee’s relationships with key external stakeholders including brands, agencies, industry associations, law enforcement, and government regulators.
Prior to joining Shopee, Charles led brand protection programs for LVMH, Johnson & Johnson and Unilever.
Charles is a qualified trademark attorney and holds dual master degrees in Security & Risk Management and Asian Studies. He is also fluent in Mandarin.
Stephanie Mendoza
IP and Commercial Attorney
TikTok
David Pounds
Global Brand Relations Manager
Amazon
David Pounds is a Global Relations Manager on Amazon’s Brand Protection Team. He has worked in Brand Protection for 12 years, joining Amazon from an AMLAW 50 law firm where he was an e-Crime Investigator. David’s prior experience includes serving as Head of Anti-Counterfeiting and Intellectual Property Policy at Walmart, Principal Brand Protection Specialist at Symantec, and brand protection analyst and manager for several brand protection service providers.
Zachary St. Martin
U.S. Commercial and Intellectual Property
TikTok
Zachary St. Martin is the Head of US Commercial and Intellectual Property Legal team at ByteDance, where he manages a team of business and legal counsel. He oversees legal commercial activity for TikTok, SoundOn, Pico, CapCut, Lemon8, Resso, and Lark globally. Zach has 22 years of legal experience in media, content, intellectual property, privacy, and product counseling, and has advised tech, media, and ad tech companies of different stages. Prior to working for ByteDance, Zach worked for MySpace, Sony Pictures, Fox Interactive Media, 8i, and Viant Technology. He began his legal career as an associate in the corporate department of Latham & Watkins’ Los Angeles office.
Carl Schonander
Senior Director, Global Public Affairs and Partnerships
WeChat/Tencent
Carl Schonander is Senior Director for Global Public Affairs and Partnerships for Tencent. Previously, Schonander was Head of Americas Regulatory Affairs for Global Digital Finance (GDF) and before that worked as Senior Vice President for Global Public Policy for the Software & Industry Information Association (SIIA). Schonander has also served as a U.S. Foreign Service Officer where he specialized in intellectual property rights and trade. Schonander holds an LLM in intellectual property law from George Washington University, a Masters in Public Policy from the University of Texas LBJ School of Public Affairs, and a J.D. from the University of Stockholm.
Elizabeth Scofield
Senior Director
Visa
Elizabeth leads Visa’s Global Brand Protection Team tasked with upholding the security and integrity of the Visa payment system. Elizabeth has been with Visa for 22 years in various roles associated with acquiring operations, risk management, and compliance. She is currently focused on the interdiction of criminal or brand-damaging activity and oversees a global suite of compliance programs and risk controls.
Brittany Shaw
Global Brand Relations Manager
Amazon
Brittany Shaw is a Global Brand Relations Manager on Amazon’s Brand Protection Team. She has been in the brand protection industry since 2011 and has had the privilege to work with a variety of brands across the pharmaceutical, consumer goods, luxury, toy, and sports leagues industries. In her current capacity at Amazon, she manages brands within the consumables category who strive to not only protect their IP and combat counterfeit, but ensure products are safe and compliant with regulations. Much of her work is dedicated to innovation and driving progress toward furthering ultimate consumer confidence in purchasing legitimate and safe products in Amazon stores.
Elizabeth Snukst
Sr. Director, Global Trust & Safety
Walmart
Elizabeth Snukst is a Sr. Director at Walmart Inc., where she manages the Global Trust & Safety Strategy & Operations teams responsible for mitigating risk on Walmart’s eCommerce platforms, including enforcing intellectual property and anti-counterfeit policies. Elizabeth previously managed the product and tools used to develop the Walmart US eCommerce site.
Before Walmart, Elizabeth spent 10+ years working as a product manager for Oracle Corp. and Visa Inc. for consumer-facing applications (e.g., HR, Financials) and internal facing applications (e.g., disaster recovery, vendor management).
In her spare time, Elizabeth enjoys hiking and cycling on local trails in the Bay Area.
Dion Tang
Manager, Brand Owner Engagement
Walmart
Dion Tang is the Manager of Brand Owner Engagement at Walmart. She manages the Walmart Brand Portal and supports the development of various intellectual property and anticounterfeit initiatives. Prior to joining Walmart, Dion worked at the IACC where she collaborated with e-commerce intermediaries to develop IP enforcement solutions that benefited the broader rights owner community.
Dr. Xinghao Wang
Director, Global IP Enforcement
Alibaba Group
Xinghao joined Alibaba in January 2015, and is a member of the Global IP Enforcement team. He works with international brands and retail partners, industry associations, government regulators, law enforcement and other organizations to advance Alibaba Group’s IP protection efforts. Before joining Alibaba, he was an IP attorney at HSML in Minneapolis and focused on helping US companies protect their IP rights in the US as well as in China.
Evan Williams
Senior Director, Global IP Enforcement Team
Alibaba Group
Evan Williams is a Senior Director on the Alibaba Group’s Global Intellectual Property Enforcement Team. Evan works with government and rights holders to eliminate online trafficking of counterfeit goods on Alibaba’s e-commerce platforms and to pursue counterfeiters offline. Evan recently retired from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section. From 2016-2021, Evan was detailed to the U.S. Consulate General in Hong Kong as DOJ’s International Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property Attorney-Advisor for Asia, where he acquired his Chinese name, 韋義榮. Evan is a graduate of Harvard College and Columbia Law School.
Yuriy Zhuravel
Senior Manager, Brand Protection
Wish
Yuriy Zhuravel is Senior Manager for Brand Protection at the mobile e-commerce marketplace platform, Wish. As a hands-on, dynamic, and results-oriented leader, Yuriy is adept at working with IP rights holders or their legal representatives to collaboratively tackle the sale of infringing goods.
Yuriy specializes in brand protection, digital media, and trust & safety matters. Yuriy uses this experience to successfully resolve complex issues and legal claims in a timely manner. In addition, Yuriy has developed and successfully led various initiatives for anti-counterfeiting and IP rights protection as well as various investigative survey projects.