Influential women 27
WIPR Influential Women in IP 2020
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Sara Holder
MANAGING PARTNER, MEA, ROUSE,
UAE
Sara Holder co-heads Rouse’s global patent
and technology practice. She has degrees in law
and biochemistry, and qualified and practised
in New Zealand before joining Rouse in 1998.
Since then, she has worked in China, Indonesia,
and the Middle East, and is now a specialist
in understanding the issues faced by, and
encountered in, developing IP jurisdictions.
Alongside her technology clients, Holder works
with those in industries such as pharmaceutical,
food and beverage, and education. She was
involved in the first patent case to come before the
Indonesian Commercial Courts.
Sharon Hwang
SHAREHOLDER AND EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE MEMBER, MCANDREWS,
HELD & MALLOY, US
With more than 26 years of experience, Sharon
Hwang is a member of the executive committee
and a shareholder at McAndrews. She practises
in all areas of IP with a particular emphasis on
patent litigation. She has extensive experience in a
range of technologies, including medical devices,
electronics, and cellular telephony. Hwang is
president of the board of directors at the Chicago
Legal Clinic, vice-chair of the Chicago Committee
on Minorities in Large Law Firms, and pastpresident
of the Asian American Bar Association
of Greater Chicago.
Alpha Indraccolo
VP AND GENERAL COUNSEL, TEVA, UK
Alpha Indraccolo is a vice president and general
counsel, European IP and regulatory litigation, for
Teva where she coordinates litigation throughout
Europe. She has served at the company since
2013 and specialises in pharmaceutical patent
litigation. Indraccolo has overseen a number of
high profile cases for Teva recently, including
the Tadalafil litigation, which went to the UK
Supreme Court and the Teva v Gilead case on
supplementary protection certificates before the
Court of Justice of the European Union. Prior to
joining Teva, she served as an associate solicitor at
Bird & Bird.
Tomoko Iwai
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT,
SAEGUSA & PARTNERS, JAPAN
Tomoko Iwai, executive vice president at Saegusa
& Partners, advises clients on domestic and
international trademark matters, as well as other
IP rights issues such as copyright infringement
and unfair competition. She is a member of
the Japan Trademark Association and the
International Association for the Protection of IP
of Japan.
Azlina Khalid
SENIOR LEGAL COUNSEL, HENRY
GOH & CO, MALAYSIA
Azlina Khalid is senior legal counsel at Henry
Goh Malaysia and heads the prosecution unit of
the trademarks department. She is experienced in
providing clients with pre-litigation advisory work
on trademark, copyright and industrial design
infringement, passing off issues and corporate IP
due diligence. Khalid is the editor of the firm’s inhouse
publication and often speaks at seminars
organised by the firm for clients and the public.
She is also a member of various IP organisations,
including the Malaysian Intellectual Property
Association and the Asian Patent Attorneys
Association.
Guylène Kiesel Le Cosquer
MANAGING PARTNER, PLASSERAUD
IP, FRANCE
Guylène Kiesel Le Cosquer is a managing partner
at Plasseraud IP, where she leads the trademarks
and designs practice. She became the first woman
trademark attorney to be made partner in one of
France’s top IP firms. She has extensive experience
in trademark and design portfolio management,
copyright, and IP strategy and clearance. She
is president of CNCPI, the national institution
for patent and trademark attorneys, and has
been particularly active in reforming French IP
legislation. She was named Chevalier de l’Ordre
National du Mérite by the Minister of Economy
and Finance in May 2019.