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RUSSIA - LEADING LAWYER OF THE YEAR -Â gowlings.com/thesecret DAVID AYLEN, PARTNER -Â GOWLING INTERNATIONAL INC.
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David Aylen is the resident Managing Partner of Oxford University, Said School of Business, at Russia’s New Economic School (NES) and at the Centre for Gowlings Russia/CIS. With a 20-year history in Russia, montrÊal r ottawa r toronto r hamilton r waterloo region r calgary r vancouver r beijing r moscow r International Legal Studies based in Salzburg. Gowlings is one of the top rated IP Specialty firms based in Moscow. David is a regular committee member within the International Trademark Association (INTA). In Five years ago David moved from Canada to Moscow 1999, David was appointed by INTA to the Board of with a clear mandate to facilitate business for clients Governors for the Brand Names Education Foundation looking to set up in Russia, one of the BRIC countries. (BNEF) where he served a three-year term. In 2009, he Since then he has never looked back. Under his was elected by INTA as a Vice-Chair of the Alternative leadership, Gowlings Russia/CIS has seen substantial Dispute Resolution Committee. Presently, David is growth. Most of their clients are either United States the only INTA-certified ADR expert for Russia. or EU law firms looking for help and guidance for their clients or to multinationals seeking to establish a foothold in Russia. David is not a newcomer to the IP arena. Armed with degrees in Engineering and Law, he began his practice in Canada in 1981. His entire professional career has been dedicated to intellectual property with a focus on patent and trademark litigation and prosecution. Since joining the Moscow office his practice has further expanded into portfolio management and patent monetization – a topic in respect of which he has recently lectured at
While in Canada from 1981 to 2008, David was a member of the Ontario Advocates’ Society and was an active participant on its Committee on Intellectual Property Litigation for several years. In that same time frame he was a founding member on the Intellectual Property Litigation Committee for the Canadian Bar Association which is credited with the creation of the annual Federal Court Judges Dinner.
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David Aylen Partner Gowlings 11 Gogolevsky boulevard Moscow 119019 Russia T +7-495-787-2070 www.gowlings.com
He is certified by the Law Society in Ontario as a Specialist in Intellectual Property (Patents, Trademarks, Copyright).
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