Allyship, Mentorship & Sponsorship Practical Guide: Part 2 of 2 – Taking Action

Tatiana Alves has extensive experience with complex litigation in the area of intellectual property law, focused on patent disputes. She has been lead counsel in dozens of trials for life sciences and telecommunications clients, providing remarkable results for her clients in complex disputes. She was the first woman to serve as first chair in infringement and validity SEP litigation in Brazil. For three years in a row, Tatiana has been named by WIPR Diversity as an Influential Women in IP (2024, 2023) and as a Trailblazer (2022). She has also been recognized by The Legal 500 for her expertise in Intellectual Property, and by Leaders League in their Patent Litigation ranking. IP Stars lists Tatiana as a Notable Practitioner, and Benchmark Litigation as a Litigation Star. A DEI-champion, Tatiana co-founded the first Brazilian association dedicated to promoting diversity and inclusion in the innovation ecosystem - Women in IP (WIP). She frequently writes articles and participates in seminars and webinars on DEI topics. Tatiana holds a Ph.D. in Civil Procedure and Evidence Law from the Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), in cooperation with Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, in Germany. She has focused her academic studies on case management, procedural agreements for the taking of evidence, and standards of proof. She has also spent time as a Guest Researcher at the University of Maastricht, in The Netherlands, and as an Invited Researcher at the Institute of Intellectual Property (IIP), in Japan.

Kimberly Chotkowski is an accomplished intellectual property attorney and licensing executive with over two decades of professional legal and business experience. Kimberly is a proven leader with a deep professional experience in licensing of intellectual property, entrepreneurial IP strategic planning, and empowering businesses to maximize revenue. Working in various roles with corporations and private ventures, Kimberly has an established track record of negotiating complex, global IP licenses and monetization opportunities specializing in assisting businesses in optimizing financial return on research and development on intellectual property portfolios. Kimberly's experience brings a wealth of global IP knowledge from in-depth work in Asia, Europe and throughout North America. Kimberly was named to the “IAM Strategy 300 – The World’s Leading IP Strategists every year since its inception in 2009.

Christina Lee, a PCK shareholder, joined PCK in 2014 shortly after graduating from the University of Waterloo, where she studied math and chemistry. Christina drafts and prosecutes patent applications, performs patentability searches and was a contributor to the firm blog. She spent two years developing the firm’s automated systems, researching patent and trademark processes worldwide as a part of the team that teaches and supports Otto. In addition to drafting and prosecuting patent applications, Christina serves as the Secretary of IPO’s Women in IP Law Committee, 2022.

Meredith Struby helps her clients channel the potential of their IP assets. Her clients trust her to understand their technology and business needs and to use her deep understanding of patent law and practice to protect and manage their IP assets. She has a sharp sense for seeing opportunities and a unique ability to clarify complex issues, providing insightful counseling. She digs in to do what is needed while her forthright and humorous approach make it enjoyable for clients to work with her side-by-side to meet their business goals. She leads client-focused teams of attorneys, patent agents, paralegals, and staff by channeling and maximizing the strengths of each team member and encouraging the culture of service and support at MCC. She and her teams embrace the firm’s motto – value without compromise – delivering top notch legal services with a fee structure that allows for her and other experienced attorneys to have substantive involvement with clients’ portfolios and intellectual property strategies.