Tobias has a broad litigation practice, with a particular focus on cross-border litigation, Supreme Court litigation, litigation before the European Courts of Justice and intellectual property law. This includes state aid litigation, soft IP litigation and Supreme Court patent litigation. In addition, Tobias is part of the De Brauw UPC team and is a registered UPC representative.

Being an expert in various fields of technology, Nikolaus’ practice focuses on drafting and prosecuting patent applications, patent enforcement and providing expert advice on issues such as freedom-to-operate analyses, license agreements, competitor monitoring and employee inventions.

Dutch native, living in Israel, employed since 2010 by the Swiss company Ferring Pharmaceuticals at their wholly-owned subsidiary Bio-Technology General (Israel) Ltd. She has been active in the IP field for more than 30 years, most of which as in-house counsel in the pharmaceutical industry (and 3 years in private practice). Tessa has a B.Sc. and a M.Sc. in biology and microbiology, respectively, from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, an MBA from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

Joel is an experienced patent litigator who has worked on a number of the recent leading cases in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and diagnostics fields. Joel’s strong life sciences background has been of particular relevance for his recent work relating to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and healthcare technologies, including small molecules, antibody therapeutics and technologies, DNA sequencing, spatial genomics and therapeutic microarrays.

Elliot Cook, managing partner of the firm’s Reston office, maintains a diverse intellectual property practice, including patent litigation, post-grant patent challenges, strategic patent prosecution and portfolio development, and patent monetization.

Dr. Gal Ehrlich, Founder of the Ehrlich Group, is a leading patent attorney with decades of experience. Gal specializes in IP protection across diverse fields such as biotech, agrotech, and software. Under his leadership, the Ehrlich Group has become a top-tier IP firm serving startups, universities, and Fortune 500 companies globally.

Maier Fenster, Head of the Medical Devices Department at Ehrlich Group, specializes in protecting medical technologies such as imaging systems, surgical tools, and wearable health devices. Maier provides strategic IP counsel to startups, corporations, and institutions, ensuring the successful commercialization of medical innovations.

A savvy and accomplished attorney with vast experience in Intellectual Property litigation and consultation, namely patents, copyright, trademarks, designs and trade secrets. Represented and consulted both domestic and global companies and garnered extensive experience in managing Intellectual Property cases and portfolios, with specific expertise in the hi-tech and life sciences industries.

Experienced Vice President with a demonstrated history of working in the pharmaceuticals industry. Strong IP professional skilled in U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Freedom to Operate (FTO), Life Sciences, Medical Devices, and Regulatory Affairs.

Ehud Hausman manages the Hi-Tech practice of Reinhold Cohn & Partners, a department which handles a wide range of technologies including physics, software, hardware, electronics, medical devices etc. Ehud has extensive experience in various aspects of intellectual property, including strategic consultation on the management of intellectual property assets for multinational companies, leading industrial companies and start-up companies.

With over 25 years of experience in the technology industry, I currently serve as the General Counsel of Microsoft Israel. I provide actionable advice to the country GM and executive management on corporate governance and compliance, and collaborate with the local business team to develop effective solutions that support the achievement of the company's targets and goals.

CEO of Ensemble IP LLC and Executive Chairman of Applikate Technologies Inc. Previously owned and led Landon IP, Inc. a professional patent search, analytics, and advanced patent law education company (PRG) with operating offices in the United States, Japan, United Kingdom, Germany, India, and China. Early investor in deep technology companies in the intellectual property, artificial intelligence, predictive analytics, health, medical, and transportation fields.