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Erik Wilbers
Director
Languages: Dutch, English, French, German
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| Following studies in the United States and The Netherlands, Erik Wilbers was a research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property Law in Munich. Before joining WIPO in 1996, he practiced with the law firm of Clifford Chance in Amsterdam, worked for one of the Chamber Chairmen of the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal in The Hague, and headed a division of the United Nations Compensation Commission dealing with claims arising from the Gulf War (1991). Erik Wilbers is a national of The Netherlands. |
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Ignacio de Castro
Deputy Director
Head - IP Disputes Management Section
Languages: Spanish, English, French
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| Ignacio de Castro is a Spanish lawyer and an English solicitor. Ignacio holds an LL.M degree from King's College London. Before joining WIPO in 2002, he was on the legal staff at the United Nations Compensation Commission in Geneva and, prior to that, practiced with the law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, London in the areas of international arbitration and litigation. Ignacio is a national of Spain. |
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Adam Rattray
Head - Information and External Relations Section
Language: English
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| Adam Rattray, a national of the United States of America, holds a J.D. degree from American University’s Washington College of Law. Before joining WIPO he worked at the Geneva office of the law firm White & Case as a member of the WTO and international trade law practice. Prior to that, he was on the legal staff at the United Nations Compensation Commission where he led the review of instalments of corporate and individual claims arising from the Gulf War (1991). |
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David Roache-Turner
Head - Internet Dispute Resolution Section
Language: English
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| David Roache-Turner, an Australian national and lawyer, was admitted to practice as a solicitor and barrister of the Supreme Court of NSW following studies in economics and law at the University of Sydney. Before joining WIPO in 2006, David served as Senior Policy Officer then Executive Officer in the Intellectual Property Branch of the Australian Government Department of Communications, and prior to that practiced in the Sydney offices of law firm Clayton Utz in the area of IP and e-commerce litigation. |
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Leena Ballard
Legal Officer - Internet Dispute Resolution Section
Languages: Finnish, English, French and Swedish
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| Leena Ballard, a national of Finland, holds a Master of Laws from the University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland. She obtained qualification as a judge following training with the District Court of Tampere. Before joining WIPO in 2001 she worked at the Court of Justice of the European Communities in Luxembourg. |
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Francisco Ríos
Legal Officer - Internet Dispute Resolution Section
Languages: Spanish and English
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| Following studies in law at the Universidad Central de Chile, Francisco Ríos was admitted as an attorney by the Supreme Court of Chile in 1999. Before joining WIPO he worked in the private sector in his home country, where he trained as a trademark attorney in contentious and non-contentious matters. Francisco Ríos is a Chilean national. |
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Judith Schallnau
Legal Officer - IP Disputes Management Section
Languages: German, English, French
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| Judith Schallnau is a lawyer specialized in intellectual property law. Following studies in Berlin and Leuven she qualified as a member of the Düsseldorf bar in 2006 and holds an LL.M. from the College of Europe in Bruges. Before joining WIPO in 2008, she worked in Germany in a law firm and in the public sector on intellectual property and contract law in cross-border technology transfer. Judith Schallnau is a national of Germany. |
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Leandro Emilio Toscano
Legal Staff - IP Disputes Management Section
Languages: Spanish and English
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| Leandro Emilio Toscano is a lawyer specialized in intellectual property and information technology. Following studies in law at the Universidad de Buenos Aires, he was admitted as an attorney by the Bar Association of Buenos Aires. Before joining WIPO in 2008, he was a practitioner in contentious and non-contentious matters in the areas of intellectual property and information technology. Leandro Emilio Toscano is a national of Argentina. |
