Natalia Gulyaeva

Natalia Gulyaeva | Moscow | Hogan Lovells

Natalia Gulyaeva is managing partner and heads the firm’s Global Regulatory & IP, Media and Technology (IPMT) Practice Group and Life Sciences & Healthcare Industry Group for Russia/Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Her diverse practice encompasses IP portfolio management, IP dispute resolution (arbitration and litigation) and IP transactional work.

Natalia is praised by peers and clients for “her business sense and clear management style,” is defined as “creative, flexible, and able to guide clients through the specifics of the Russian market,” and a “tough and focused attorney”.

Clients compliment Natalia for her ability to see legal matters from an in-house counsel perspective. She is well-known for a chain of victories in complex IP disputes before the Russian courts. She is equally creative and successful in handling disputes between international and domestic corporations in Russia and other CIS countries, and for coordinating multi-jurisdictional dispute resolution (including both litigation and arbitration). Natalia is admitted to represent clients before the Russian PTO, and enjoys rights of audience in the Chamber for Patent and Trademark Disputes and Russian courts. Natalia is admitted for practice in Russia and England & Wales.

Natalia is widely published and is a regular speaker at high profile conferences, including Saint-Petersburg International Legal Forum (SPILF), INTA, ICC, IAPP, MIP, ABA, IBA, WIPO, CIArb and many other events.

Natalia is included in the lists of arbitrators of many domestic and international institutions and has experience acting as both counsel and arbitrator.