Natalia Gulyaeva, FCIArb, is a partner in the firm’s global regulatory and IP, media and technology practice. Natalia is praised for ‘her business sense and clear management style’ and is defined as a ‘creative, flexible and focused attorney’. ‘Admitted to practice in England and Wales, Germany, and Russia, Natalia brings a nuanced global outlook and commercial understanding to deliver sound legal counsel that secures success for her patrons’.

With her Ph.D. in trade secrets and deep understanding of technology and data, Natalia represents tech and healthcare clients in cross-border disputes. She acts as counsel, arbitrator and mediator and is admitted as a patent, design and trademark attorney. Natalia’s team received World Leaders International Awards and Managing IP awards for excellence in patent dispute resolution. Natalia is the winner of the Client Choice Award and Euromoney’s European Women in Business Law Award. Natalia was ranked among top 250 Women in IP by IP STARS and is included in the list of top patent law practitioners in IAM Patent 1000 with the comment: ‘Natalia is very professional, client oriented and knows business very well. Her sense of urgency and level of responsiveness are highly appreciated. Her support is always precise and resolute – she is creative in finding solutions and takes all options into consideration. Her competency and skills make Natalia a very reliable and recommendable expert in the field, who brings a high level of competence to all IP disputes’. Natalia was recognized by Managing IP as a Patent Star and a Trade Mark Star. Natalia is a tutor of WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center and is on CIArb Approved Faculty List. She is a member of CIArb’s European Branch Committee, WIPO Mediation and Arbitration Advisory Committee and INTA's ADR Committee.