Professional Experience

Ravi has been working as a solicitor in the online, technology and brand space since qualification in 1999. He has worked as an IP solicitor in private practice in the UK (Bird & Bird and Clarke Willmott LLP) and Australia (Corrs Chambers Westgarth), and he currently heads up the brand legal function within Vodafone Group Services Limited, with responsibility for brand legal issues across the Vodafone global footprint. Ravi has a particular interest in domain names and resolution of disputes, having advised complainants and defendants in respect of numerous gTLD and ccTLD disputes. He is also highly experienced in relation to trade mark, passing off, copyright, sponsorship, media, advertising and other brand-related legal matters.

Professional Qualifications

Admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in England and Wales in 1999
Admitted to the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia in 2003

Publications

Contributor to "Domain Name Law & Practice", Oxford University Press 2005
Numerous published articles and comments on trade mark, domain name and brand legal matters

Seminars / Conferences

Regular speaker and panellist at IP, brand, media & advertising seminars and conferences