Kathryn Szymczyk

Bio

Kathryn is Senior Business Development Manager for our Global IP group. She is a member of the firm's Global IP Leadership team and works with members to devise business development strategies and drive international initiatives.

Kathryn brings her understanding of the global IP legal market place together with her coaching, training, facilitating, and business development skills to supporting the team. She is passionate about bringing a client-centric and big picture perspective to developing client relationships and cultivating new business.

Before joining Gowling WLG, Kathryn ran her own business development and leadership consulting firm. She provided group training, coaching, facilitation, and strategic advice to lawyers and law firms from around the world.

Before making the transition to business development, Kathryn practiced IP law herself for 12 years in the Ottawa, Toronto, and Moscow offices of Gowling WLG, as well as for another full service firm in Canada.

Qualifications

Career

2012

SC&C Igniting Your Practice, Director

2008

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Ottawa, Associate

2005

PETOSEVIC, Belgium and Serbia, Director of Legal Strategies and Client Services

2003

Gowlings, Associate, Toronto

2000

Gowling International Inc., Head of Representative Office, Moscow, Russia

1998

Gowling Lafleur Henderson: Associate, Ottawa

1996

Gowling Lafleur Henderson: Articling Student

Education

1996

University of Ottawa, LLB

1993

Queen's University, BA

Languages Spoken

English

Publications & speaking engagements

Articles & presentations

"A New Formula for Business Development Success: Developing a New Relationship with the Client", Opening Plenary Session, FICPI's 16^th Open Forum, St. Petersburg, Russia, 2016
Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) webinar, "Are You Ready for The Amazon Effect: The Skills and Mindset IP Professionals Need to Thrive", July 9, 2017
Coaching Lawyers, Canadian Lawyer Magazine, July 2017
"The New Conversation With Our Client: What In-House Counsel Want", Intellectual Property Institute of Canada's 91^st Annual Meeting Oct. 11-13, 2017, Niagara Falls Canada
"Developing A Legal Practice Today: What They Didn't Teach You in Law School", Canadian Bar Association, Competition Law Section Young Lawyers event, 2017
"Why Go To The Golf Course When You Can Connect At The Spa?", AIPLA"s Women in IP global networking event, 2017
"Hope Is Not A Strategy: The Importance of A Business Development Strategy", internal event for GROW (Gowling WLG Realizing Opportunities for Women)
Is Coaching The New Weapon of Choice for Business Development, The Trademark Lawyer, INTA Issue, May 2016
Are You Ready For The Amazon Effect? Equipping ourselves to meet the changes in the legal marketplace," The Trademark Lawyer, July 2018

Kathryn Szymczyk

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Publications & speaking engagements

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