Alexander Pakharenko is an Attorney-at-Law, registered Patent Attorney and a Partner with Pakharenko & Partners in Kyiv, Director of the Ukraine Alliance Against Counterfeiting and Piracy. Graduate of the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, Kharkiv Institute of Intellectual Property, Law Faculty of the Interregional Academy of Personnel Development in Kyiv, Academy of Advocacy of Ukraine. His 20 years of practice in the field of IP which encompasses consulting on all aspects of IPR protection, licensing and enforcement, representing clients in law enforcement and customs agencies, civil and commercial courts, legal counseling on anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy measures and developing anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy strategies. Alexander takes an active part in conducting trainings for law-enforcement and customs officers