Helen Saulnier 
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Tonia Brugh as Associate to be part of our increasing trade marks and business IP apply.
Tonia is a renowned trade mark and mental house professional, with above 20 several years of domestic and intercontinental working experience advising customers in this place.
Tonia earlier worked at James & Wells as a Senior Associate right before beginning her very own practice. The firm is delighted to welcome Tonia again.
Practising as an IP attorney in one of Europe’s primary law firms, Tonia gained substantial worldwide practical experience performing with mega US media technological innovation businesses these kinds of as Apple Corp, Warner Bros. and Google across their British isles and European matters.
Tonia has professional expertise in leisure and IT practice, including drafting, examining, and advising on a broad variety of agreements for publishing businesses, recording artists, music writers, authors and movie production companies.
Tonia also delivers specialist IP experience in indigenous legal rights, privacy, information protection and sovereignty as well as commercial contracts.
“We are delighted to welcome Tonia back again to James & Wells. Her familiarity with the workforce and several clients will make her a good asset. In addition to her IP skills, Tonia has a positive persons emphasis merged with great insights and traits in the society and diversity room.” stated James & Wells Managing Lover, Tim Walden.
Tonia is passionate about supporting Pasifika and Māori business owners in her get the job done. She is an advocate of te reo Māori and tikanga and helps a number of Māori Boards in a pro-bono capability, as well as acting as Co-Chair on the Pacific Island Group Tauranga Have confidence in (PICTT) and supporting her esteemed Trustees at Te Murumāra Foundation (Te Aka Māori Dictionary).
“I am incredibly excited to be returning to James & Wells and contributing to the development of its trade marks and commercial IP apply. Getting the help of a acquainted crew built up of New Zealand’s most experienced trade mark specialists played a big section in my conclusion to return” mentioned Tonia.
