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Ksenia Strelnikova

Legal & IP Specialist | Trademarks | Contracts | Media & Tech
Nicosia

Summary

Legal & IP specialist with 10+ years in creative and tech.
I support product, content, and marketing teams with clear, business-minded legal guidance — especially around trademarks, patents, brand use, AI and cross-functional collaboration.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
3
3
Languages

Work History

IP Councel

inDrive
11.2022 - Current

Company Overview: worldwide ride-hailing company – top three in the market.

  • Coordinate the global trademark portfolio (350+ marks): renewals, filings, and communication with external advisors and IP offices (incl. WIPO and local offices of Mexico, Brazil, Namibia, Botswana, etc.
  • Support marketing and product teams on brand usage, naming, and creative compliance (10+ clearance searches).
  • Draft and maintain legal documentation (e.g. IP Policies or employment agreements), as well as playbooks for tech teams.
  • Participate in the internal AI governance initiative, advising on IP and confidentiality risks, including risk matrix development.
  • Manage incoming IP/license claims from rightsholders: coordinate internal investigations, assess exposure, and facilitate either takedown or license acquisition.

Ads/Marketing lawyer

Кухня на районе / Localkitchen
07.2020 - 08.2022

Company Overview: Food darkstore - IT startup with investments from Sberbank and VK group, about 150-200 employees.

Contact: Maria Dobronravova, CLO - on request

  • Marketing legal support
  • IT matters legal support
  • IP legal support
  • Data privacy legal support

Lawyer

Advertising agencies (Wunderman, TBWA, Deluxe Interactive, Red Reds)
06.2014 - 07.2020

Company Overview: Wunderman, TBWA - part of WPP chain, international agencies. Deluxe Interactive, Red Reds - Local agencies, well-known on market and awarded

Contact: Vitaly Bykov, CEO of Red Reds, upon request.

  • Contract drafting for marketing campaigns (ATL, BTL, SMM, SEO, filming, OOH, and events).
  • Managed company charters, change of addresses, name, and stakeholders, assisted on creation of holding structure.
  • Drafted claims and responses for claims; successfully managed court proceedings.
  • Advised on creative ideas, and conducted training on advertising and copyright law.

Education

Law -

National Research University - Higher School of Economics
09.2010 - 06.2015

LLM - undefined

MSSES and University of Manchester
09.2021 - 05.2022

Skills

  • Intellectual property management

  • External counsel coordination

  • IP risk evaluation

  • Legal contract drafting

  • AI legal compliance

  • Legal support of marketing initiatives

  • Cross-functional collaboration

  • Business-oriented legal advice

Accomplishments

  • Guest lecturer at Netology (11/2017 - 11/2017)

Explained legal requirement for advertising for more than 20 students of creative jobs (designers and creators)

  • Proven experience of good contract drafting (03/2023 - 10/2023)

Court proceeding based on contract I drafted was resolved on favor of my employer. Original claim was for 2 000 000 RUB (20 000 EUR approx.)

  • Succesfull Data protection audit in Localkitchen (01/2022 - 08/2022)

Coordinated project with result of increased level of data protection from 20% to 70% according to inter-group audit

Certification

Advanced Trademark Protection, WIPO

Timeline

Advanced Trademark Protection, WIPO

07-2025

EU IP Summer School, Academy of European Law (ERA)

07-2025

IELTS Academic — Overall Band Score: 7.5

07-2025

IP Councel

inDrive
11.2022 - Current

LLM - undefined

MSSES and University of Manchester
09.2021 - 05.2022

Ads/Marketing lawyer

Кухня на районе / Localkitchen
07.2020 - 08.2022

Lawyer

Advertising agencies (Wunderman, TBWA, Deluxe Interactive, Red Reds)
06.2014 - 07.2020

Law -

National Research University - Higher School of Economics
09.2010 - 06.2015
Ksenia StrelnikovaLegal & IP Specialist | Trademarks | Contracts | Media & Tech