Biography

Paula moved to Hong Kong in 1996 where she spent 8 years brokering deals between small telecom companies through her start-up, Asia Capacity Exchange. She sold her patent-pending trading platform to financier, J.H. Whitney and moved to the Philippines in 2004.

There, Paula joined CNI as their Intellectual Property Counsel; drafting global trademark applications, negotiating licensing and distribution agreements and settling infringement disputes. From negotiating sound business deals to efficiently procuring and protecting IP rights to providing strategic advice to businesses, Paula is not just an attorney, she is a powerful ally.