Brigitte is an attorney at law in the Netherlands and France. She has extensive experience in providing legal services to companies, non-progit organizations and government bodies and previously worked as a senior policy officer for IP at the ministry of economic affairs.  She is a co-author of various publications on intellectual property and combines her legal expertise with an international background. In addition to her work as an attorney at law, Brigitte is also a qualified (international) business mediator. Her legal expertise, combined with her mediation skills, ensures exceptional efficiency in resolving complex international disputes, where cultural and language differences often play a role.  
 
Her educational background includes: University of Armsterdam Dutch Law annd European Studies (1995), in 1992 she studied french law at the Universite Pierre Mendes France II and scholarship from Deutsche Akademische Austanschdienst (DAAD) to participate in an exchange at the University of Tubingen and the Court of Appeal in Dusseldorf.  She speaks Dutch, English, French, German, and Spanish.

As the founder and manager of NOLI IP SOLUTIONS, PC, Mariana oversees the overall operations of the law firm. Mariana maintains a diverse practice preparing, prosecuting and managing domestic and foreign trademark and patent portfolios for a large assortment of clientele across a variety of industry sectors. Mariana assists clients in identifying the best types of intellectual property to obtain based upon business objective, product type, product life, distribution channels and territories, and budget consideration.