Webinar: The TMA Talk Show: Mark My Chords by Alt Legal Community

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About This Webinar

The TMA Talk Show will take you into the heart of the TMA community, highlighting the Trademark Administrator as a force to be reckoned with in the IP landscape. Hosted by Emily Quackenbush (Senior Paralegal at Perkins Coie) and Kara Fielder (Senior IP Manager at Worldpay), The TMA Talk Show focuses on community, collaboration, and the unique contributions of each episode’s special guests. Hear insightful conversations with key figures connected to the TMA community who shape and influence our collaborative environment. Join the conversation to learn, connect, and grow with leaders in the field. In this episode, Azhar Sadique and Scott Palmer will share the origin story of The Opposition—a band made up of IP professionals—and discuss its fascinating creative processes. They’ll delve into the band's complexities, including:
* Balancing rehearsal schedules with client deadlines and firm responsibilities
* Choosing setlists and navigating licensing or permissions to perform
* Leveraging musical collaboration to enhance professional teamwork

Everyone who’s registered for this webinar will receive an email with a link to the recording.

Kara Fielder

Senior IP Manager at Worldpay

Kara Fielder is the Senior IP Manager at Worldpay, LLC. With 20+ years of experience in the legal field, Kara has extensive experience in the area of trademark administration. Prior to her current role, Kara was the Global IP Manager at The Hershey Company. At Hershey, in addition to managing the company’s large global trademark portfolio, Kara managed Hershey’s IP paralegals, docketing team, outside counsel, and vendors. She was also a key business partner to Hershey’s commercial, regulatory, design, and innovation teams. Kara is actively involved with the International Trademark Association (INTA) and is currently serving as the Chair of INTA’s Trademark Administrators Committee. She also serves as an Advisory Board member of Corsearch.

Emily Quackenbush

Senior Trademark Paralegal at Perkins Coie

Emily Quackenbush has 25+ years of trademark experience working in both the law firm and in-house environments. While currently holding a Senior Trademark Position with a leading law firm in their Denver office, she has worked for a wide range of clients covering many industries, both domestic and international, including oil and gas, retail, social media, food and beverage industries, and hospitality services, to name a few. Many years of her working experience includes Trademark and Branding Portfolio Management and Director of Intellectual Property as well. Emily works very closely with her clients, along with the attorneys on her team to ensure the best possible trademark service and brand protection. Simply put, she loves all things “brands” with a noteworthy interest in consumer trends.

Scott Palmer

Partner at Loeb & Loeb

Scott Palmer, Partner at Loeb & Loeb LLP, has more than two decades of experience advising clients on all aspects of intellectual property law, including registration, maintenance, licensing, enforcement, and litigation for foreign companies operating in China and Chinese companies in the U.S. Clients rely on him for strategic IP portfolio management—spanning anti‑counterfeiting programs, trademark, copyright, trade secret, and patent disputes—and for support in brand development, licensing transactions, and regulatory compliance across industries such as apparel, automotive, technology, entertainment, life sciences, and clean energy.

Azhar Sadique

Founder of Abion UK

Azhar Sadique is the founder of Abion UK and a global leader in IP and AI innovation; as Chair of the CITMA AI Council and Lead of INTA’s Brands & Innovation AI Task Force, he is reshaping how brands protect and scale in the digital age. With nearly 20 years in IP, Azhar has built award‑winning programmes, was part of the TMA Committee for eight years with a key push on mentoring initiatives, global courses, and the introduction of awards for IP professionals—driven by his mission to modernise the profession. Teaching himself to code during lockdown, he plans to launch an IP and AI development company to disrupt the market at scale. Outside of business, he’s five live shows into The Opposition—a cover band born from a promise to his daughter to perform in Miami and get a video for her—and has been fully bitten by the performance bug, so look for him on stage soon!