Aletia Oberholster

Aletia Oberholster is a Senior Associate with extensive experience in intellectual property law, currently working at Barnard since March 2024 and previously at Von Seidels from September 2023 to February 2024. Aletia's practice encompasses intellectual property portfolio management, brand management, strategic planning, trademark prosecution and registration, pre-clearance searching and reporting, and IP due diligence investigations within the African context. Prior to these roles, Aletia served as a Senior Associate at Norton Rose Fulbright from October 2014 to May 2023, accumulating over 11 years of experience in various aspects of intellectual property, including transactional matters and trademark clearance searches across Africa and globally. Aletia holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree with a focus on Intellectual Property Law from the University of South Africa, completed in 2009.