Kanny is a Global IP affiliate who assists on matters on an as-needed basis to provide her expertise in areas of Taiwanese patent law and the larger Chinese patent environment.  Kanny is separately one of shareholders of Goalfit IP Group, which was established in 2004.  Her clients range from individual inventors to some of the top 100 corporations in Taiwan.  Kanny focuses on patent prosecution and intellectual property management matters.  Kanny has been working closely with public-traded corporations to set up effective corporate intellectual property management as well as patent monetization programs.  In addition, Kanny advises universities on patent management and monetization.

Kanny received a LLB. from the University of Cape Town in South Africa and an LL.M. from Northwestern University School of Law in the United States. She also obtained a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Cape Peninsula University of Technology in South Africa.