As a member of Swaab’s corporate, commercial and intellectual property practice I am passionate about helping my clients achieve their goals. My focus is on business advice, corporate and commercial transactions, commercialisation of intellectual property rights, and brand protection strategies.
Having completed legal secondments to Ramsay Health Care and the Liberal Party of Australia (NSW), I provide guidance and advice that is well-considered and commercial.
I was a Councillor (director) of the Law Society of NSW in 2021 – 2022, the state’s peak professional body representing over 35,000 members, having previously held another non-executive directorship with the Aurora Group, Ruby Foundation Limited, a NSW based charity, for five years.
I have industry focuses in the pharmacy, health care, luxury goods, FMCG and technology spaces, and act for a number of multinational companies looking to expand into Australia, as well as a number of local SME and ASX listed companies looking to grow both here and overseas.
I was previously named “Australian Young Lawyer of the Year” by the Law Council of Australia for not only my technical legal ability but also my contributions to the legal profession in the areas of wellbeing, diversity, and inclusion.
I have also won a “30 Under 30” Award for commercial law, having also been a finalist for a number of other awards across Australasia since 2015, including “Young Private Practice Lawyer of the Year” and “Young Gun of the Year”.
Expertise
- IP & Technology
- Commercial
- Corporate
- Cyber Law
- Franchising
Practice & Industry Sectors
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Intellectual Property
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Technology Law
- Data Protection & Security
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Manufacturing & industrials
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Healthcare and Life Sciences
Experience
- Drafting, prosecuting and advising on trade mark and certification mark applications in Australia and internationally, and advising on brand protection strategies for domestic and multinational clients including managing trade mark portfolios.
- Negotiating, advising on and conducting IP infringement actions.
- Drafting IP licence and assignment documents.
- Drafting and advising on software licences, SAAS agreements and other technology arrangements.
- Drafting and advising on sponsorship agreements, confidentiality agreements, service agreements and other commercial agreements.
- Drafting and negotiating group procurement agreements and terms of trade.
- Conducting all aspects of share sale and business sale transactions.
- Providing corporate secretarial assistance and advice.
- Drafting and advising on shareholder agreements and other corporate structure documents.
- Drafting privacy policies and advising on privacy and data protection matters.
Roles memberships and education
- Juris Doctor, Law, University of New South Wales, 2012
- International Studies (Global), University of NSW, 2009
- Internationale Beziehungen, Politik und Gesellschaft, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Germany, 2009
- Councillor (Director) – The Law Society of NSW (2021-22)
- Executive Councillor – NSW Young Lawyers
- Member – Intellectual Property Society of Australia & New Zealand (IPSANZ)
- Secretary – Emerging Leaders Advisory Board, Meritas Law Firms Worldwide
- Member – Commercialisation of Brands Committee, International Trademark Association (INTA)