My experience, gained through advising on intellectual property and privacy issues in Australia and Ireland, has provided me with a comprehensive understanding of the commercial needs of my clients in a range of jurisdictions and particularly cross border matters.

I advise clients on all aspects of intellectual property, from brand protection to enforcement as well as on privacy, technology and Australian Consumer Law issues.

I act for clients in a range of industries such as food and beverage, health, media, financial services and technology, from start ups to ASX listed companies and multinationals. 

I partner with my clients to ensure that they can identify and secure their intellectual property rights and to protect their intellectual property rights from infringement.

Privacy is becoming increasingly important for businesses in all sectors. I advise on privacy compliance issues as well as data breach notifications.

Prior to joining Addisons in October 2017, I worked at Henry Davis York for almost 10 years and before that, in leading commercial law firms in Ireland for 8 years.
 

The areas that I assist clients with include: 

• Brand protection and enforcement, including trade mark prosecution, opposition, infringement and clearance advice
• Management of extensive trade mark portfolios in Australia and overseas
• Intellectual property commercialisation, including advising on complex licensing and royalty arrangements
• Intellectual property disputes – trade marks, copyright, designs, passing off and  Australian Consumer Law – including before the Federal Court of Australia and IP Australia
• Intellectual property aspects of commercial transactions and construction projects, including due diligence
• Privacy matters, including advising on privacy regulatory compliance, data breach notifications, privacy impact assessments and contractual privacy issues
• Advertising compliance reviews and product labelling advice
• Domain name disputes