Christopher Coates (Maj Ret)
Executive, Finance
Christopher heads the Pearce IP Accounts team.
Before joining Pearce IP, Christopher enjoyed a prolonged and successful military career of more than 35 years, and has extensive experience in operations, logistics, communications, and personnel and financial management.
Christopher brings a refreshing balance of professional work ethic and humour, ensuring his interactions with internal and external clients are positive and productive.
Pearce IP Awards
Chambers and Partners
Intellectual Property (2024)
Legal 500 Asia Pacific
Market Leading Intellectual Property Firm (2024)
Market Leading Intellectual Property Firm (2023)
IAM Patent 1000
Bronze for litigation (2023, 2022, 2021)
Bronze for prosecution (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021)
Australian Law Awards (Lawyers Weekly)
Finalist – Women in Law Awards – Boutique Diversity Firm of the Year (2022)
Finalist – Intellectual Property Team of the Year (2022)
Winner – Intellectual Property Team of the Year (2021)
Managing IP Stars
Patent Prosecution (2024, 2023, 2022)
The Only Leading Female Owned Life Sciences focussed IP Firm (2023)
Pearce IP ranked firm (2021)
Women in Business Law Awards - APAC
Shortlisted – Australian Firm of the Year (2022)
Lexology Legal Influencer
Australasia – Healthcare and Life Sciences (Q2 2024, Q1 2024, Q4 2023, Q3 2023, Q2 2023, Q3 2022, Q2 2022, Q1 2021, Q4 2020)
Cross-border – Healthcare and Life Sciences (Q2 2024, Q1 2024, Q4 2023, Q3 2023, Q2 2023, Q1 2023)
Australasian Lawyer
Top Boutique Firm (2024)
5-Star Intellectual Property Law Firm (2021)
Doyles Intellectual Property
Doyles Leading Intellectual Property (2021, 2020)
Doyles Recommended Intellectual Property (2021)
OUR VISION
By 2027, be the premier life sciences IP practice in
Australia and New Zealand.