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Meet Our People
Our Australian and New Zealand lawyers and attorneys have science backgrounds (most to PhD level), were trained at top tier firms, and most have experience in-house at multinational giants. Confident in the global arena, our style is unfussy and pragmatic, without compromising on technical excellence.
Naomi Pearce
CEO, Executive Lawyer (AUS, NZ), Patent Attorney & Trade Mark Attorney (AU, NZ)
Adele Chadwick
Executive, Deputy CEO & Head of Talent
Helen Macpherson
Executive, Lawyer (Head of Litigation – Australia)
Paul Johns
Executive, Lawyer (NZ, AU) & Trade Mark Attorney (NZ), (Head of Litigation – New Zealand)
Julie Ballance
Executive, Patent Attorney & Trade Mark Practitioner (AU, NZ), Lawyer & Notary (NZ)
Kimberley Evans
Executive, Lawyer (AU) & Trade Mark Attorney (AU), (Head of Trade Marks)
Sally Paterson
Executive, Patent & Trade Mark Attorney (AU, NZ), Lawyer (NZ)
Christopher Coates (Maj Ret)
Executive, Finance
Jacinta Flattery-O'Brien PhD
Special Counsel, Patent Attorney
Chantal Savage
Special Counsel, Lawyer
Lesley White
Consulting Regulatory Affairs Director
Donna Meredith
Associate Patent & Trade Mark Attorney
Nathan Kan
Lawyer
Robin Smith
Executive Officer
Brittany Deleon
Consulting Process Manager
Teale Drummond
Accounts Administrator
Imogen Bain
Paralegal
Kate Peuter
Executive Assistant
Celine Fook
Executive Assistant
Olivia Martelli
Executive Assistant
Reem Abdalla
Marketing and Content Manager
Jenny Likousis
Administrative Assistant
Gabriela Grimaldi
Administrative Assistant
Jana Tankard
Executive Assistant
Tiana Hope
Accounts Clerk
OUR VISION
By 2027, be the premier life sciences IP practice in
Australia and New Zealand.