Kate is our head of intellectual property. Working in IP brings us into contact with iconic brands and brilliant inventions. That is what Kate loves most about her work. Admired for her ability to combine steely determination and grace she is a great litigator and a pleasure to work with.

Kate is a specialist in multi jurisdictional patent and trade mark litigation and has acted in some of Australia’s most high profile cases of recent times, including for Samsung in the long running “Smartphone” litigation and for Pacific Brands in the adidas 3 stripe trade mark litigation.

Kate continues to act for numerous well known clients across a wide variety of industries ranging from pharmaceutical, medical devices, computer technology and software to mining, energy, automotive, fashion and consumer goods.