Our commercial and litigation team
Our commercial lawyers contribute significantly to the commercial strategy behind our clients’ contracts and the terms of their deals. Our litigation and dispute resolution team deals full-time with IP litigation, oppositions and disputes.
Our team of commercial lawyers negotiate and draft commercialisation agreements every day. We are able to offer our clients a high quality and unique service across the spectrum of research, licensing and confidentiality agreements, due diligence, acquisition, sale and disposition. Our commercial team works closely with our patent attorneys to ensure our business advice is enriched by a thorough understanding of the technology and IP issues.
Our litigation and dispute resolution team focuses on achieving a commercial resolution for clients. That can involve a full trial, but usually involves a resolution by negotiated settlement, formal mediation or judicial settlement conference. Our litigation and dispute resolution team is involved in numerous settlement negotiations, formal mediations, and judicial settlement conferences each year.
Principal \ Wellington
Thomas Huthwaite
Thomas helps clients to maintain and enforce their intellectual property rights and to resolve disputes relating to those rights.
Principal \ Auckland
Sean Brogan
Sean is an experienced technology and intellectual property lawyer regularly helping private and public sector organisations structure their business and operations to protect, commercialise and best use their assets.
Principal \ Auckland
Natalie Harre
A principal with AJ Park’s Auckland litigation team, Natalie joined the firm in May 2019. She specialises in intellectual property litigation and dispute resolution, helping clients navigate the best path to protect and enforce their IP and deal wi
Special Counsel \ Auckland
Dr Victoria Argyle
Victoria blends her unique background in science, experience as a patent attorney, and legal qualification to support clients to maintain and enforce their intellectual property (IP).
Senior Associate \ Wellington
Blake Carey
Blake is a member of the Commercial and Litigation team based out of our Wellington office. He specialises in intellectual property (IP) dispute resolution and has particular experience in trade mark infringement proceedings.
Senior Associate \ Wellington
Eve Brown
Eve is a senior associate in the litigation team. She advises clients on a wide range of issues concerning worldwide brand strategy and trade mark protection.
Senior Associate \ Wellington
Fionna Cumming
Fionna is a trade mark specialist who has managed global trade mark portfolios and worked on enforcement programmes for some of the world’s largest brands.
Associate \ Auckland
Dominic Scott-Jones
Dominic is an Associate in AJ Park's Auckland Litigation team.
Solicitor \ Wellington
Eloise Calder
Eloise is a member of AJ Park’s Wellington Litigation and Commercial team.
Solicitor \ Wellington
Rumbie Mutanga
Rumbie is a member of the Commercial and Litigation team based out of our Wellington office. She enjoys proactively helping clients to protect their business against future challenges.
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