Susan practises in most areas of commercial law and all areas of intellectual property law. She is an experienced advocate, advisor and mediator. Recommended in Doyle’s Guide to Victorian intellectual property barristers over many years, she is best known for her work in all areas of intellectual property law and in cases that involve complex facts and technologies. Her focus is on identifying the key issues and evidence in a dispute, ascertaining the best outcome for the client and designing a strategic approach to achieve that result. Susan accepts briefs to advise, appear or mediate in all commerical matters including: -

• privacy, confidential information and information technology
• patents, designs, trade marks, copyright and moral rights
• Australian Consumer Law, and Corporations Act
• partnership, property, contract and general commercial matters

She appears in all Federal and Victorian courts, but most often in the Federal Court and in the Supreme Court of Victoria. Her intellectual property practice is both local and interstate and is broadly based - see the attached list of selected cases and IP Australia hearings.

She is also an accredited mediator and member of the List of External Mediators ("LEM"). Click here for Susan's mediation profile.

Susan holds a science honours degree majoring in botany and genetics, an LLB and an LLM, and is also a registered trade mark attorney. Before coming to the bar Susan worked in a commercial law firm in the Melbourne CBD, the last three of her 10 years there as a partner, managing the firm’s intellectual property and information technology practice. Susan regularly presents seminars and webinars, on ethics, advocacy, mediation, evidence and current developments in her subject matter specialities. See the attached list of recent seminars and selected publications.