Expertise

Graeme has particular expertise in the areas of shareholder and partnership disputes, intellectual property, and reconstruction and insolvency. His clients have the benefit of his broad and in depth experience acquired in complex litigation, and value his focus on achieving sound commercial results.

Graeme works closely with leading insolvency practitioners acting in their capacities as liquidators, receivers and administrators in commercial transactions and disputes relating to insolvent administrations and the restructuring of "at risk" companies. His focuses include insolvent trading claims, and actions to preserve and recover company property.

He also advises on the protection, enforcement and infringement of intellectual property rights, including trade marks, designs, patents and copyright. His clients range from SMEs to large proprietary companies in various market sectors in manufacturing, retail and wholesale.

Graeme was awarded the inaugural prize at Monash University for the best result in Law of the Internet (2000).

Experience

Graeme's experience includes:

• acting for liquidators in public examinations and subsequent proceedings seeking the recovery of misappropriated funds from a director and related company (Supreme Court of Victoria)
• acting for a liquidator in proceedings relating to an insolvent trading claim of $4 million against a director and holding company acting as a shadow director (Supreme Court of Victoria)
• acting for a manufacturer in design infringement proceedings and associated trade practices claims (Federal Court of Australia)
• supervising and executing search orders to seize evidence in relation to claims for breach of employees' duty of fidelity and infringement of intellectual property rights.

Qualifications

Master of Laws (Intellectual Property) (Monash University)

Bachelor of Laws (Monash University)

Bachelor of Economics (Monash University)

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practise

Victoria

Federal Court of Australia