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 \ Auckland
Paul Johns
Paul assists clients to effectively handle contentious intellectual property issues.
Senior Associate \ Wellington
Thomas Huthwaite
Thomas helps clients to maintain and enforce their intellectual property rights and to resolve disputes relating to those rights.
Principal \ Wellington
Grace Thomas-Edmond
As a commercial law specialist, Grace works with AJ Park’s patent attorneys and other teams to provide commercial advice to clients ranging from start-ups to government agencies.
Senior Associate \ Auckland
Natalie Harre
A senior associate 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
Consultant \ Auckland
Ken Moon
Ken specialises in information technology, software and internet law, copyright, and trade secret law.
Solicitor \ Wellington
Lucette Kuhn
A solicitor in AJ Park’s litigation and dispute resolution team, Lucette assists with contentious intellectual property law matters.
Associate \ Wellington
Ashleigh Ooi
Having previously worked in litigation and dispute resolution roles, Ashleigh now enjoys working proactively with clients to help them protect their business against future challenges.
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