35+ years Commercial litigation experience.25+ years specialist IP litigation experience. Joined boutique commercial firm Richards & Evans Commercial Lawyers as a Partner, from 23 September 2020 after 30 years at Norman Waterhouse Lawyers (Partner/Principal from 1996, past Chairman of Partners, and Team Leader Commercial Dispute Resolution).Specialties: Has a wealth of experience in Intellectual Property disputes and contentious matters, particularly Standard Patents, Innovation Patents, Designs and Trade Mark matters. Extensive experience also in commercial and contractual disputes. Acts for clients of all types, including some well known businesses, in a diverse range of Industries in Australia and other countries. Acted in many well known and reported legal cases concerning IP. Acted in the first reported case concerning Innovation Patents (Delnorth v Durapost), and gave presentations on the case to IPSANZ and other groups. Has a broad network of legal contacts in Australia and overseas, and works closely with Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys and IP Counsel on a daily basis. Yearly presenter of the "Offering Goods and Services" component of the "Legal Aspects of Entrepreneurship" course at Adelaide University. Repeated listings in peer and client review guides, including Best Lawyers and Doyle's Legal Guide, for Intellectual Property Lawyers. Has been recognised in South Australia and nationally in Australia. Best Lawyers Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year 2023, South Australia, and recognised by Doyle’s Legal Guide in 2024 as pre-eminent in IP in South Australia. Winner of the 2012 WD-40 Award of Excellence. An award presented annually by the WD-40 Company to a legal service provider selected from its global panel of legal service providers as having provided service excellence to the WD-40 Company.