About Stephen
Stephen is the practice leader of the intellectual property and technology practice at WRP Legal and Advisory.Stephen advises on a broad range of intellectual property and technology matters, including intellectual property commercialisation, brand protection, technology transactions and other related matters, such as trade marks, copyright, confidential information, financial services, privacy, and competition and consumer law.Stephen’s practice includes working with ASX-listed companies and some of Australia’s largest start-ups across a broad range of intellectual property and technology matters.Practice Areas:Intellectual Property (trade marks, copyright, confidential information, designs, business reputation)Technology (ecommerce, software, apps, websites, domains, hosting and data)Privacy and CybersecurityDigital and Social MediaCompetition and ConsumerFinancial Services and PaymentsGeneral Corporate and Commercial, including capital raising, and share, business, and asset sales
Stephen is the practice leader of the intellectual property and technology practice at WRP Legal and Advisory.Stephen advises on a broad range of intellectual property and technology matters, including intellectual property commercialisation, brand protection, technology transactions and other related matters, such as trade marks, copyright, confidential information, financial services, privacy, and competition and consumer law.Stephen’s practice includes working with ASX-listed companies and some of Australia’s largest start-ups across a broad range of intellectual property and technology matters.Practice Areas:Intellectual Property (trade marks, copyright, confidential information, designs, business reputation)Technology (ecommerce, software, apps, websites, domains, hosting and data)Privacy and CybersecurityDigital and Social MediaCompetition and ConsumerFinancial Services and PaymentsGeneral Corporate and Commercial, including capital raising, and share, business, and asset sales
Stephen is the practice leader of the intellectual property and technology practice at WRP Legal and Advisory.
Stephen advises on a broad range of intellectual property and technology matters, including intellectual property commercialisation, brand protection, technology transactions and other related matters, such as trade marks, copyright, confidential information, financial services, privacy, and competition and consumer law.
Stephen’s practice includes working with ASX-listed companies and some of Australia’s largest start-ups across a broad range of intellectual property and technology matters.
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Case History
Awards & Recognition
- Recognized: Corporate Law
- Practice Area: Commercial Law
- Practice Area: Intellectual Property Law
- Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Practice Area: Banking and Finance Law
- Practice Area: Privacy and Data Security Law
- Practice Area: Information Technology Law
- Practice Area: Defamation and Media Law
- Practice Area: Entertainment Law
- Practice Area: Sports Law
- 2025 – Doyle’s Guide – Leading South Australian Intellectual Property Lawyer2024 – Partners of the Year – Lawyers Weekly – Finalist – Intellectual Property2024 – Partners of the Year – Lawyers Weekly – Finalist – Technology2024 – Partners of the Year – Lawyers Weekly – Finalist – Financial Services2023 – 30 Under 30 – Lawyers’ Weekly – Winner – Intellectual Property2023 – 30 Under 30 – Lawyers’ Weekly – Finalist – Financial Services2023 – Rising Star – Australasian Lawyer2022 – 30 Under 30 – Lawyers’ Weekly – Finalist – Intellectual Property2022 – 30 Under 30 – Lawyers’ Weekly – Finalist – Financial Services2022 – Rising Star – Australasian Lawyer2020 – Dean’s List of Excellence in Academic Performance – University of New South Wales:International and Comparative Intellectual Property LawFinancial Law and Regulation in the Age of Fintech
- 2025 – Doyle’s Guide – Leading South Australian Intellectual Property Lawyer
- 2024 – Partners of the Year – Lawyers Weekly – Finalist – Intellectual Property
- 2024 – Partners of the Year – Lawyers Weekly – Finalist – Technology
- 2024 – Partners of the Year – Lawyers Weekly – Finalist – Financial Services
- 2023 – 30 Under 30 – Lawyers’ Weekly – Winner – Intellectual Property
- 2023 – 30 Under 30 – Lawyers’ Weekly – Finalist – Financial Services
- 2023 – Rising Star – Australasian Lawyer
- 2022 – 30 Under 30 – Lawyers’ Weekly – Finalist – Intellectual Property
- 2022 – 30 Under 30 – Lawyers’ Weekly – Finalist – Financial Services
- 2022 – Rising Star – Australasian Lawyer
- 2020 – Dean’s List of Excellence in Academic Performance – University of New South Wales:International and Comparative Intellectual Property LawFinancial Law and Regulation in the Age of Fintech
- International and Comparative Intellectual Property Law
- Financial Law and Regulation in the Age of Fintech
