Presenters

Michael Moyes, Partner, Duncan Cotterill
Michael’s practice spans a broad range of industries and market sectors – including advertising and marketing, aged care, agriculture, automotive, banking and financial services, competition and antitrust, construction, e-commerce, education, energy, entertainment, fashion, FMCG, food and beverage, health, horticulture, insurance, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, publishing, retail, and technology. This wide-ranging knowledge allows him to excel in advising clients on their complex and business critical projects. A common thread across this rich tapestry is that Michael helps clients to find solutions to challenges that lay at the intersection between business, legal, commercial and other considerations. After 20 years practising law and leading teams in Australia and New Zealand, Michael is privileged to be recognised as a market leader in technology law and intellectual property (IP). He is accredited by the world's leading practical qualification provider, in the European General Data Protection Regulation, (GDPR), ranked as a ‘Leading Individual’ in the Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022 for both Intellectual property and TMT and ranked in the Chambers and Partners Directory 2021. Michael is also recognised in the World Trademark Review 1000 2022 as a recommended individual for transactions. Michael is a member of the Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand (IPSANZ), the International Trademark Association (INTA) and the Project Management Institute of New Zealand (PMINZ).

Tom Cleary, Senior Associate, Chapman Tripp
Tom is a commercial litigator, specialising in intellectual property, defamation, privacy and consumer protection disputes. He has represented clients in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court, in arbitrations and mediations, and before IPONZ in significant disputes ranging from patent infringement actions and trade mark disputes to high-profile defamation claims and negligence actions. Tom is a registered Australian Trade Marks Attorney and trainee patent attorney. He co-authors the patent and copyright infringement sections in Intellectual Property Law (LexisNexis). He is recognised as a rising star for intellectual property by Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024 and Managing IP 2023, and an associate to watch by Chambers Asia Pacific 2024.

Justin Graham, Partner, Chapman Tripp
With a reputation for managing and resolving complex commercial litigation and disputes, Justin is the head of Chapman Tripp’s national Litigation practice. He has frequently appeared as counsel in civil proceedings in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court, international and domestic arbitrations, and specialist tribunals such as the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand. Justin is one of New Zealand's leading media and intellectual property lawyers, with extensive experience in defamation, privacy, patent, copyright and trade mark litigation. A member of Te Waka Ture, our Māori Legal Group, Justin has advised many iwi including Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, on governance, Treaty of Waitangi, and Māori land issues. Justin lectures at the University of Auckland, at both undergraduate and postgraduate level, in corporate transactions, iwi governance and intellectual property law. He is the author of the New Zealand chapter of International Copyright Law published by Globe Law and Business. He is recognised as a leading individual by Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024 for dispute resolution and intellectual property.