Friday, 20 March 2026
Description
Attend and earn 0.5 CPE Hour in Intellectual Property
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Chair
Helen Macpherson, Executive Lawyer (Head of Litigation – Australia), Pearce IP; Recognised in Chambers and Partners for Intellectual Property: Patents Global (2026, 2025), Patents Asia Pacific (2024-2026), Ranked in Legal 500 as a Market Leading Intellectual Property (2023), World Trademark Review (WTR 1000), Enforcement & Litigation (Australia) (2026, 2025); Recognised in Best Lawyers, Australia Intellectual Property (2016-2026)
How to Protect Company Confidential Information
- Contractually, by way of employment agreements
- Remedies including urgent Court actions, in the event of any breach
Presented by Irini Lantis, Lawyer, Gilbert + Tobin; Ranked for Intellectual Property Law, Life Sciences Practice and Litigation
Presenters
Irini Lantis, Lawyer, Gilbert + Tobin
Irini is a lawyer in our Intellectual Property group. She advises on cross-jurisdictional patent litigation proceedings before the Federal Court and the High Court of Australia. She also has experience in high profile confidential information cases, where business intangibles have been unlawfully obtained in breach of obligations of confidence. Irini advises clients across all sectors, with a particular interest in e-commerce, gaming, life sciences, mining and resources. Irini is recognised as a Rising Star for 2021-23 by IP STARS.
Helen Macpherson, Executive Lawyer (Head of Litigation – Australia), Pearce IP
Helen has over 25 years’ experience as an intellectual property specialist and is recognised as an industry leader. Helen advises on all forms of intellectual property including patents, plant breeder’s rights, trade marks, copyright and confidential information. Throughout her career, Helen has maintained a strong focus on high-value patent mandates involving complex technologies. In these mandates, Helen has been able to draw upon her technical training in biochemistry and molecular biology, as well as her ability to up-skill swiftly in relation to diverse technologies. Helen regularly advises on the preparation and execution of patent infringement, revocation and amendment strategies, including in the context of multijurisdictional patent disputes, as well as on the impact of relevant regulatory frameworks on these strategies and on freedom to operate and patentability issues. Her patent work has encompassed the technical fields of inorganic, organic, physical and process chemistry, biochemistry, biotechnology (including genetics, molecular biology and virology) and physics. Helen is a member of the Intellectual Property Committee of the Law Council of Australia, as well as a member of the Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand.
