Corrs Chambers Westgarth has beefed up its IP technology & competition group in Melbourne with the promotion of Mark McCowan to partner and the recruitment of Daniel Plane as an overseas legal adviser.
Plane was most recently the chair of the Asia IP practice of French firm Gide Loyrette Nouel in Hong Kong. In addition to handling IP matters in Australia, Plane will also be advising clients on Asia-Pacific IP strategy, particularly focusing on IP protection and enforcement in China.
McCowan specialises in competition and trade practices and has acted for Johnson & Johnson in obtaining ACCC clearance for its global acquisition of Pfizer's consumer healthcare business and its proposed acquisition of Guidant Corporation. He has also helped Primo Smallgoods obtain ACCC clearance for its acquisition of Hans Continental Smallgoods, which was approved on the basis of a "failing firm" argument.
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