Jacob provides clear, practical advice and is always focused on delivering solutions that work for us. His expertise in IP and commercial law is invaluable, and we trust his guidance every step of the way.
Jacob acts for clients in both the public and private sectors, and has acted for clients across a range of industries including technology, software, health and life sciences, manufacturing, agribusiness, retail, social media, and marketing.
He regularly provides advice on intellectual property strategy, protection, and commercialisation, as well as on negotiating and drafting intellectual property and technology-centric agreements, and navigating and complying with regulatory frameworks, particularly in relation to privacy and data protection.
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Client Solutions
Specialist oncology eHealth provider
commercial
Client problem
The client faced complex legal and operational challenges surrounding the implementation, licensing and ongoing support of their oncology eHealth software, which needed to meet the regulatory requirements of both public and private healthcare sectors.
outcome achieved
Jacob managed the negotiation and redrafting of a software implementation and enhancements agreement, a software licence and maintenance agreement, and a software support agreement for a specialist oncology eHealth provider. The software was used across both the public and private health sectors.
Pharmacological, biomedical, and agronomical space
commercial
Client problem
The clients were navigating a range of intricate legal arrangements and partnerships involving research, funding and commercialisation with universities and research organisations, and required assistance in negotiating favourable terms while ensuring compliance with industry regulations.
outcome achieved
Jacob acted for a number of clients in the pharmacological, biomedical and agronomical space in reviewing and negotiating research collaboration agreements, teaming agreements, commercialisation agreements, contribution agreements, funding agreements and grant deeds involving various Australian and international universities as well as research organisations.
Local Government-owned corporation
commercial
Client problem
The client needed to overhaul its legal framework to align with evolving privacy, security and data protection regulations, while also establishing clear and enforceable policies for service delivery and access control across multiple initiatives.
outcome achieved
Jacob managed the review, negotiation, and drafting of an information privacy procedure, conditions of use, privacy policy and service agreements.
