Harrison Ottaway

Experience

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  Media Manoeuvres

  Jun 2007 - Aug 2011

  Media Training - Camera

  - Worked with journalists and news media experts in providing specialised media training to corporate and government clients.- Participated in media training seminars including simulated news media interviews.

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  Fosters Lawyers

  Jan 2010 - Sept 2012

  Clerk

  - Drafting various legal instruments including Contracts for Sale of Land, s 32 Vendors Statements, Initiating Applications and Affidavits in Family Court of Australia proceedings, Victims of Crime Assistance Tribunal Applications, Wills and Powers of Attorney.- Administrative tasks including file management, billing and archiving.

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  Media Arts Lawyers

  Jul 2012 - Aug 2012

  Intern

  - Exposure to various areas of Intellectual Property law including trade mark, design and copyright matters, introduction to entertainment industry specific contracts.- Various administrative and research tasks, with a focus on trade mark and design research.

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  Stephens Lawyers and Consultants

  Aug 2012 - Sept 2015

  Law Graduate / Lawyer

  - Practising in various aspects of intellectual property law, media law and privacy law

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  Griffith Hack

  Sept 2015 - Apr 2017

  Lawyer

  - Practising contentious intellectual property matters, including trade mark, patent and copyright disputes and litigation

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  Norton Rose Fulbright

  Apr 2017 - Oct 2021

  Senior Associate

  Norton Rose Fulbright is a global law firm. My role at Norton Rose Fulbright included:- Practising in contentious intellectual property matters, including patent, copyright and trade mark disputes and litigation- Practising in commercial disputes

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  World Trade Organization

  Nov 2018 - Apr 2019

  Intern

  A 6-month internship at the World Trade Organization, Intellectual Property, Competition and Government Procurement Division. My role included:- assisting with the organisation of meetings of the WTO Council for TRIPS, including contributing to the drafting of preparatory and follow up documentation;- drafting significant parts of the intellectual property chapter of the Secretariat Report in a large member's trade policy review; and- helping with the organisation of a major WTO technical assistance event for least developed country members regarding incentives for technology transfer. Show less

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  K&L Gates

  Oct 2021 - now

  Senior Associate

  Working on a variety of contentious and non-contentious intellectual property matters