B.Bus. (Hons.)(ECU), LL.M. (Bond), J.P. (Qual.)(Qld.), Grad. Cert. Legal Practice,
Grad. Cert. Continuing Legal Practice (UTS), GCTM (Biotechnology), GDipBiotech (UQ),
GCertAppFin (Finsia), GradCertBiotechInd (RMIT), AFAIM, FAICD, SA Fin. 

Expertise: 

Antitrust law; law of business associations, legal aspects of the commercialisation of
science; venture capital and technology transfer. 

Profile: 

Damien has practiced in antitrust, company and intellectual property law in Queensland
and New South Wales in addition to serving other corporate counsel roles in Victoria and
overseas. Damien’s commercial experience and interest encompasses the development and
implementation of corporate strategies for start-up companies. This includes project and
venture capital sourcing, IPO development, technology transfer and intellectual property
licensing. He is also the CEO of pharmaBank, a boutique life science incubator. Damien
contributes regularly to scholarly journals and lectures in areas related to trade
practices law and the biotechnology sector.

Articles

Drug advertisements: A prescription for misleading and deceptive conduct?, Law papers (2006)

The Federal Court recently considered the application of a s 52 of the Trade Practices...

 

Novel strategies to overcome barriers to commercialisation of new technologies: a case study from the Australian biotechnology industry (with Damian Hine), Law papers (2006)

The biotechnology industry is shifting its value creation emphasis from R&D to manufacturing and market....

 

Who wants to be a millionaire? Misleading and deceptive seminar spruiking, Law papers (2005)

Introduction

A booming property market provides fertile ground for 'get rich quick' schemes. Australian Competition...

 

Ad-agent provocateur: Can advertising agencies be liable as principals for creating misleading ads?, Law papers (2005)

Extract:

Misleading advertising in the financial services sector is always of concern to consumers and,...

 

Thorn in the ACCC's side: Rent ad rants and the TPA, Law papers (2004)

Introduction:

Recent Federal Court decisions highlight a renewed vigour on behalf the of the Australian...

 

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