Daniel Posker has been promoted to partner at Norton Rose Fulbright in Sydney, where he is an intellectual property disputes lawyer. He is part of a 51-lawyer cohort promoted to partner globally at the firm, effective January 1, 2026.  

Posker, who has 18 years of intellectual property experience at leading global and boutique law firms in Australia and in the UK, is experienced in all major forms of intellectual property and related rights. He acts for clients in multi-jurisdiction, high stakes and technically complex patent litigations such as the Australian iterations of Merck Sharp & Dohme v. Pfizer concerning pneumococcal conjugate vaccines and Gilead v. Idenix concerning Gilead’s “game changer” Hepatitis C antivirals, and for HTC/S3 Graphics during the smart phone wars in the UK and Europe. He also acts in trademark, copyright, Australian Consumer Law and trade secret disputes and often advises in relation to misleading or deceptive advertising, product launch disruption, ambush and comparative advertising, unconscionable conduct and the development and enforcement of brand protection strategies. 

Posker has a busy pro bono practice and has advised a wide variety of clients including several prominent authors, Indigenous leaders and artists, the Art Gallery of New South Wales, a former Archibald prize winner, and the Arts Law Centre (for which he received a pro bono award in 2010). In addition, he regularly contributes to research and working groups on a number of topics including investigating potential legal protection for indigenous traditional knowledge in Australia.  

In 2015, Posker completed a Jawun secondment in Kununurra, Western Australia, working with various stakeholders including local and national indigenous organizations and the Western Australian and Commonwealth governments. He is a current member of AIPPI’s Standing Committee on IP and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge & Traditional Cultural Expressions. 

This year’s class at Norton Rose Fulbright spans 12 practice areas across the firm, including litigation and disputes (14), corporate, M&A and securities (13), banking and finance (8), intellectual property (4), antitrust and competition (2), cybersecurity and data privacy (2), projects (2), government (2), employment and labor (1), financial services and regulation (1), healthcare transactions (1) and risk advisory (1). 

The promotions are distributed across 22 of the firm’s 53 offices around the world. The highest number of new partners are located in the United States (18), Canada (12) and the UK (10). 

“Growing our partnership continues to be an important focus for the firm. These individuals have demonstrated exceptional client focus, technical excellence and a genuine commitment to collaboration across our global platform,” said Jeff Cody, the firm’s global managing partner and managing partner for the United States. “We’re proud to welcome them to the partnership and look forward to the impact they will continue to make.”