Simone Mitchell And Nigel Lokan Promoted To Partners At MinterEllison
31 May 2019
MinterEllison has welcomed Simone Mitchell and Nigel Lokan as partners in the firm’s growing IP practice. Prior to joining MinterEllison, Mitchell and Lokan were both partners at K&L Gates, where they led that firm’s IP patent practice. They will both be based in MinterEllison’s Sydney office. Mitchell was a partner at both K&L Gates and DLA Piper, where she specialized in patent litigation, with a particular focus on the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical space. She has advised clients working across pharmaceuticals, biopharmaceuticals, genetic technologies, medical devices, agriculture, telecommunications, consumer goods and mining.
Lokan is a patent attorney who has a technical background in chemistry. He has advised clients in sectors including pharmaceuticals, life sciences, food technology, process engineering, agriculture, materials, mining and biotechnology.
“We are very excited by the addition of Simone and Nigel to our team, which will bolster [our] offering in the health and pharmaceutical/life sciences sectors,” said Ross Freeman, MinterEllison’s managing partner for dispute resolution, competition and insurance. “Based in Sydney, Simone and Nigel allow us to mirror our very successful patent disputes team in Melbourne, which means we are in an even stronger position to continue the development of our IP practice.”
