Emma Iles promoted to partner at HSF in Melbourne
29 April 2021
Emma Iles, a member of the Herbert Smith Freehills intellectual property disputes team in Melbourne, has been promoted to partner, effective May 1, 2021.
Iles has more than 12 years advisory and litigious experience in the field of pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device patents, trademarks, copyright, plant breeder’s rights, consumer law and confidential information. Her litigious experience includes multi-jurisdictional patent disputes, international arbitrations, trademark, copyright and consumer law disputes, collaboration agreement disputes related to IP ownership, commercial damages disputes, mediations, preparation of technical expert evidence, trial and appeal proceedings. This experience includes working with colleagues in HSF’s London and Singapore office on a cross-border international arbitration and being the lead senior associate on one of the few pharmaceutical patent cases to be heard by the High Court in recent years.
She has significant experience acting in and resolving disputes, through the litigation process and also outside of court. This experience includes advising on the drafting of settlement agreements and IP licences. In addition to her legal qualifications Iles holds a biomedical science degree.
