Our People


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Freehills’ people are diverse in their skills, experience and perspectives, and united in their focus on understanding what success means to our clients and their organisations. As well as being high-calibre technical experts, our partners are business-savvy professionals, driven to providing clients with innovative, market-leading commercial solutions.

Their experience is deep and varied, and has been gained in both local and international markets in times of challenging market conditions and of strong economic growth. Freehills’ partners are agile thinkers and communicators who have an advanced ability to listen, understand, and collaborate with clients, giving them the confidence they need to make decisions that are important to the sustainable success of their businesses.
 

Our partners

James Cherry

Partner, Melbourne | Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals, Chemistry & Material Sciences, Life Sciences, Intellectual Property, Technology & Communications
Direct +61 3 9288 1596 | Fax +61 3 9288 1567 | james.cherry@freehills.com

Brett Connor

Partner, Melbourne | Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals, Chemistry & Material Sciences, Mechanical, Intellectual Property
Direct +61 3 9288 1845 | Fax +61 3 9288 1567 | brett.connor@freehills.com

Celia Davies

Partner, Melbourne | Trade Marks, Intellectual Property
Direct +61 3 9288 1473 | Fax 61 3 9288 1567 | celia.davies@freehills.com

John Dower

Partner, Sydney | Electrical, Physics & IT, Mechanical, Intellectual Property
Direct +61 2 9225 5741 | Fax +61 2 9322 4000 | john.dower@freehills.com

Frances Drummond

Partner, Sydney | Trade Marks, Intellectual Property
Direct +61 2 9225 5512 | Fax +61 2 9322 4000 | frances.drummond@freehills.com

Tom Gumley

Partner, Sydney| Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals, Life Sciences, Intellectual Property
Direct +61 2 9225 5465 | Fax +61 3 9288 1567 | tom.gumley@freehills.com

Paul Jones

Partner, Melbourne | Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals, Chemistry & Material Sciences, Life Sciences, Intellectual Property
Direct +61 3 9288 1843 | Fax +61 3 9288 1567 | paul.jones@freehills.com

Greg Noonan

Partner, Melbourne | Electrical, Physics & IT, Mechanical, Intellectual Property
Direct +61 3 9288 1578 | Fax +61 3 9288 1567 | greg.noonan@freehills.com

Paul Savage

Consultant, Sydney | Electrical, Physics & IT, Mechanical, Intellectual Property
Direct +61 2 9225 5004 | Fax +61 2 9322 4000 | paul.savage@freehills.com
Freehills Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys are registered Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys in Australia and New Zealand