Joseph Elks
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Joseph accepts briefs in all areas of law, and specialises in intellectual property, competition law, and commercial disputes.
Prior to being called to the Bar, Joseph was a Senior Associate in the intellectual property disputes group at Herbert Smith Freehills in Sydney, and a Senior Associate at a leading firm in New York. At these firms he was involved in significant matters such as Apple v Samsung and Motorola v Hytera in Australia, and in several intellectual property and competition law disputes in the US representing Apple, Intel, T-Mobile, and Omega.
Joseph obtained his Bachelor of Laws (Hons I) and Bachelor of Commerce from UQ and was awarded the Freehills Prize in Law for graduating with the highest law GPA for the dual program. Joseph also has a Master of Laws from NYU where he attended as a Hauser Global Scholar and graduated first in NYU’s Competition Law and IP program.
Joseph was an Associate to the Hon. Justice Cowdroy OAM at the Federal Court of Australia in 2011.
Areas of Practice
- Appellate
- Class Actions & Representative Proceedings
- Commercial Litigation
- Competition
- Defamation
- Equity
- Intellectual Property
- Media Law
- Regulatory
- Trade Practices
ADMISSIONS & APPOINTMENTS
Solicitor, NSW |
2012 |
New York, NY |
2016 |
Barrister, NSW |
2020 |
QUALIFICATIONS
LLM |
New York University, 2016 |
LLB (Hons 1) |
University of Queensland 2010 |
BComm (Finance) |
University of Queensland 2010 |