Peter Francis
Partner
Peter is a Partner of FAL Lawyers and established the firm along with Jenni Lightowlers, prior to which, he led the in-house legal team at Sirotech, the then commericalisation arm of CSIRO. He is one of Australia’s pre-eminent lawyers on technology commercialisation and is considered to be a ‘true expert with years of experience’, ‘particularly esteemed in non-contentious circles for his dexterous handling of commercialisation work for research organisations and technology developers’ (IAM Licensing 250, 2011/2012, IAM Patent 1000, 2012).
Peter has more than 20 years’ experience advising listed companies, Commonwealth and State government agencies, Cooperative Research Centres, higher education providers, SMEs, not-for-profit funded research bodies and healthcare organisations.
Areas of Expertise
- Contracts & Agreements
- Corporate Structuring/Transition
- Corporate Governance
- Grants/Capital Fund Raising
Mediation and Dispute - Resolution
- Intellectual Property
- Information Technology
- Patent & Technology Commercialisation
- Plant Breeder’s Rights
- Trade Marks & Brand Strategy
- IP Litigation & Dispute Resolution
- Taxation Exemptions
Professional Involvement
- Director, Benitec Biopharma Limited
- Chairman, Wounds Innovation Limited
- Chairman, Lateral Pharma Pty Ltd
- Director, Australian Stroke Alliance Limited
- Director, Knoxbrooke Incorporated
Awards and Recognition
- IAM Patent 1000 (2012): World’s leading patent licensing practitioners
- IAM Licensing 250 (2011-2012): World’s leading patent & technology licensing lawyers
