Craig Smith SC
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Provided by Craig Smith SC
Practice Areas
Craig Smith SC practises in commercial law, with a specialisation in intellectual property, contract, Australian Consumer Law and confidential information disputes.
Craig has more than 24 years’ experience working in these areas, including more than 13 years at the Victorian Bar. He has a Chemical Engineering Degree (Honours, Owen Potter Award for top graduate, Monash University), and frequently acts in proceedings involving technical and scientific subject matter, including chemistry, biotechnology, pharmacology, materials science, mechanics, electronics and physics.
Craig regularly appears in the Federal Court, Supreme Court, County Court, Patents Office and Trade Marks Office.
Career
Before coming to the Bar in 2009, Craig was a Senior Associate at Freehills (now Herbert Smith Freehills), and worked in its litigation and intellectual property groups for 10 years. He also has a Bachelor of Laws (Honours, Monash University), and a Master of Laws (H1 average, University of Melbourne).
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Chambers Review
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Craig Smith SC has a background in chemical engineering and often appears in cases involving technical scientific issues, including biotechnology and pharmaceuticals. He focuses on patent and trade mark cases.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Craig Smith is a delight to work with. He is super-intelligent and being able to describe complex issues simply is one of his great skills."
"Craig Smith is a delight to work with. He is super-intelligent and being able to describe complex issues simply is one of his great skills."
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