Industry Focus

Hardware and Semiconductors

The proliferation of technology has resulted in a rapid expansion of both the hardware and semiconductor industries over the last decade. For companies involved in these sectors, it is important to have the counsel of experienced lawyers who have kept up with the technology as well as the legal issues related to those industries.

Our lawyers help clients in these industries navigate a myriad of legal issues providing practical advice tailored to each client’s unique business objectives. They counsel clients through the full product life cycle staring with intellectual property counseling in the early stages of product development and continuing through the manufacturing, sale, and distribution of products.

Our experienced hardware and semiconductor lawyers provide advice regarding:

Product development and intellectual property protection
Regulatory and product compliance across jurisdictions
Supply chain and logistics, including outsourcing of operations
Acquisition and financing of components
Drafting and negotiating development, license, manufacturing, resale, distribution, customer and other commercial agreements
Intellectual property litigation
Commercial contracts and customer disputes
Competition issues
Product recalls and epidemic failures

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ESG and the Sustainable Economy Handbook

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8 October 2021

Mandatory Vaccination Directions for Victorian Workers

On Friday 1 October 2021, an announcement was made by the Premier of Victoria that all Authorised Workers will be required to receive a COVID-19 vaccine to continue working on-site. The Directions which give effect to this announcement were released late on Thursday 7 October 2021.

3 August 2021

The Hydrogen Handbook

A first of its kind, The H₂ Handbook provides a comprehensive summary of the regulatory, commercial, and policy issues that hydrogen may face on its path to becoming a global commodity and a significant part of the energy mix. The handbook covers hydrogen-related issues in a number of jurisdictions across the globe, including Australia, the European Union, France, Germany, Japan, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Check back regularly as new region handbooks are published.

20 January 2021

The SEC's Modernized Marketing Rule for Investment Advisers

On 22 December 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments (the final rule) to Rule 206(4)-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the Advisers Act) to modernize the regulation of investment adviser advertising and solicitation practices.

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