POF in the finals at the Australasian Law Awards for ‘IP Specialist Firm of the Year’

We are delighted to announce that we have been selected as a finalist in the Australasian Law Awards 2015 in the category, IP Specialist Firm of the Year. The winner will be announced at an awards ceremony at the Shangri-La Hotel in Sydney on 21 May, 2015. POF is one of six firms to be nominated in this category.

IP SPECIALIST FIRM OF THE YEAR (2)The Australasian Law Awards recognise and celebrate the outstanding achievements of those in the legal industry including in-house counsel, individuals, specialist firms and significant deals. Australian Lawyer sought nominations from across the Australian and New Zealand legal industry and considers work and services provided in 2014.

Their research included interviews with leading practitioners and in-house counsel, industry knowledge and third-party information. The winner will be decided by a judging panel of experts who make their votes for first, second and third placed firms in each firm awards category.

We eagerly await the announcement and we look forward to the awards ceremony. For more information about the Australian Law Awards, please click here.

Graham Cowin, Consultant

Graham Cowin, Former POF Attorney

DipMechE FIPTA

Graham joined POF in 1975, heralding the beginning of a long and successful career. He achieved his professional registration as a Patent and Trade Marks Attorney in 1978 and, as a key member of our Engineering team,  Graham honed his patent specification drafting skills working extensively with Australian-based clients.