Amy Bishop

Putting together a team to help your business succeed is almost as hard as running the business itself. Sometimes it pays to call upon external resources when you don’t have the time and necessary expertise to handle complex business transactions, along with all the associated legal issues. When you get to that point, Amy Bishop can assist you in every corner of commercial law… her expertise and know-how will be a welcome addition to your operation.

Amy is a pivotal component of both our intellectual property and corporate & commercial teams, with a wealth of knowledge in commercial, corporate, consumer, IP and privacy law, and the added skill set of being a registered trade mark attorney for Australia and New Zealand. She has also recently completed a Master of Intellectual Property Law at the University of Melbourne, further strengthening her expertise in this highly specialised area. She acts for numerous clients, assisting them to achieve success through sound business structuring, which is both tax-effective and enhances intellectual property protection.

In the intellectual property space, Amy’s expertise as a trade mark attorney comes to the fore. She has been involved in trade mark registrations, both in Australia and internationally, acted on both sides of trade mark oppositions and prepared intellectual property assignments and licences. Amy is well-placed to promote innovation with her unique mix of commercial, intellectual property, privacy and tax law knowledge. Her advanced postgraduate studies in intellectual property law further complement her practical experience, enabling her to deliver strategic, up-to-date advice in this evolving area.

Along with her impressive commercial and corporate knowledge, and accurate understanding of the needs of small businesses, Amy is also familiar with the unique requirements of not-for-profit (NFP) clients and has assisted with the formation of numerous charities.  Amy also advises many such organisations on a range of compliance matters.

Other areas where Amy can advise include managing risk, protection of business assets, privacy issues, the establishment of trusts and companies and compliance with consumer and labelling laws, to name just a few.

Additionally, Amy’s corporate law experience means you can call on her to help with general company dealings, share structuring, officeholder changes, drafting and updating constitutions, and compliance requirements in various areas of corporate law, including the winding up and liquidation of businesses.