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Julie Chiu

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Julie is a senior counsel in the London patents team. Julie specialises in contentious intellectual property matters, particularly patent litigation, in the life sciences and pharmaceuticals sectors.

Julie has experience in advising global pharmaceutical companies on patent validity and infringement issues, freedom to operate and pan-European litigation coordination. Julie’s experience in UK and multi-jurisdictional European disputes include matters relating to small molecules and antibodies, in gene therapies and genetic diagnostics, as well as in a broad spectrum of therapeutic areas such as cancer, infectious viral diseases, genetic abnormalities and neurodegenerative diseases.

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Since 2025 Senior Counsel (Australian Qualified), Taylor Wessing
2024 - 2025 Senior Associate (Australian Qualified), Taylor Wessing
2020 - 2024 Senior Associate (Australia), Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
2016 - 2020 Associate (Australia), Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
2014 - 2016 Associate, Ashurst LLP, Melbourne and Sydney, Australia
2013 - 2014 Graduate, Ashurst LLP, Melbourne, Australia
2013 Admitted as a lawyer, Victoria, Australia
2012 BSc and LLB, Monash University
2011 BSc (Hons), Melbourne University

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Since 2025 Senior Counsel (Australian Qualified), Taylor Wessing
2024 - 2025 Senior Associate (Australian Qualified), Taylor Wessing
2020 - 2024 Senior Associate (Australia), Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
2016 - 2020 Associate (Australia), Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
2014 - 2016 Associate, Ashurst LLP, Melbourne and Sydney, Australia
2013 - 2014 Graduate, Ashurst LLP, Melbourne, Australia

Education

2013 Admitted as a lawyer, Victoria, Australia
2012 BSc and LLB, Monash University
2011 BSc (Hons), Melbourne University

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