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Joe Edwards

Joe Edwards

Russell McVeagh, New Zealand

Work Department

Litigation

Position

Partner

Career

Joe heads Russell McVeaghs's Marketing Law, Media and Intellectual Property team. He specialises in commercial litigation, with a particular focus on regulatory investigations and prosecutions, privacy law, intellectual property and information technology disputes.

Joe regularly provides advice to some of New Zealand’s largest domestic companies and multi-nationals on a diverse range of issues in relation to media, privacy law, intellectual property, regulatory, social media, marketing and promotions, product recalls, border protection measures, anti-counterfeiting, gambling and consumer law issues.

Joe was admitted to practise in New Zealand in 2007. He has also acted as in-house counsel for World Rugby.

Memberships

Joe is a member of the Australia New Zealand Sports Law Association (ANZSLA) and the Intellectual Property Association of New Zealand and Australia.

Education

LLB, BA, University of Auckland.

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