Asia-Pacific
Intellectual Property - New Zealand
Matt Sumpter is a highly respected practitioner with particularly noteworthy litigation experience who advises clients on both contentious and non-contentious IP matters. He is regularly instructed on a range of trade mark, copyright and patent matters, including infringement, opposition, internet piracy and site-blocking, and also advises extensively on regulatory and commercialisation issues.
Strengths
"Matt is a good operator in this area and a safe pair of hands."
Competition/Antitrust - New Zealand
Matt Sumpter is a published authority on competition law who acts principally on contentious issues in the space, including potentially criminal matters, though he is also an experienced handler of merger control negotiations with the Commerce Commission. He is based in Auckland.
Strengths
"Matt is good at getting to heart of what the issue is."
