Stephen James
Special Counsel | Sydney
Commercial Contracting | Government | Intellectual Property | Technology
Stephen has extensive experience in advising both public and private sector clients, including many international clients, on the transfer or licensing of a wide array of smart technologies, used in many industries from IT, telecommunications, industrial plants, transportation and defence.
Experience
Stephen’s recent experience includes:
- Smart card processing companies: Advising, drafting and negotiating smart card processing services contracts for the financial and retail industries;
- Water treatment company: Drafting and negotiating contracts for the provision of water treatment technologies;
- International technology transfer for plant and machinery: Drafting contracts for the transfer of technological know-how used in major industrial plants;
- IT start-up companies: Advising and drafting contracts for start-up technology and other IT ventures; and
- Innovative defence technology: Drafting and negotiating contracts for the licensing of innovative technology used in the defence industry, including under US FARS and DFARS contracting provisions and regulations.