Practice Areas.

Combining legal and patent expertise we have the very best minds protecting, advancing and defending your company’s most important assets.

Corporate & Commercial Law

Our team provides expert transactional and regulatory advice across the full range of corporate activities. We manage our clients’ legal and commercial risks and find solutions to business challenges.

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IP Protection & Enforcement

We bring a range of scientific specialties and technical expertise together to assist our clients manage the full range of their IP needs.

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Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Our focus is on understanding your position and providing the strategy – whether litigation or alternative dispute resolution – to help you achieve your business goals.

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WE’RE NOT YOUR AVERAGE FIRM.

Gaining the strategic edge in the marketplace is imperative. Our firm offers a refreshing alternative to the traditional law firm. Being a boutique practice, we provide a unique integration of corporate and commercial law with intellectual property protection.

Our team is friendly and approachable and is dedicated to achieving the best, and most cost-effective outcome for our clients.

The difference.

S&A Law is an Australian-based commercial, IP and litigation specialist firm.
Our hand-picked team of lawyers and patent attorneys are recognised as being one of the best boutique legal teams in Australia. Combining legal and patent expertise we have the very best minds protecting, advancing and defending your company’s most important assets.

Our Purpose

S&A Law has been recognised as being one of the leading providers of boutique legal services in Australia. Our team of lawyers and patent attorneys are committed to maintaining an uncompromisingly high standard of work. We provide high-quality legal advice with our innovative cloud-based platform, our clients can collaborate with our advisers to stay informed and engaged with all aspects of their matter.

Our Mission

We know that choosing the right lawyers to join your team is essential to achieving the results you are seeking. Our lawyers and patent attorneys are highly qualified and have substantial industry experience. Having a law firm that can provide you with a strategic edge in the global marketplace is imperative. S&A Law specialises in protecting, managing and defending your company’s most important commercial assets.

Our Expertise

S&A Law is a recognised leader in providing bespoke advice to a broad range of industries. We have close relationships with international legal and patent firms, enabling seamless management of global IP portfolios, cross-boundary transactions and cross-jurisdictional disputes. Where possible, and if necessary, S&A can assist clients with sourcing litigation funding.

FINDING SOLUTIONS TO BUSINESS CHALLENGES.

CORPORATE & COMMERCIAL.

Expert transactional and regulatory advice across the full range of corporate activities.
We manage our clients’ legal and commercial risks and find solutions to business challenges.
  • Business succession planning
  • Risk management
  • Corporate regulatory compliance
  • Commercial contracts
  • Employment and Workplace Relations
  • Estate planning
  • Product development and licensing
  • Insolvency and corporate restructuring
  • Start-up advice, including venture capital advice
  • Shareholder agreements
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • IPOs and capital raisings
Icons of all industries
Consumer goods Engineering Food and Beverage Information Technology Life Sciences Materials and Chemical Engineering Media and the Arts Medical and
Surgical Devices Pharmaceuticals Renewable Energy and Resources Robotics

Protecting, advancing and defending your
companies most important assets.

IP PROTECTION & ENFORCEMENT.

The protection of all intellectual property registration, commercialisation and enforcement needs
Our team of IP professionals have expertise and qualifications that span the protection of all intellectual property registration, commercialisation and enforcement needs throughout Australia and New Zealand. We also have close alliances with foreign associates, enabling our reach to extend seamlessly to jurisdictions worldwide.
We have a wide range of industry experience protecting IP rights, from the small inventor to large multinational corporations. Our team have expertise in the following areas:
  • Brand protection
  • Commercialisation advice
  • Confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements
  • Copyright
  • Design registration
  • Enforcement strategies
  • “Freedom to Operate” (FTO) analysis
  • Infringement disputes
  • Innovation patents
  • Licensing and assignment agreements
  • Packaging clearances
  • Passing-off actions
  • Patent drafting, filing, prosecution and opposition
  • Patentability advice
  • Portfolio management
  • Searches, watches, and monitoring
  • Trade mark applications and oppositions

Understanding your position and providing the strategy.

LITIGATION & dispute resolution.

We handle complex commercial and intellectual property disputes across all State and Federal jurisdictions.
Unfortunately, disputes can sometimes be unavoidable. How they are resolved is what makes the difference.
Our team has experience in conducting proceedings, negotiations and settlements through court, mediations and arbitrations across a broad range of industries. Combining our practical and commercial outlook with extensive expertise, our litigation team deliver the very best resolution for our clients.
  • Alternative dispute resolution
  • Complex commercial disputes
  • Consumer law disputes
  • Cross-border dispute management
  • Employment disputes
  • Intellectual property disputes,
    including infringement actions
  • Insurance Disputes
  • oppositions, non-use applications
  • Patent Disputes
  • Privacy disputes
  • Product Liability

OUR CLIENTS.

TEAM DEDICATION.

OUR LEADERS

A cohesive team dedicated to client service

Dr Rob and Jessica Silberstein established S&A in 2014. Today the firm is setting a new benchmark of excellence in boutique law firms in Australia.  Under their leadership, S&A has built a formidable team of legal specialists and IP experts dedicated to protecting, managing and defending their business assets.

By engaging with us, you will be assured that you will be working with legal professionals that are specialists in their field of expertise, and who are committed to achieving the best possible outcome for you.

DR. ROB SILBERSTEIN

Principal

Rob brings a wealth of experience to his practice, combining more than 20 years in both in-house and private practice roles, including at senior levels.

JESSICA SILBERSTEIN

Practice Manager

Jessica’s vision is to create a firm that provides strategic advice which enables clients to reach the commercial objectives they set out to achieve.

“Our firm offers a refreshing alternative to the traditional law firm. Our team is friendly and approachable and is dedicated to achieving the best, and most cost-effective outcome for our clients.”

Mina Hyun

Associate - Litigation & Dispute Resoultion

I am a collaborative team player and want to achieve the best possible outcome for my clients. This can only be achieved through a joint effort and contribution by as many interested stakeholders as possible.

John Wong

IP Manager and Technical Research Associate

I have managed the patent and trade mark portfolios of large publicly listed companies, as well as individuals. The goal is to drive innovation in our world and ultimately enhance the lives of people.

Bing Nguyen

CPA - Finance Manager

Having spent over 10 years working with Allens, I have solid experience and understanding of the Australian legal landscape.

INDUSTRY EXPERTISE.

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AWARD-WINNING FIRM.

While we’re still a young firm, S&A Law has been recognised as one of Australia’s most innovative firms.
We have attracted significant recognition for both legal excellence and people management practices, winning the following awards:
Boutique Firm of the Year Finalist 2019- Australian Lawyers Weekly Awards
Managing Partner of the Yeat Finalist - Rob Silberstein 2019- Australian Lawyers Weekly Awards
Wellness Initiative of the Year Finalist - 2019- Australian Lawyers Weekly Awards
Boutique Firm of the Year Finalist - 2018- Australian Lawyers Weekly Awards
Managing Partner of the Yeat Finalist - Rob Silberstein 2018- Australian Lawyers Weekly Awards
Boutique Firm of the Year Finalist - 2017- Australian Lawyers Weekly Awards

NEWSROOM.

CONNECT WITH US.

CONTACT DETAILS

Tel: (02) 9053 8000
Fax: (02) 9053 8001
Email: info@sandalaw.com.au

Address mail:
Level 63 , 19/27 Martin Place, Sydney NSW 2000