Presenters

Garry Williams KC, Richmond Chambers
Garry Williams has more than 20 years' experience of civil and commercial litigation. He started his career at Russell McVeagh in 1992, where his work focused on commercial litigation and contentious intellectual property matters. In 1997, Garry went to the UK where he worked for Nabarro Nathanson and then Olswang. On his return to New Zealand in 2003, Garry joined Bell Gully and was a member of that firm's litigation department until moving to the separate Bar at the beginning of 2014. He is now a member of Richmond Chambers, the specialist advocacy and advisory set located in the General Buildings on the corner of Shortland and O'Connell Streets in the heart of Auckland's CBD and legal precinct. Garry accepts instructions in most areas of civil litigation and he has particular expertise in intellectual property matters. He is an experienced trial and appellate advocate, having appeared many times in New Zealand's superior courts and specialist tribunals. Garry is on the Faculty of the NZLS Litigation Skills Programme. He is also a member of the Trans-Tasman and New Zealand Committees of the Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand (IPSANZ).

Tania Goatley, Partner, Bell Gully
Tania Goatley is a senior litigation and dispute resolution lawyer with more than 25 years’ experience at a leading New Zealand law firm. She now practises independently, with particular expertise in intellectual property, media, advertising and regulatory law. Tania has extensive experience in intellectual property disputes and litigation, including copyright, trade mark infringement, passing off, breach of confidence, design and branding disputes, and related commercial claims. She also advises on strategic IP protection and enforcement, brand development and commercialisation, and consumer and competitor disputes. Her experience includes significant trade mark disputes concerning the distinctive “V” colour mark, claims relating to the shape and silhouette of glass beverage bottles and fair dealing in relation to coverage of international sporting events. Tania also has a substantial media and reputation management practice, having advised leading media organisations on defamation, suppression and open justice, pre-publication risk, and broadcast rights. Tania is ranked Band 4 for Intellectual Property and Band 3 for Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT) in New Zealand by Chambers Asia-Pacific, and has been recognised by The Legal 500 for intellectual property, media, advertising, privacy and data protection. She is also recognised by Doyle’s Guide as a Recommended Leading Intellectual Property Lawyer in New Zealand.