Founder Stories: David Wilson, Founder and Principal, Stratocumulus Legal

This week, we speak with David Wilson, Founder and Principal of Stratocumulus Legal, chatting to us about:

- The inspiration behind Stratocumulus Legal

- Starting up a company during a pandemic

- Being a Super Dad

About David

David Wilson is the founder and principal of Stratocumulus Legal, a newly established legal consultancy with a particular focus on intellectual property, technology and related fields. Prior to commencing Stratocumulus Legal in May 2020, he had 20-odd years’ career experience at international law firms, building up a significant breadth of legal experience as an intellectual property and technology lawyer, a commercial disputes practitioner, a generalist commercial legal advisor and an in-house counsel for a two-year period on secondment to a major Japanese corporation in Tokyo.

Across his career, David has advised on the subsistence, proprietorship, exploitation, licensing, assignment and infringement of intellectual property rights including copyright and moral rights, patents, trademarks, domain names and business names, designs, confidential information, trade secrets and data. He has undertaken this work across a range of sectors, including software and IT. His legal interests include the law and new technologies, such as automation and 3D printing.

A bit about Stratocumulus Legal

Launched in May 2020, Stratocumulus Legal is a Perth-based consultancy with a focus on intellectual property and related areas of law.

Their work includes advising on strategies for businesses to understand their rights and obligations, to protect, defend, and exploit their intellectual property while guarding or responding against claims made by others.

The company's capabilities also includes add-on support for existing legal teams with commercial dispute resolution/litigation.