Stephen is the practice leader of the intellectual property and technology practice at WRP Legal and Advisory.
Stephen advises on a broad range of intellectual property and technology matters, including intellectual property commercialisation, brand protection, technology transactions and other related matters, such as trade marks, copyright, confidential information, financial services, privacy, and competition and consumer law.
Stephen’s practice includes working with ASX-listed companies and some of Australia’s largest start-ups across a broad range of intellectual property and technology matters.
Practice Areas:
- Intellectual Property (trade marks, copyright, confidential information, designs, business reputation)
- Technology (ecommerce, software, apps, websites, domains, hosting and data)
- Privacy and Cybersecurity
- Digital and Social Media
- Competition and Consumer
- Financial Services and Payments
- General Corporate and Commercial, including capital raising, and share, business, and asset sales
- Lawyer Page: https://wrplegal.com.au/staff/stephen-annicchiarico
- Level 1
153 Flinders Street
Adelaide SA 5000
Australia
WRP Legal
4 The Best Lawyers in Australia™ awards
1 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Australia™ award
- Corporate Law
- 2025 – Doyle’s Guide – Leading South Australian Intellectual Property Lawyer
- 2024 – Partners of the Year – Lawyers Weekly – Finalist – Intellectual Property
- 2024 – Partners of the Year – Lawyers Weekly – Finalist – Technology
- 2024 – Partners of the Year – Lawyers Weekly – Finalist – Financial Services
- 2023 – 30 Under 30 – Lawyers’ Weekly – Winner – Intellectual Property
- 2023 – 30 Under 30 – Lawyers’ Weekly – Finalist – Financial Services
- 2023 – Rising Star – Australasian Lawyer
- 2022 – 30 Under 30 – Lawyers’ Weekly – Finalist – Intellectual Property
- 2022 – 30 Under 30 – Lawyers’ Weekly – Finalist – Financial Services
- 2022 – Rising Star – Australasian Lawyer
- 2020 – Dean’s List of Excellence in Academic Performance – University of New South Wales:
- International and Comparative Intellectual Property Law
- Financial Law and Regulation in the Age of Fintech
- Commercial Law
- Intellectual Property Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Banking and Finance Law
- Privacy and Data Security Law
- Information Technology Law
- Defamation and Media Law
- Entertainment Law
- Sports Law
- Maxm Skate Pty Ltd – Medtech Start-up
- Adelaide Baroque – Baroque Music Charity
- Football Federation South Australia – Disciplinary Committee Member
- Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand – Member
- Law Society of South Australia – Member
- Fundação Getulio Vargas (Brazil) – Certificate in Fintech Law
- University of New South Wales – Master of Laws in Intellectual Property, Media and Technology Law (with Excellence)
- University of Adelaide – Bachelor of Laws
- University of Adelaide – Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)
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