She joins Paul Johns in leading the firm's NZ base
Pearce IP has promoted Julie Ballance to executive.
She is the second executive to be based in the firm’s New Zealand office. She will be working with litigation head and fellow executive Paul Johns, who joined the firm in May.
Ballance commenced with Pearce IP in October 2023 as a special counsel. She is a patent attorney, lawyer and notary who has practised in IP law for over three decades.
She has played a leadership role in the firm’s patents, trade marks and designs business units.
“I am absolutely delighted that Julie has taken up a leadership role at Pearce IP. Julie is an excellent lawyer and attorney, and she is wholeheartedly committed to Pearce IP’s 2027 Vision to be the premier life sciences IP practice in Australia and New Zealand. With Julie joining Paul Johns as an executive in New Zealand, our New Zealand business is in safe hands”, Pearce IP founder and CEO Naomi Pearce said. “I am delighted to see further growth ahead for our New Zealand operations”.
