Leonie Leclerc

Lawyer

Lawyer with expertise in intellectual property, corporate and commercial law

Leonie joined Edwards + Co in early 2019 and works across the firm’s Corporate, Commercial and IP practice areas, using her increasingly broad and growing experience to assist with advisory and transactional matters for the firm’s clients.

Leonie is admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and holds a dual degree of Law and Media (PR & Advertising) with Distinctions from UNSW Sydney. Leonie is on the Dean’s List for achieving first place in Intellectual Property Law and was published in the UNSW Law Journal for her dissertation on patent law and biotechnology, which provides a cross-continental examination of the patentability of isolated gene sequences.

Leonie has volunteered at the Arts Law Centre of Australia, providing advice to artists and art organisations. She speaks French fluently and has lived in India, the UAE, France and Germany. Leonie is also a graphic designer and artist, and leverages her industry knowledge to specialise in IP law.