Past speaker · State of Social
David Stewart
Jackson Macdonald
2019 · 2021 to 2026

About
David Stewart is one of Australia’s leading intellectual property lawyers and is an Adjunct Professor at Murdoch University.
David has lectured at Murdoch University, the Australian Graduate School of Management in Hong Kong, Edith Cowan University, and in Phnom Penh for The Asia Foundation on the IP implications of Cambodia joining the World Trade Organisation.
David has written for or been covered by The Wall Street Journal, the South China Morning Post, the Australian Financial Review, The Guardian, and The West Australian newspapers.
Elsewhere
Their latest session
Why no one likes NDAs
Every client wants one signed. Every agency signs it. Almost none of them would hold up. Dave Stewart pulls apart why NDAs have become a reflex rather than a protection, what they are quietly costing you, and what to reach for when you genuinely need cover.
