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Pearce IP's Administrative Assistant Jenny Likousis

Teale Drummond

Accounts Administrator

Teale leads Pearce IP’s Accounts Team and is highly organised, driven and someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment.

She comes to us from the communications sector where she was Head of Business Operations for Factotum Communications and was responsible for accounts, payroll, managing the CRM system, providing confidential assistance for the company director and leading continuous improvement initiatives.  Teale is also an experienced project manager who is proficient in cost estimates, budget control, activity and resource planning, communicating with key stakeholders and ensuring projects are delivered on time and to budget.  Prior to those roles she was the General Manager of a design and fabrication business on the Northern Beaches in Sydney.

Teale has the innate ability to pivot and change directions depending on the demands of her role and loves working under pressure.  Outside of work Teale is a competitive dressage rider.

Pearce IP Awards

Chambers and Partners

Global - Intellectual Property (2025)
Asia Pacific - Intellectual Property (2025)
Asia Pacific - Intellectual Property (2024)

Legal 500 Asia Pacific

Market Leading Intellectual Property Firm (2025)
Market Leading Intellectual Property Firm (2024)
Market Leading Intellectual Property Firm (2023)

Asia IP

Tier 3 for  IP Proscecution (2024)
Tier 3 for IP Proscecution (2023)

IAM Patent 1000

Bronze for litigation (20232022, 2021)
Bronze for prosecution (2024, 20232022, 2021)

Australian Law Awards (Lawyers Weekly)

Finalist – Women in Law Awards – Boutique Diversity Firm of the Year (2022)
Finalist – Intellectual Property Team of the Year (2022)
Winner – Intellectual Property Team of the Year (2021)

Managing IP Stars

Patent Prosecution (2024, 2023, 2022)
The Only Leading Female Owned Life Sciences focussed IP Firm (2023)
Pearce IP ranked firm (2021)

World Trademark Review (WTR 1000)

Silver - Litigation & Prosecution Australia (2025)
Bronze - Litigation & Prosecution New Zealand (2025)
Litigation & Prosecution Australia (2024)

Women in Business Law Awards - APAC

Shortlisted – Australian Firm of the Year (2022)

Lexology Legal Influencer

Australasia – Healthcare & Life Sciences (Q1 2025, Q2 2024, Q1 2024, Q4 2023, Q3 2023, Q2 2023, Q3 2022, Q2 2022, Q1 2021, Q4 2020)

Cross-border – Healthcare & Life Sciences (Q1 2025, Q2 2024, Q1 2024, Q4 2023, Q3 2023, Q2 2023, Q1 2023)

Europe – Healthcare & Life Sciences (Q1 2025)

Australasian Lawyer

Top Boutique Firm (2024)
5-Star Intellectual Property Law Firm (2021)

Doyles Intellectual Property

Doyles Leading Intellectual Property (2021, 2020)
Doyles Recommended Intellectual Property (2021)

"Winner - Intellectual Property Team of the Year 2021"

Australian Law Awards (Lawyers Weekly)

"Finalist - Intellectual Property Team of the Year 2022"

Australian Law Awards (Lawyers Weekly)

"Pearce IP bronze ranking for litigation and recommended for prosecution"

IAM Patent 1000 2021

"Pearce IP ranked bronze for litigation and prosecution"

IAM Patent 1000 2022

"5-Star Intellectual Property Law Firm"

Australasian Lawyer 5-Star Awards 2021

"Pearce IP Ranked Tier 3 - Prosecution"

MIP IP Stars 2022

"Lexology Legal Influencer"

Healthcare and Life Sciences (Australasia):
Pearce IP (Q2 2022, Q1 2021, Q4 2020)

Healthcare and Life Sciences (Cross-border): Pearce IP (2021)

"Women in Business Law Awards - APAC"

Shortlisted: Australian Firm of the Year (2022)

OUR VISION

By 2027, be the premier life sciences IP practice in
Australia and New Zealand.