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Malcolm Burrows, Principal Lawyer

B.Bus.,MBA.,LL.B.,LL.M.,MQLS.
Legal Practice Director

About our Principal – Malcolm Burrows

Malcolm is a business lawyer advising on IP protection and disputes, technology law and corporations law. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Malcolm spent over a decade starting and managing software and internet businesses, from start-ups, to multinationals where he held “C” level roles. His key non-legal achievements have included:

Commercial Director of APN News and Media-Online;
Founding CEO of www.quickbeds.com which was sold to Flight Centre Limited;
Negotiating a joint venture with Australia’s then largest software developer – Mincom Limited;
Director of eCommerce for Tourism Queensland/Sunlover Holidays; and
Part-time lecturer in eCommerce Strategy at QUT’s Graduate School of Business (Lectured to MBA Students).

Prior to establishing Dundas Lawyers^® he worked at boutique, top and mid tier firms practising IP, technology and corporate law. He is also a member of the Ironman Triathlete fraternity.

Malcolm’s double business and legal qualifications combined with over 20 years of business experience provide clients with a unique commercial perspective that personifies the notion of ‘uncommon nous^®’ that the firm values in its people.

Memberships and awards

Member of Licensing and Executives Society Australia and New Zealand

Member of The Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand (IPSANZ)

Doyles Intellectual Property - recommended 2026

Doyles Technology Media Communications - recommended 2026

2024 Technology Media Communications Recommended

Formal academic qualifications

Master of Laws (LL.M).
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B).
Master of Business Administration (MBA).
Bachelor of Business (B.Bus).

Admissions and memberships

Admitted to practice in the High Court of Australia.
Admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of Queensland.
Member of the Queensland Law Society.
Member of the Australian Corporate Lawyers’ Association.
Member of the Licensing Executives Society (Australia and New Zealand) (LEANZ).
Life member of the Society of St Andrew of Scotland – Queensland.
Member of the Ironman Triathlete fraternity.

Unique commercial perspective

Malcolm brings a unique commercial perspective to the practice of law. He is also passionate about technology and the benefits it can bring to organisations. His skill set ranges from project management of large legal engagements to reduce legal fees, to solving complex legal problems faced by clients on a day to day basis.

He ensures that the practice and the staff of Dundas Lawyers^® are equipped with the necessary systems and processes to perform clients’ work accurately and efficiently.

Innovation

Whether it’s the Firm’s “Client Guide to Reducing Legal Costs” our contemporary technologies such as SharePoint, or the implementation of our unique “Time billing policy”, he ensures that Dundas Lawyers^® is committed to excellence and innovation in everything that it does. Dundas Lawyers^® is committed to adding value to its clients. Put simply, we aim to be the best lawyers we can be and believe that to be the best, a holistic approach is essential.