Legal counsel for research institutes, IP owners, and emerging companies — from someone who has sat on both sides of the table.
Deep expertise across the intersection of intellectual property, commercialisation, and innovation — wherever your organisation sits on that spectrum.
Comprehensive IP strategy and commercial legal support — from protection through to licensing, disputes, and contracts.
Practical legal support for founders and early-stage companies — from incorporation through fundraising and beyond.
Overflow and secondee legal support for institutions navigating commercial, IP, and research matters.
A focused practice in IP, licensing, and commercialisation — not a bit of everything. When IP is at the centre of your matter, you want someone for whom it's always been the focus.
The ability to speak the language of research organisations, established businesses, and early-stage companies matters — particularly when work crosses over, such as a spinout negotiating with its parent institution.
Having sat on the client side means understanding how research organisations actually make decisions, where the pressure points are, and what a GC needs from external counsel — not just what looks good in a memo.
Advice pitched at what you actually need to decide — not a legal memo for its own sake. The goal is clear, actionable guidance that moves things forward.
No juniors. No handovers. No partner on the letterhead while an associate does the work. The person you engage is the person doing the work.
Fixed fees for standard startup and IP work. Hourly for bespoke matters. No trust account administration loaded into your rates.
Principal — McIntosh Innovation Partners
Daniel is a specialist IP and commercial lawyer with experience across private practice, in-house, and advisory roles. His work spans IP strategy, licensing and technology transfer, commercial contracts, and startup law — with a particular depth in the research and innovation sectors.
Before establishing McIntosh Innovation Partners, Daniel held an in-house role at a medical research institute, giving him direct insight into how research organisations operate, what drives their commercial decisions, and what they need from legal counsel. That experience shapes how he works with institutions today.
Daniel works with medical research institutes, universities, IP owners, SMEs, and early-stage companies — often where these worlds intersect, such as spinouts commercialising research IP or established businesses entering new licensing arrangements.
He holds a doctorate and brings an analytical, research-oriented approach to legal problems — direct in communication, commercial in outcome.
Work with DanielWhether you have an immediate matter or want to understand if McIntosh Innovation Partners is the right fit — reach out directly. You'll speak with Daniel.