Corporate Advisory + Transactions

Our qualified and experienced Corporate team provides day-to-day advisory regarding the full range of corporate matters, and draft, negotiate and execute M&A and other transactions for private, public and listed clients.

Our work includes:

• Day-to-day corporate advisory services on corporate governance matters as and when they arise.
• Advising on, drafting and negotiating deals related to shareholder equity, including share issues, option grants, share transfers, shareholder agreements and deeds of accession, employee share ownership schemes, joint ventures, mergers, demergers, buy backs, capital reductions and corporate restructures.
• Advising on, drafting and negotiating deals related to debt, including financing agreements and associated security arrangements, and all forms of financial accomodation, including convertible notes, shareholder loans, and associated corporate regulatory issues.
• Advising on, drafting and negotiating arrangements to establish, vary or terminate partnerships and trusts.
• Legal and regulatory compliance matters regarding private, public and listed companies, partnerships and trusts, including under the Corporations Act, ASX Listing Rules and other legislation and regulations.
• Working with corporate regulatory authorities such as ASIC, ASX and FIRB with respect to filings, consents, waivers and other submissions.
• Company secretarial record-keeping, minutes of meetings and other best practice corporate governance matters, including acting as ASIC registered agent.
• Corporate claims, disputes and litigation, including between shareholders and partners.

For some notable ways we have helped clients, see Success Stories.

Digital, Technology + Communications

This practice group provides commercial legal services to a range of clients operating in the digital ecosystem.  This includes online platforms, IT developers and agencies, SaaS providers, media agencies, companies using technology as business critical functions, comms providers, research companies and adtech, fintech, sportstech and biotech entities.

Our work includes:

• Day-to-day commercial advice on legal matters for digital industry players, including online platforms, IT developers and agencies, software-as-a-service providers, companies using technology as business critical functions, communications providers, research companies, adtech, fintech, sportstech, biotech and agritech companies, and entities commercialising data.
• Software platform development and licensing agreements for web, mobile and new media products.
• Database and data product licensing, development, matching and co-creation arrangements.
• End User Licence Agreements, website and mobile terms of use, online privacy policies.
• Technology partnerships, distribution, resale and affiliate agreements.
• Business telecommunication services agreements for fixed and mobile services.
• Communication infrastructure development and licensing agreements and service level agreements.
• Digital, technology and communications regulation advice.
• Claims, disputes and litigation related to digital, technology and communications matters.

For some notable ways we have helped clients, see Success Stories.

'Lawyer On Command' service

Our Lawyer On Command (‘LOC’) service provides clients with a fixed number of hours or days of support per month on-command. The LOC service gives you the peace of mind that support will be available when you need it most.

Does your business need legal support but is not yet ready to hire a fixed legal overhead? Or are you a large business with overflow legal work that requires attention? Our Lawyer On Command service can give you the support you need when you need it, at surprisingly affordable rates.

Our simple LOC plans are set up in small, medium and large sizes. Choose the one that suits your business needs right now, and switch between them as your needs inevitably change.

Some examples of how clients use our LOC service are below:

• Drafting and negotiating commercial contracts to protect and grow revenue;
• Reviewing contracts, or answering questions about liabilities, indemnities and other risk areas and traps;
• Employment and contractor issues, including appropriate forms of agreement and risk areas around IP, and staff incentive schemes;
• Governance generally, including convening and holding board and shareholder meetings, and briefing directors and shareholders, and maintaining corporate records;
• Capital raising legal documentation, including advice on regulatory disclosures, disclaimers, liabilities and risks of giving away too much capital or control to investors.