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AREAS OF PRACTICE


 

 

Business Expansion

  • Advice on International Strategy

  • Establishment of Joint Venture off-shore branches, subsidiaries and other entities

Commercial Agreements

  • Distribution Agreements

  • Local and International Joint Ventures

  • Trademark, Copyright and Patent Licensing Agreements

  • Franchise Agreements

  • Supply Agreements

  • Computer-related Agreements

  • Confidentiality Agreements

  • Restraint of Trade Agreements

  • Technology Contracts

Contractual Arrangements between Partners and Shareholders

  • Partnership Agreements

  • Shareholder Arrangements

  • Buy/Sell Arrangements between Shareholders and Unit Holders

Business and Investments Structures

  • Advising on Choice and Structure of Business Entities

  • Private and Public Fund-raising and Prospectus

Mergers and Acquisitions

  • Negotiating, Drafting and Advising on Business Purchase and Sale Agreements

  • Business Reconstructions

  • Mergers

  • Joint Ventures

  • Takeovers

Commercial Disputes and Litigation

  • Superior Court Commercial Litigation

  • Advice in partnership and contractual disputes

  • Mediation and Arbitration

  • International Litigation

Corporate and Company Officer Advice

  • Duties and Responsibilities of Company Directors and Officers

  • Law relating to the Day-to-day Operations of Companies

  • Takeovers

  • Trade Practices and Advertising Laws

  • Crisis Management

Business Finance

  • Loan Agreements

  • Debentures and Mortgages

Real Estate

  • Commercial Leases

  • Land Transaction Documentation

  • Planning

  • Environmental issues

E-Business

  • Fundraising

  • Advice on Venture Capital and Business Angel Investor Arrangements

  • Prospectus Preparation

  • Initial Public Offer and Stock Market Listing

Financial Services

  • Advice on Financial Service Licensing

  • Management Investment Schemes 

Capital Raising and Venture Capital

  • Advice concerning fundraising requirements under the Corporations Act
    2001

  • Preparation of disclosure documents including product
    disclosure statements, prospectuses, short-form prospectuses, profile
    statements and offer information statements

  • Negotiation and structuring of venture capital finance arrangements 

Estate Planning

  • Advice to clients concerning estate planning issues arising in both
    simple and complex estate structures

  • Implementing effective estate planning strategies and preparing
    documents to give effect to client instructions in estate planning
    matters