Commercial and corporate law
Our commercial team provides considered, commercially-oriented
advice to clients.
We help our clients to realise their commercial objectives. We
achieve this by providing innovative and tailored strategies
focused on driving maximum benefits from commercial
arrangements.
We work with clients to understand their business priorities and
specific commercial and legal risks. This enables us to negotiate
and document commercial arrangements in a more considered and
commercially oriented manner. We are also proactive in bringing our
clients value-driven solutions in line with their strategic
objectives.
We have acted for clients in a diverse range of matters, including
starting new enterprises, advising on the legal challenges facing
business and assisting with commercial transactions.
The legal services we offer in this area include:
- business and succession planning advice and preparation of
documentation for complex trust and corporate structures,
business succession, shareholders' and unit holders' agreements,
buy/sell agreements
- business structuring: companies, joint ventures and
partnerships
- business and company acquisitions and disposals: negotiation,
structuring advice, document preparation, legal due diligence and
regulatory advice
- commercial contracts and arrangements
- corporate advisory Corporations Act 2001 advice and compliance,
directors duties, share capital transactions, ASIC enforcement
action and a variety of associated matters.