Commercial Services
We deliver a full suite of commercial legal services by identifying and managing legal risks and protecting and advancing the interests and reputations of our private, corporate and not-for-profit clients.
Corporate, Commercial & Business
We deliver a full suite of commercial legal services by supervising legal risks and protecting and advancing the interests and reputations of our private, corporate and business clients
We develop and nurture long-term relationships with clients who rely on us as a trusted adviser, developing a deep understanding of each client’s business and affairs.
Our focus on long-term client relationships, rather than back-to-back transactional work or process litigation, means that our interests are aligned with yours, and our advice can be adjusted based on your evolving needs.
Our Expertise
Outsourced General Counsel
Not-for-Profit, Sports & Research Institutes
Sports Law
- Restructuring
- Governance and compliance
- Policies
- Membership and participation conditions
- Investigations and disciplinary hearings
- Arbitrations and mediations by the National Sports Tribunal
- Establishing new sporting leagues
- Negotiation of media, broadcast and sponsorship arrangements
Research Institutions & Not-for-Profit
- Establishment, restructure and merger of not-for-profit organisations and foundations
- Governance and compliance specific to research institutes and not-for-profit organisations
- Charity, income tax exempt and DGR status
- Collaboration and collaborative research agreements
- Funding and project agreements
- Commercialisation of research outcomes
- Protection of reputation
- Business-as-usual legal support
Governance & Regulation
- Corporate Governance
- Directors' Duties
- Anti-Bribery and corruption, Privacy and Modern Slavery
Intellectual Property
- Registration and protection of IP
- Disputes
- Commercialisation, licensing and IP sales
Employment and workplace relations
- Employment and contractor agreements
- Workplace disputes
- Work health & safety
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Risk & Incident Management
- Investigations
- Family group disputes and incidents
- Crime
Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Dispute review and advice
- Conciliation, arbitration, mediation
- Settlement documentation
Litigation
- Injunctions
- Court proceedings
- Case management and advice
Business & Corporate Advisory
Governance & Regulation
- Corporate Governance
- Directors' Duties
- Anti-Bribery and corruption, Privacy and Modern Slavery
Intellectual Property
- Registration and protection of IP
- Disputes
- Commercialisation, licensing and IP sales
Competition & Consumer Law
- Trades Practices Restrictions
- Consumer Guarantees
- Restratints of Trade
Insurance
- Claims and settlements
- Insurance review and structuring
Employment and workplace relations
- Employment and contractor agreements
- Workplace disputes
- Work health & safety
Commercial & Property Transactions
Contracts and Relationship Agreements
- Incorporation and structuring
- Shareholder, partnership and Joint Venture agreements
- Procurement, supply, licensing & distribution
- Industry specific contracting including mining, education, transport, sports etc.
- Confidentiality
Finance & Security
- International Financing
- Loan, finance agreements
- Mortgages, PPSR and security
M&A and Sale and Purchase of Business
- Sale and Purchase of Business
- Due diligence
- Capital raising
- Management buy-out
- Employee equity participation
- Restructuring
Property
- Domestic and Commercial transactions
- Commercial leasing
- Building and construction
- Enforcement of property rights and restrictions
- Joint ventures and partnerships
- Management Agreement
Recources, Mining Energy & Transport
- Major Project Tenders
- Drafting and negotiating supply agreements within company policies and parameters for negotiation
- Alliance agreements
- Contract and performance management issues and disputes
- Collaboration with internal legal, procurement, SHEC teams and other stakeholder