What do we do? (good question!)

We practise in a wide variety of areas, but our core areas are listed below (in lawyer-speak, this list is non-exhaustive):

Insolvency

• corporate insolvency and restructuring advice;
• voluntary administration, deeds of company arrangement;
• liquidation (voluntary and court ordered); 
• receivership;
• bankruptcy;
• debt agreements (Part IX);
• personal insolvency agreements (Part X).

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Litigation

• commercial disputes, including breach of contract and negligence claims;
• shareholder disputes and oppressive conduct.

Property

• retail and commercial leasing;
• property conveyancing. 

Competition

• competition and consumer law;
• compliance with the Australian Consumer Law and statutory guarantees.

Intellectual property 

• licencing; 
• copyright and trademarks. 

General commercial

• negotiation and preparation of commercial contracts;
• interpretation and operation of contractual provisions;
• breach of contract and termination;
• partnership, shareholder, unitholder and joint venture agreements;
• commercial agreements such as agency, confidentiality, distribution, manufacturing and supply agreements;
• granting and enforcement of security interests under the Personal Property Securities Act;
• registrations and discharge of security interests on the Personal Property Securities Register;
• business succession planning and implementation;
• incorporation of companies.

Corporate

• capital raisings;
• corporate governance;
• ASX continuous disclosure requirements;
• legal due diligence; 
• seed capital and pre-IPO offerings; 
• IPO prospectuses and ASX listings;
• reverse takeovers/backdoor listings;
• secondary offers such as rights issues, placements and share purchase plans;
• capital management including buy-backs, dividend reinvestment plans, special dividends, capital reductions, capital restructuring;
• corporate restructuring and turnaround management.