Practices

PRACTICE AREAS

From formation and operations through transactions, employment, IP, data assets and disputes, the work runs from spotting the risk to designing the path and moving the matter.

01

Outside general counsel

Outside General Counsel

Ongoing, predictable support for day-to-day operations: contracts, employment, governance and compliance treated as a managed process — an external legal department.

  • Day-to-day advice and decision support
  • Templates, policies and process review
  • Opinions on material matters and control of key points
02

M&A and financing

M&A and Financing

Equity investments, acquisitions, financing and shareholder entry and exit, with attention to pace, control and the way out.

  • Equity financing, M&A and deal structure
  • Due diligence, documents and negotiation
  • Shareholders' agreements, earn-outs and exits
03

Compliance and data

Compliance & Data

Governance, business compliance, data handling and competition rules — a structure that remains stable and traceable as the business expands.

  • Corporate governance and internal controls
  • Data compliance, personal information and cross-border transfers
  • Antitrust, merger control and competition compliance
04

Dispute resolution

Dispute Resolution

Litigation, arbitration and enforcement. The work is to organise the facts, choose the procedure and keep a negotiation path open, at a pace that stays under control.

  • Commercial, equity and governance disputes
  • Employment, real estate and IP disputes
  • Preservation, enforcement and settlement
05

Employment and incentives

Employment & Incentives

Workable employment rules: hiring, in-service management, termination and restraints on key people, balancing a stable system with case-by-case flexibility.

  • Contracts, handbooks and workplace rules
  • Termination, redeployment and non-competes
  • Equity incentives, leaver buybacks and key-person restraints
06

Technology

Technology & Innovation

For technology businesses: R&D collaboration, software delivery, commercialisation and data use, with a clear line around identifying, owning, licensing and protecting the asset.

  • Technology contracts, licences and service agreements
  • Trade secrets, IP and data assets
  • R&D collaboration, open-source compliance and IP contribution
07

Healthcare and life sciences

Healthcare & Life Sciences

R&D collaborations, promotion, IP, regulatory compliance and disputes for healthcare and life-sciences companies, at the industry's own regulatory boundary and commercial pace.

  • R&D, distribution and procurement contracts
  • IP, advertising and compliance review
  • Healthcare and commercial disputes