HOW WE CAN HELP

We use our experience working with some of Australia’s leading companies, advising on a broad range of corporate governance issues, including directors’ duties, continuous disclosure and other listing rule compliance matters, AGM disclosures and processes, remuneration issues, capital management initiatives and other issues that can arise from the increasing amount of shareholder activism we’re seeing in the market.

We work with our clients collaboratively and continuously to make sure they are across the most important corporate governance trends and developments. We liaise regularly with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) to ensure we, and in turn our clients, remain up to date with approaches viewed as best practice by the regulators. This also enables us to make judgment calls on key regulatory issues to ensure our clients’ businesses and transactions face minimal regulatory disruption.

We collaborate closely with our disputes and investigations team and competition and regulatory team, which have advised on some of the most significant regulatory investigations and litigations that have shaped this area of the law.

Our services

• Designing broad governance packs for boards of listed and unlisted companies.
• Advising listed companies on compliance with the ASX Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations.
• Advising listed and unlisted clients on a range of corporate governance issues, including: 
  • board composition and procedures;
  • directors' duties, liability and protection;
  • related party transactions;
  • changes to share capital (including capital reductions and share buy-backs);
  • fundraising and disclosure regulation;
  • financial services licensing and disclosure requirements; and
  • voluntary deregistration and winding up processes.
• Formation of various legal structures including corporations, incorporated and unincorporated joint ventures, trusts, and partnerships.
• Corporate restructures and capital reorganisations.
• Reporting requirements and general meeting procedures.
• Executive and employee remuneration structuring and regulatory compliance (including incentive and termination arrangements).
• Training for legal teams and the broader organisation to proactively address compliance, risk and governance challenges due to evolving legislation, fostering greater discipline and efficiency within the business.