Our Expertise :
Corporate and Commercial

Corporate and commercial law firm
MAKINSON d’APICE LAWYERS

Australian businesses are operating in a climate that is more demanding, less forgiving and more competitive than at any time in our history - Our team take personal interest in your commercial success

Specialists on your side

Australian businesses are operating in a climate that is more demanding, less forgiving and more competitive than at any time in our history. Changes in consumer, market behaviour and technology are presenting exciting possibilities for some and significant threats to others. The capacity to assess opportunities and implement transactions quickly can often be what separates the two.

We work alongside senior management to understand the commercial drivers of every project or transaction and everything we do is geared to acting swiftly to help our clients to achieve the commercial result they have targeted.

Personal interest in your commercial success

We support our clients (many of which are small to medium sized businesses) by getting to know their businesses, challenges, risk appetite, objectives and, most importantly, their people. 

We take a personal interest in our clients’ commercial success and respond quickly to your requirements, meet deadlines and bring strategies to you in a proactive way.

Corporate and Commercial Legal Expertise

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Key People Corporate and Commercial

Our clients and services

Our clients

  • Large and small listed and unlisted property trusts
  • Private companies
  • Private equity companies
  • Family businesses
  • High net worth individuals
  • Listed companies

Our services

  • Business Structuring
    – joint venture agreements
    – partnership agreements
    – shareholders and unitholders agreements
    – trusts
  • Buying and Selling Businesses
  • Capital Management
    – capital reductions
    – share buy backs
  • Corporate Compliance
    – Corporations Act
    – corporate governance
    – occupational health & safety
    – privacy
    – trade practices
  • Directors’ Duties
  • Distribution and Marketing
  • Franchising
  • Intellectual Property
    – trade marks, brand creation and protection
    – domain names, ecommerce and internet law
    – copyright and design
    – IP audits 
    – licensing 
    – privacy
  • Supply Agreements
  • Terms of Trade
  • Commercial dispute resolution 
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We have a culture in which everyone shares a common vision and has a part to play in making things happen.