Business set-up; company set-up; trust set-up; partnership set-up; joint venture (JV) set-up; consortium set-up; asset protection; shareholders agreements (SHAs); unit-holders agreements.

Equity issues including subscription agreements and option agreements (for shares) and simple agreements for future equity (SAFEs); debt issues including loans and convertible notes; government grants including under MVP Ventures, CSIRO Kick-Start, Industry Growth Program (as part of the Future Made in Australia agenda) and Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRCP) and similar programs; security arrangements; R&D Tax Incentive and related loans.

Patent strategy; trade secret strategy; trade mark registrations; copyright; other intellectual property (IP) protections; infringement claims; joint venture agreements (JVAs) and other collaboration agreements for research and development in conjunction with government, universities and industry; IP licence agreements; IP assignment agreements; material transfer agreements (MTAs) non-disclosure agreements (NDAs).

Customer terms for supply and sale of goods and services; product warranties; off-take agreements; distribution agreements; disclaimers; agreements for pilot projects and demonstration projects; memoranda of understanding (MOUs); letters of intent (LOIs); exclusivity agreements; promotions.

Manufacturing agreements; assembly agreements; feed-stock agreements; original equipment manufacturer (OEM) supply contracts; subcontracts; equipment hire agreements; consultancy agreements; software end user licence agreements (EULAs).

Employment contracts; independent contractor agreements; employee share option plans (ESOPs) and other employee share schemes (ESSs); employee incentive schemes; employee restraints; health, safety and environment (HSE).

Leases of land; contracts to purchase land; options to lease land; options to purchase land; fit-out contracts; permits including development applications (DAs) and construction certificates (CCs) and under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act; easements and other land access rights; engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts including for plant establishment and expansion; Security of Payment Act (SOPA) and equivalent legislation; operation and maintenance (O&M) agreements.

Products liability insurance; public liability insurance; professional indemnity (PI) insurance; workers compensation insurance; property insurance; industrial special risks (ISR) insurance.

International expansion; instructing overseas counsel (on behalf of clients) on (among other things) business set-up, company set-up, company administration, directors’ duties, tax, trade practices and labour and industrial relations (IR) laws.

Company law generally and Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) specifically; Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) rules; trade practices generally and Competition and Consumer Act specifically; privacy policies and data protection generally and the Privacy Act specifically.