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We place great emphasis on 3 things:
1. Ensuring we have lawyers
and support staff with high quality expertise and
experience
2. Employing people that fit our culture and are ambassadors for our business
3.
Ensuring we have a happy and friendly work environment - this reduces
turnover, ensures longevity of client relationships
and makes work more
enjoyable for everyone
We are part of the service industry and our
people and the way they deliver legal services to clients is crucial
to our short and longterm success. We believe that new business
results from satisfied clients.
With 60 staff, the firm is well resourced to handle large and small transactions.
We keep our lawyers and clerks well trained in the latest changes
to the law and facilitated with online access to legal research.
Our lawyers take the time to work personally with clients and develop long term relationships. By listening to and understanding our clients' needs, we aim to provide clear, concise legal advice and solutions that add value to clients’ businesses.
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Flanagan – Partner |
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Peter has over 20 years experience in the law. With particular
expertise in: purchase and sale of businesses, commercial leases,
business structuring including franchising, contracts and agreements,
corporate compliance, and trade practices, Peter provides advice
to retailers, manufacturers, clubs, developers, and investors.
Peter Flanagan - an Accredited Business Law Specialist.
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| Simon
French – Partner |
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Simon was recruited to the firm from Blake Dawson Waldron in
Melbourne. He has particular interest and expertise in acting
for and against public bodies, providing advice on decision
making procedures, licence/permit applications, the exercise
of statutory powers, statutory interpretation and conducting
judicial reviews. He has expertise in drafting secondary legislation,
codes of practice, industry guidelines and delegations. Simon
has acted for major Government Departments and Statutory Authorities
in Australia and the UK. He has also been involved in major
infrastructure projects and is an experienced advocate, having
qualified and practiced in the UK as a barrister. Simon acts
for commercial clients in various sectors including utilities,
property development, construction and transport..
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| Vaughan Lamb – Partner |
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Vaughan has over 26 years experience in general practice including
property law which is now his key area of practice. He provides
expertise in: real estate purchases and sales, subdivisions,
leasing, planning laws, contracts and agreements. Vaughan also
advises on wills, probate, trusts and the property aspects of
family law matters. Vaughan also manages our branch office in
Anglesea which he attends twice weekly on Tuesdays and Fridays.
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| Kevin Roache – Partner |
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Wills,
Estates & Succession
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With a longstanding commercial and business planning career
Kevin Roache recently qualified as an Accredited Specialist
in Wills & Estate Planning with the Law Institute of Victoria.
Kevin heads our Wills, Estates & Succession Group developed
in response to the ever growing market trend towards longterm
retirement and superannuation planning. Kevin advises on succession
planning, complex trust structuring, tax, superannuation, estate
planning, powers of attorney, probate and Wills. Kevin is a
member of the Committee for Geelong and a Director of the Bendigo
Bank.
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Julien
Uyttenhove –
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Julien
heads the Intellectual Property Group. He is also
a Registered Patent and Trade Marks Attorney. Julien
has acted for universities, hospitals, research consortiums,
substantial Australian companies, small businesses
and individuals.
He
assists with creation, registration, prosecution and
enforcement of all forms of intellectual property.
His
particular expertise includes:
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research and development
agreements
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technology
transfer and
commercialisation
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ownership, assignment and
licensing agreements
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marketing,
merchandising,
advertising agreements
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Information
Technology -
computer software, hardware
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e - commerce, domain
names, online and internet
contracts
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| Tom
White – Partner
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As Head of the firm's Commercial Group Tom has a Law
Degree (Honours) and a Commerce Degree. He takes a
commercial approach to transactions working closely
with clients' Accountants and Financial Planners on
a wide range of transactions. Tom works closely with
clients on major projects from initial negotiations
and due dilligence through to the preparation and
settlement of complex business transactions.
He advises
on partnership and shareholder agreements, arrangements
and disputes as well as tax issues, asset protection
and finance issues. Tom also has expertise in joint
ventures, mergers and acquisitions, sale of businesses
and lease matters, business structuring, franchising,
contracts and agreements including MOAs and HOAs,
tenders, prospectus' and trade practices issues.
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