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Acting for financial institutions in relation to loan transactions and securities, including drafting security documentation involving rural properties, water entitlements, livestock and crops.

Advising a litigation funder in relation to a proposed class action involving allegations of very significant underpayment to employees across a chain of hospitality businesses.

Advising an offshore life insurance company about selling life insurance policies covering Australian residents.

Advising a superannuation trustee about the enforceability of offset clauses in life insurance policies.

Acting for Licella Holdings Limited in relation to its commercialisation of its patented Cat-HTR technology for conversion of waste feedstocks into biofuels including licensing of international and Australian joint venture entities and advising in relation to participation in a CRC-P Partners Agreement.

Partner Scott Castledine acted for Leighton Holdings (now CIMIC) in its defence and $70 million settlement of a securities class action arising out of a $1 billion profit downgrade in connection with AirportLink in Brisbane, a Desalination Project in Victoria and investments in the Middle East.

Appointed as Manager variously by the Victorian Legal Services Board, Legal Practice Board of WA and Queensland Law Society to facilitate the management, sale and wind down of legal practices, both in Melbourne and nationally.

Acting for The Herald Sun newspaper in a five year campaign to overturn suppression orders in the “Lawyer X” scandal that reached the High Court. Also appeared in The Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants in relation to the matter.

Acting for a defendant in the class action brought by residents in Cranbourne, Victoria arising out of the escape of gas from an old council landfill which abutted a new residential development. The proceedings settled at mediation on confidential terms.

Advising a Local Government on conditional land sale provisions incorporating the redevelopment of a strategic CBD landholding in accordance with the requirements of the Local Government, including ensuring compliance with statutory provisions relating to a major land transaction.

Assisting ASX-listed LBT Innovations throughout the development, prototyping, and commercialisation of its medical technology products. Recently assisted in concluding a A$6 million joint venture based in Switzerland to develop and distribute a diagnostic imaging device.

Advising the owner of social media and branding agency L&A Social in relation to the sale of all of the shares in the L&A Social to Tag Worldwide (Australia) Pty Ltd (a subsidiary of Wertheimer UK Limited). The deal enables L&A Social to combine its social media expertise and Tag's strong end to end offering to provide a more holistic service and deliver continued growth for clients and businesses.

Advised the owner of social media and branding agency L&A Social in relation to the sale of all of the shares in the L&A Social to Tag Worldwide (Australia) Pty Ltd (a subsidiary of Wertheimer UK Limited). The deal enables L&A Social to combine its social media expertise and Tag's strong end to end offering to provide a more holistic service and deliver continued growth for clients and businesses.

Advising J.G. Boswell Company on the sale of one of Australia’s largest land, water and infrastructure agribusinesses, Australian cotton grower and producer Auscott Limited to Australian Food & Fibre following a competitive sale process run by PwC.

Acting for irrigation schemes and unincorporated associations in relation to their irrigation infrastructure, constitutions including rights and obligations of members and the transfer of water entitlements between outgoing members and incoming members.