Offering specialised expertise to emerging enterprises, our legal advisors for startups truly understand the unique challenges new ventures face. It’s important to seek startup legal advice early so that we can help you best navigate legal risks, prevent avoidable costs, and overcome unexpected obstacles.

When you consult our startup legal service, you’ll be supported in all areas to ensure the protection, growth, funding, and ability to exit your business seamlessly.

Our lawyers have experience in the complete lifecycle from startup to exit event.

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Our Impact

Our lawyers have:

  • 01
    Provided startup advice and legal services for what became a leading education software provider in Australia and then acted in the share sale to a US private equity firm
  • 02
    Acted in the Federal Court proceedings which set a precedent regarding the ability of traders to register the name of a building for their services, where the building has a “coined” or inventive name by analysing the test under section 43 of the Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) for rejecting a trade mark on the basis that it has a geographical connotation
  • 03
    Negotiated distribution agreements, in conjunction with Austrade, in US, UAE, Germany, UK, Hong Kong and Singapore to simultaneously commence prior to transition of company from proprietary company to a public company to undertake a capital raise
  • 04
    Advised businesses and provided tax advice on the establishment of international entities to enter new markets
  • 05
    Our lawyers have facilitated the incorporation of Early Stage Innovation Companies (ESICs) and advised in respect of the required tests, including private binding rulings, to access this incentive for investors.

Your legal advisors for startups

James Barritt
Director
James practises in corporate and commercial law, finance and securities, intellectual property, franchising, taxation and structuring, and privacy law. He also has extensive experience in consumer and competition law, and risk and regulatory compliance. James is highly experienced in mergers and acquisitions (including complex and cross-border transactions), capital raising (with rights issues, placements, venture capital […]