Leading independent counsel with expertise in Australian Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) application and inbound-investment matters.
Expert advice on Australian FIRB and investment matters.
We work with...
investors, solicitors and investment bankers to advise and guide complex transactions through FIRB and assist with FIRB compliance matters.
We assist on FIRB applications...
so that you have the best prospects of success - with experience working on some of the most complex and significant applications in the market we have expertise in drafting to avoid protracted review processes.
We work with...
foreign investor acquirers that are subject to FIRB review and provide expert counsel on approvals involving complex or sensitive assets.
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vendors looking to package assets and structure transactions in order to present proposals attractive to foreign acquirers to assist obtaining FIRB approvals. We provide targeted assistance in communicating the merits of proposed commercial transactions to mitigate transaction risks.
We work with...
solicitors, investors, funds and bankers, in order to provide strategic guidance to navigate the regulatory and political landscape and mitigate risk and deal disruption caused by the regulatory review and FIRB approval delay.
Independent experts
Expertise in foreign investment law, communications and government relations.
Lachlan Molesworth
Barrister and former Commonwealth Government legal adviser for FIRB approvals.
Trevor Thomas
Former executive head of the Foreign Investment Division of Commonwealth Treasury.
Winnie Wong
Barrister and former government lawyer.
Professor Allan Fels AO
Australia’s leading regulator and former Chair of the ACCC.
David Gazard
Government relations and politics expert.
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