information technology including privacy and data security;
trade promotion and marketing;
procurement; and
corporate governance and compliance.
Experience
advising on all aspects of franchising law, including drafting franchise documentation and ensuring compliance with the Franchising Code of Conduct for multiple national QSR businesses and hotel clients. This encompassed assisting clients with their annual compliance requirements and advising on new grants, renewals, transfers, resales terminations, end of term arrangements and breaches;
advising on the sale and acquisition of a multi-million dollar hospitality business, managing all stages of the transaction including due diligence, negotiation, execution, and completion. Providing practical guidance on corporate restructures, mergers and acquisitions;
negotiating complex leasing and procurement contracts, including high-value IT-related agreements, ensuring commercially favourable outcomes;
providing comprehensive advice on corporate governance, compliance with regulatory frameworks and competitive practices for a large privately owned QSR business. Developing and implementing governance frameworks, compliance policies and processes to mitigate legal risks and enhance operational excellence;
drafting and advising on partnership, shareholder and unitholder agreements;
negotiating and advising on service-level agreements, disaster recovery service agreements and software development and licensing agreements;
advising clients on intellectual property matters from infancy around the development of intellectual property (including trademark applications within Australia and internationally) to providing ongoing advice related to protection and infringement matters;
implementing competition law compliance programs for retail businesses and providing ongoing advice on competition and consumer law issues; and
delivering strategic corporate advice, covering intellectual property, governance, compliance and broader operational matters, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
