We provide advice on all forms of commercial contracts and arrangements to support our clients’ day to day and strategic business activities with specialist expertise across a diverse range of sectors and related regulatory regimes.

We have extensive experience handling contractual arrangements in relation to information technology, logistics, agency, distribution, sales and marketing, franchising, outsourcing and offshoring, e-commerce, licensing, advertising and sales promotion. Our lawyers combine sector and technical knowledge and expertise with the ability to craft innovative contractual solutions.

Our corporate practice provides comprehensive support including in relation to on and offhsore corporate structuring and restructuring, company law, corporate governance, company secretarial, and other legal and regulatory requirements.

We have extensive experience advising many of the leading domestic and regional corporations across all sectors – both listed and unlisted. We also have wide-ranging experience advising boards on corporate governance, compliance and applicable laws and regulations and advise in relation to corporate governance issues for listed companies, institutional investors, private equity investors, underwriters, board committees, directors and other stakeholders.

We work with all participants in the financial markets, including some of the leading financial institutions, listed and unlisted borrowers, sponsors, and other capital providers and users, to help them analyze potential risks and develop both short- and long-term plans best suited for their business goals.

Our clients benefit from our sophisticated understanding of the industry worldwide whether their transaction is local, regional, or international. In addition to our core lender and borrower representations, we advise clients in both new and established financial transactions and structures, including acquisition financing, asset based lending & cross-border investments.

We help our clients innovate with cutting-edge M&A strategies that enable them to lead the way in their respective industries. We partner with our clients and their financial advisors in developing the strategies and tactics to maximize transactional success.

We understand the complex, highly regulated industries in which our clients operate and we offer the legal capabilities necessary to achieve success in transactions, on time and efficiently. Whether it is a competion compliance review, employee benefits considerations, tax-efficient structuring, intellectual property safeguards, or other issues, our team comprehensively supports all aspects of our clients’ M&A transactions.

Ideas. Innovation. Brand.

Our IP practice understands that these assets lie at the core of clients’ businesses and we know how to protect and develop them. We combine a global outlook with local knowledge across the life cycle of IP assets ― from development to commercialization, and licensing through to maturity.

We are a millenial age law firm born in the information age. We understand our own and our clients’ need to adapt quickly, or risk fading away. We provide comprehensive ICT legal support to our clients across all related areas including software development and licensing, data rights and security, tech IP, e commerce, telecoms law & regulation and the internet.

Legislative changes in this area are fast paced particularly, when mandated by court decision. Developments in ICT also give rise to new legal challenges. Products based on the collaborative economy, service aggregators, social media platforms, and cloud computing have all been breaking legal ground worldwide. We work closely with our clients to capitalize on these developments, and also to anticipate and proactively resolve issues in uncharted waters in the courts. As we continue to move businesses online, cybersecurity, and high-profile breaches often dominate the headlines. As such, we assist our clients with potential liability concerns, in case of a major security breach.

We understand the way the media, sport and entertainment industries work. We are well positioned to assist stakeholders in these industries with the full range of their activities including finance, borrowing, investment and corporate issues, production and rights acquisition, exploiting media rights, staging and exploiting live sports and other events, intellectual property protection and enforcement, regulatory and administrative issues, anti-trust and competition law, and on the resolution of disputes.

We are able to advise leagues, clubs, franchise owners, broadcasters, advertisers, international and national governing bodies, rights holders, artistes, agencies and promoters, studios, distributors, event promoters, sponsors, investors, banks and other participating corporations and individuals.

The betting and gaming business thrives at the highly regulated intersection of law and commerce. Traditional or “bricks & mortar” gaming is evolving in response to changing economic realities, as new jurisdictions open their doors and and traditional models come under pressure. Online and remote gaming, with its inherently international reach, presents unique legal challenges as jurisdictions continually reevaluate whether and how to permit and regulate online wagering.

We are able to advise gaming and nongaming entities, including private and institutional investors and government agencies, with respect to the development, interpretation, and application of laws, regulations, and precedent. We facilitate interaction with licensing commissions in a variety of jurisdictions. We have industry-specific experience in traditional gaming as well as with respect to the online sectors. Our pertinent experience includes risk management, loss mitigation, compliance counseling, and litigation.

We operate a full service real estate practice comprehensively supporting our clients’ private and commercial real estate requirements.

We are experienced in handling the entire property lifecycle from the most basic private conveyance to the most complex and high-profile real estate deals. We represent investors, developers, financiers, and private clients leveraging our understanding of real estate assets to handle everything from fund raising to joint ventures, acquisitions and disposals, development, financing, restructuring, and disputes. We have experience in working with virtually every aspect and type of real estate project. Whether you are looking at offices, retail, industrial / logistics, hotels, residential, or any other type of building, we can help.

We support our clients with careful, practical and effective estate, gift and income tax planning advice and representation.

Our attorneys have experience designing creative, effective plans focused on the goals and needs of our clients. We work with individuals, families, entrepreneurs and businesses requiring sophisticated tax planning, and are able to leverage our local and international network to provide truly customized plans for each of our clients.

Our services include:

• Estate planning: designing creative, effective plans focused on the goals and needs of our clients and their families
• Estate administration:probating and settlement of estates on behalf of professional fiduciaries, attorneys, or individuals named as executors or personal representatives
• Litigation: representing fiduciaries and beneficiaries in trust and estate disputes
• Non-profit and charitable organizations: assisting with tax-exempt status, governance, regulatory compliance and planned giving programs

We combine our industry knowledge with a practical and collaborative approach to contentious problem solving. The firm effectively advises and represents its clients in relation to trials, arbitrations, mediations and negotiations, and counsels on litigation avoidance and risk management.

We integrate financial, medical, scientific and other expertise with cutting-edge management and trial strategies and carefully assess all options for our clients. Our lawyers approach each new challenge as an urgent business matter to be resolved cost-effectively and under deadline. We are committed to developing solutions to resolve our clients’ most challenging problems using approaches that meet their business needs.