Swaab

med@swaab.com.au

mrb@swaab.com.au

 

Young Lawyer

jas@swaab.com.au

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Overview

We are based in Sydney; Australia’s largest city, with a population in excess of 4.2 million people.  The firm was estab­lished by Fredrick Swaab, in Syd­ney, in 1981 and has grown to become a haven for inno­va­tion, entre­pre­neur­ship, fam­i­ly busi­ness, SMEs, cor­po­rates, high-net-worth indi­vid­u­als and gov­ern­ment clients. We hold a unique posi­tion in the mar­ket place, as a firm with both full-ser­vice Com­mer­cial and Fam­i­ly law offer­ings. Our suc­cess has been a result of putting our peo­ple and clients first by liv­ing our val­ues of: Com­mit­ment, Integri­ty, Excel­lence, Gen­eros­i­ty of Spir­it, Uni­ty and Inno­va­tion. Our strong and endur­ing cul­ture has been the result of devel­op­ing and nur­tur­ing long-term client relationships. In 2018, we were awarded the inaugural Meritas Innovate to Elevate award, for our approach to innovation.

Our Indus­tries and sectors

Hav­ing ser­vice at our core means we are acces­si­ble, down to earth and com­mu­ni­cate in plain Eng­lish. The indus­tries and sec­tors we serve are: prop­er­ty, con­struc­tion & devel­op­ment, retail­ing, man­u­fac­tur­ing, phar­ma­cy, IT & cyber, aged care, leisure & tourism, health & allied health, agri­cul­ture, trans­port, edu­ca­tion, gov­ern­ment and pro­fes­sion­al services.

Our experience includes:  

Business and Corporate Law

• Advising Boards of Directors
• Advising Shareholders
• Advising Trustees and Unit Holders
• Business and Corporate Structures
• Venture Capital and Private Equity
• Commercial Transactions
• Construction Law
• Employment
• Franchising
• Foreign Investment
• Intellectual Property
• Joint Ventures
• Manufacturing & Distribution Arrangements
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Resources (mining)
• Transportation
• Trusts
• Trade Practices (competition law)

Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution

• Arbitration and Mediations
• Commercial Disputes
• Contract Claims
• Company and Shareholder Proceedings
• Debt Collection
• Enforcement of Foreign Judgments
• Enforcement of Securities
• Insolvency; both personal and corporate
• Partnership Disputes
• Family Disputes (complex)

Commercial Real Estate

• Construction Contracts
• Leasing of Commercial and Retail Property
• Property Acquisitions and Disposals
• Property Development
• Property Investment
• Property Syndication (joint ventures)
• Strata (community) Title
• Town Planning
• Tourism and Hospitality

Corporate Insolvency

• Corporate Restructuring
• Creditor’s Rights
• Debt Rescheduling
• Deeds of Company Arrangement
• External Administration of Insolvent Entities
• Insolvency & Recovery Advice
• Schemes of Arrangement

Commercial Loans

• Approvals and Term Sheets
• Development and Project Financing
• Hiring and Leasing
• Loan Documentation
• Structuring and Enforceability

Intellectual Property

• Copyrights, trademarks, patents, industrial design rights and trade secrets
• Terms of service, privacy policies and confidentiality
• Granting exclusive rights for discoveries and inventions
• Contracts for musical, literary, and artistic works; ideas and words, phrases, symbols, and designs
• Laws relating to the internet (domains, websites, online media)
• Market research
• Advertising and media

Technology and Communications

• Commercialisation of Information Technology
• Development and Implementation of computer system programs and applications
• Telecommunication Contracts

Employee Relations

• Employment Agreements
• Employment Litigation
• Executives Agreements (CEO, CFO, CIO, etc.)
• Health and Safety Issues
• Industrial Regulations
• Labour Relations
• Policies/Procedures
• Service Agreements
• Retrenchment, Redundancy and Unfair Dismissal

Private Client Services

• Family Law (Divorce, Separation, Property settlements, Mediation)
• Succession
• Trusts
• Wills and Probate