Goldrick Farrell Mullan offers comprehensive advisory services for private and public companies, public sector entities and incorporated associations.   

Corporate regulation is a complex area and we aim to understand our client’s business to ensure we give practical, cost effective advice. We are particularly experienced in the restrictive trade practices area and the potential anti-competitive effects of supply, licensing and distribution arrangements concerning intellectual property rights.  

Areas of expertise include: 

• Fund raising including listing and associated disclosure requirements 

• Mergers and acquisitions 

• Sale of business by share sale agreements 

• Shareholder agreements and joint venture structures 

• Corporate governance including compliance with the listing rules of the ASX Risk Management 

• Employee share schemes 

• Corporations Act compliance 

• Rights, powers and duties of Directors, Officers and Auditors 

• Compliance with various statutes including Privacy Act, FOI and Workplace Surveillance. 

GFM projects include: 

• Advising a major Australian Bank on risks relating to service contracts, internal joint ventures and banking activities with emphasis on insurance and indemnity issues 

• Acting on a number of commercial transactions relating to a patented shipping container fumigation and extraction system, including a joint venture with a large stevedoring company and a supply and services arrangement with the Australian Customs Service 

• Advising on the acquisition of a chain of retail businesses, including comprehensive due diligence and contract negotiation 

• Advice on appropriate business structures, seed and angel funding procurement, corporate governance and regulatory matters for various Australian high-tech companies 

• Providing Company secretarial services and compliance advice to a recently ASX-listed pharmaceutical company