Services

Corporate

Our Corporate Group provides advice on corporate law and commercial law transactional matters for private and public sector organisations.

Our corporate and commercial clients are central to our firm’s practice. It is on strength of the excellent and diverse range of legal work performed over 40 years for these clients we have achieved market prominence and leadership in the Greater West.

Our Corporate Group clients include some of Australia's largest businesses and ASX listed companies, as well as many small-medium sized companies and high net worth individuals.

The Group has won a number of awards for client service and corporate excellence, including the firm winning the Award for Corporate Governance, Large Business at the 2008 NSW Government Western Sydney Industry Awards.

We work as a seamless team with our firm’s Banking & Finance, Property and Asset Structuring Groups to focus on the best strategic and commercial outcome for our clients.

What our clients say about us

"MatthewsFolbigg are always up-to-date with the legal advice and they are very accessible and practical."

Phil Powell, Finance Director
Sandvik Australia 

“The solicitors at MatthewsFolbigg have an in-depth knowledge of all issues concerning directors’ duties, including corporate governance responsibilities. Today's climate signals an ideal time to seek advice and assistance from this most impressive law firm.”

Justin O’Dowd, Managing Director
Spirax Sarco Australia

“With significant industry experience and technical know-how, MatthewsFolbigg is our firm of choice. We rely on MatthewsFolbigg to advise us on all our clients’ major business transactions including Shareholder Agreements.”

Chris Coulton, Director
Coulton Isaac Barber Accountants

Our general services

  • Board appointment proceedings and documentation
  • Business owner dispute resolution
  • Capital raisings and public listings
  • Commercial contracts, letters of intent, heads of agreement
  • Confidentiality agreements
  • Contracts for the supply of goods and services
  • Corporations Act and compliance advice
  • Directors’ duties and continuing education
  • Due diligence investigations
  • Establishing and varying trust deeds
  • Establishing corporate governance guidelines
  • Fixed and floating charges, mortgages, other security interests
  • Joint venture agreements
  • Licensing, rental, agency and distribution agreements
  • Liquor licensing
  • Purchase and sale of businesses, assets and shares
  • Shareholder and partnership agreements
  • Taxation advice

 Our contract services

  • Business succession agreements
  • Confidentiality agreements
  • Deeds of company arrangement
  • Distribution agreements
  • Employment contracts
  • Franchise agreements
  • Joint venture agreements
  • Loan agreements and charges
  • Partnership agreements
  • Procurement agreements
  • Risk issues
  • Esale of business agreements
  • Sale of shares agreements
  • Shareholders agreements
  • Supply agreements
  • Technology transfer and licensing agreements
  • Terms of trade

Our commercial law and corporate law advice on contracts can help manage your risk and protect you.

A poor contract can be a source of risk, commercial dispute or a major cost to the company.

Protect your interests and assets with sound and practical advice from the experts.

We can help you with:

Preparation

  • Negotiations
  • Drafting

Review

  • Review 
  • Report of major issues 
  • Contract review checklist

Management

  • Checklist
  • Key dates for your contract management team

Protect yourself in a contract dispute

  • Contract
  • Shareholder
  • Director
  • Partnership

Protect yourself against insolvent traders

Ensure you are in the best possible position to deal with the liquidation of a customer or supplier, with the minimum of financial loss

  • Practical strategies
  • Review current arrangements with customers and suppliers
  • Devise improvements to arrangements

 

Our Team
Paul Matthews
Chairman of Directors, Director - Corporate, Commercial & Business Group
Phone: 9806 7490
Terry Doust
Director - Property Group
Phone: 9806 7421
Jeffrey Brown
Director - Corporate, Commercial & Business Group
Phone: 9806 7454
John Boland
Director - Environmental, Planning & Local Government Group
Phone: 9806 7476
Phillip Brophy
Director - Corporate, Commercial & Business Group
Phone: 9806 7490
Anna Zdrilic
Director - Property Group
Phone: 9806 7421
Stewart Gough
Director - Workplace Relations Group
Phone: 9806 7483
David Fullerton
Senior Associate - Trusts, Superannuation & Estate Management Group
Phone: 9806 7429
Katherine Saab
Solicitor - Trusts, Superannuation & Estate Management Group
Phone: 9806 7490
Sandra Hanna
Solicitor - Family Law Group
Phone: 9806 7451
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