Michael is a senior corporate lawyer with over 40 years of experience in corporate advisory, cross-border transactions, equity capital markets and mergers and acquisitions.
He provides corporate and commercial advice to clients in many industries, to listed public companies, Australian businesses of all sizes and the Australian branches of multinational companies.
Michael is an accredited mediator and his experience and expertise include specialist Corporations Act advice including capital raisings, insider trading issues, public company takeovers, Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) listing rules and continuous disclosure issues for clients across a number of sectors including, biotech, funeral, health, and technology.
He provides advice knowing that clients are busy and require his assistance. He is well regarded for his ability to identify issues of importance and leverages his experience during challenges to find alternatives and compromises to ensure success.
Michael joined Keypoint Law in 2024 and is based in Sydney.
Expertise
- Accredited Mediator
- Corporate Advisory
- Cross-Border Transactions
- Equity Capital Markets
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Commercial transactions
- Shareholder and joint venture agreements
- Boardroom issues (directors’ duties etc)
- ASX advisory
Experience
- Mediation
- Many years acting in small and large (including some transactions among the largest at their time in Australia) transactions, negotiations and arrangements
- Equity raisings including funding of startups, Biotech and Agtech fundraising (equity and debt) including rights issues, IPOs and placements with Australian and US financiers.
- Debt financing both simple and complex (eg Multi-Option, multi currency loan facility for International Software and Service Provider)
- PETRONAS, a global energy group, in multi billion $ joint venture and acquisitions and sales.
- InvoCare Limited — advising the global operator of funeral homes, cemeteries and crematoria on large and small acquisitions, and providing daily corporate and commercial advice.
- IPOs, Takeovers (incl takeover defences and Takeover Panel proceedings), Shareholders agreement, joint ventures, Schemes of Arrangement, ASX issues.
- Wills and Estates
- Director of Agscent Pty Limited and Australian College of Nursing
Recognition
- Doyle’s Guide — Leading Corporate Lawyers: Recommended — NSW — 2020
- Best Lawyers in Australia™ — Mergers & Acquisitions Law — NSW each year since 2021
- Member, Association of International Petroleum Negotiators
- Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting Finance and Systems)/Laws, University of New South Wales
- Master of Laws, University of Sydney
Career
2024 – present | Keypoint Law | Consulting Principal |
2021 – 2023 | Addisons | Consultant |
2005 – 2021 | Addisons | Partner |
2000 – 2005 | Coudert Brothers | Partner |
1987 – 2005 | Norton Smith | Partner |