Competition
We advise clients on all aspects of competition law, including mergers and acquisitions, regulatory investigations and enforcement, competition litigation (including cartels), access to essential facilities, compliance programs and consumer protection.
Dispute resolution
We advise and act in large, complex commercial and regulatory disputes, investigations, class actions and public inquiries. Members of this team represent clients in arbitration, regulatory investigations, mediation and before the courts, specialist tribunals and commissions of inquiry.
Banking and finance
We provide strategic advice and guidance on a full range of financial products such as debt capital markets, syndicated lending transactions, acquisition finance, property finance, hybrid securities, asset finance, financial system licensing and regulation, derivative products, retail banking, electronic banking and financial services, product regulation, insolvency, restructuring and workouts.
Intellectual property
Our team provides advice on contentious and non-contentious IP in the areas of copyright, designs, trade marks/brands, confidential information and patent law in diverse areas such as food, consumer goods, information technology, the Internet, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, engineering goods, business methods and entertainment.
Mergers and acquisitions
This team specialises in all aspects of public company takeovers, purchases and sales of private companies and businesses, private equity and venture capital transactions, equity capital markets, hybrid securities offered in capital markets, contractual arrangements and corporate governance issues.
Property construction and environment
We advise on large scale infrastructure projects, project alliancing, construction related disputes, investment, sales and development projects.
Taxation
We help our clients plan and complete complex finance and mergers and acquisitions transactions. We also give advice on various forms of taxation and resolve tax disputes with the revenue offices or other parties.
We also focus on emerging areas
Sustainable enterprises
Recognising the economy-wide impact of climate change, we have built a Sustainable Enterprises practice with a core team in place across the areas of Emissions Trading Scheme advisory, carbon trading, green marketing, sustainable development, water, dispute resolution, taxation, governance, corporate responsibility, new technologies, carbon funds and investment.
International arbitration
Our international arbitration lawyers regularly appear in arbitrations (institutional and ad hoc) and in arbitration-related court proceedings. We also act on the enforcement of arbitral awards in Australia and overseas.
We act in arbitrations across many industry sectors including construction, telecommunications, financial services, joint ventures and other corporate transactions and reinsurance. Our lawyers act in World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) domain name arbitrations and CIETAC (China-based) arbitrations. We advise investors in emerging markets and financial institutions relying on Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs).
Many of our lawyers have also worked with specialist and leading international arbitration practices in Europe and North America.
India practice group
Our India practice group brings together a multidisciplinary team of lawyers who are knowledgeable about India and market leaders in their areas of expertise.
We assist clients (as international counsel) in the areas of:
corporate and commercial (including joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and foreign direct investment), banking and finance, capital markets, energy and resources, infrastructure, international arbitration, investment funds, projects, construction and environment, telecommunications, media and technology, competition/anti-trust and climate change and clean energy.
Market regulation
Following the Global Financial Crisis, governments around the world are turning their minds to new regulatory approaches within the financial sector. It is clear that new legislation to tighten controls on financial services organisations, markets and products will form a significant part of this response.
Mallesons is working through the implications of the wave of regulatory change for clients. Our Market Regulation team combines the expertise of partners from our Banking & Finance, Taxation, Competition and Mergers & Acquisitions practice groups.
Mallesons has deep expertise in regulatory issues, both locally and regionally. Our focus is to help shape new legislation through regular liaison with governments and regulators.