Presenters

Steve Johns, Partner & Technology and Digital Economy Co-Lead, Hall & Wilcox
Steve’s practice focuses on corporate law, specialising in M&A and joint ventures. He has particular expertise in transactions in the technology (including ICT), life sciences, biotechnology and services sectors. Steve advises clients on share and asset sales, strategic investments, joint ventures and restructures (including carve-outs). His clients including foreign and domestic corporations and private equity and venture capital funds. In addition to his sector expertise, Steve has a focus on cross border transactions, and in particular transactions involving the US. He has worked in the US and regularly advises US clients on transactions in Australia. In addition to working on transactions in the US and Australia, Steve has worked extensively in South East Asia and the Pacific.


Andrew Lumsden, Partner, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Andrew Lumsden advises corporate clients in all aspects of mergers and acquisitions and corporate and securities law. Andrew advises corporate clients in all aspects of mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance, as well as contested and negotiated takeovers, fundraising and corporate and securities law matters. He has a 20 year reputation for delivering high quality results in ground breaking transactions. Andrew is known for his ability to develop innovative solutions. From 1998 to 2001 he was the Chief of Staff for the Hon. Joe Hockey MP, then Minister for Financial Services & Regulation. Andrew has been the co-chair of Corrs' China Practice Group for more than 10 years. Andrew is a former member of the Takeovers Panel, a member of the Corporations Committees of both the Law Council of Australia and the Australian Institute of Company Directors, the Regulatory Compliance Group and Company Reporting Subcommittee of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia and an Adjunct Faculty member of The University of Sydney Faculty of Law.