Back by demand. Master the principles guiding your commercial agreements, how to safeguard your clients’ interests with the agreements you draft. Gain unique access to commercial contracts experts with genuine sector experience who will provide insightful advice, practical implications, tips, traps, do’s and don’ts on a variety of commercial agreements including business sale, joint venture, shareholder and settlement agreements.

Presenters

Mr. David Vilensky, Managing Partner, Bowen Buchbinder Vilensky Lawyers
David is a corporate lawyer with a particular focus on mining and resources, mergers and acquisitions, telecommunications, corporate advisory, contractual disputes, specialist contract drafting and complex corporate transactions. David has more than 35 years experience in negotiating, advising on and drafting a broad range of commercial agreements including mergers and acquisitions, shareholder and management agreements, exit agreements, licence agreements, the sale and purchase of mining tenements, joint ventures and share sale agreements. He also advises on capital raisings, corporate governance, due diligence and corporate transactions generally and acts for both private and public companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. He regularly advises on directors’ duties and compliance with ASX Listing Rules including continuous disclosure. David is also an experienced public company director and currently sits on the boards of 3 ASX listed companies including one as its Chairman. David is also experienced in dispute resolution including mediations and arbitrations and in the resolution of commercial and contractual disputes. Over the years David has had articles published in various journals on subjects such as directors’ duties, the Trade Practices Act and law firm practice management issues such as ethical billing practices and value pricing on which subject he has frequently delivered papers at seminars in Australia and New Zealand. David has been a strong advocate of the value pricing model for law firms and was largely instrumental in replacing the billable hour model at BBV with a fixed fee model where fees are fixed and agreed with clients in advance and where time is not money.


Mr. Sam Luttrell, Partner, Clifford Chance
Sam Luttrell specialises in international arbitration. He represents clients in cross-border disputes with other businesses and in claims against foreign governments under investment treaties and free trade agreements. Sam has experience conducting proceedings under most of the main sets of international arbitration rules. His sector focus is Oil & Gas and Mining, but his experience spans a range of other industries, including infrastructure, defence and technology.


Mr. Damian Quail, Principal, Williams + Hughes
Damian has practiced as a lawyer for over 25 years in the commercial, resources, agribusiness, software and technology fields. He has managed many large deals, including major investments, farm-ins and JV’s, asset and share sale deals, capital raising transactions and construction matters. Damian acts for a wide range of clients, including stock exchange listed companies, large private family groups and small to medium enterprises. Damian adopts a pragmatic approach with a strong focus on ensuring his advice adds value and allows clients to get deals done. Damian was elected as the 2019/2020 President of the WA Mining Club, and served as a Committee member from 2015 to late 2020 and was Secretary from 2017 to 2019. He also managed the Scholarships portfolio across 2015 to 2019, and grew the program by 500%. Damian has also worked in investment banking. He is a director of several junior gold exploration companies. Damian is a member of AICD, ERL and the Law Society of WA.


Mr. Simon Owen, Principal, Grantleigh House
Simon Owen has almost 30 years of experience as a corporate and commercial lawyer and corporate advisor with particular focus upon developing businesses and capital markets. He has acted as a Chairman and Director, both executive and non-executive, for a number of listed and unlisted public companies. He also has considerable executive experience in the establishment and development of businesses in industries including technology and manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, resources, oil & gas and finance. His various roles (both as an advisor and a Chairman/Director) have provided extensive experience in strategic planning, corporate finance, negotiating and structuring acquisitions, establishing and managing joint ventures and regulatory compliance in various jurisdictions.


Mr. Dirk Feinauer, Director, Feinauer Commercial Lawyers
Dirk Feinauer heads up Feinauer Commercial Lawyers, a law corporation based in Perth, Western Australia and is one of the most experienced German speaking lawyers practicing in Australia. Dirk graduated from the Australian National University, Canberra with a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws in 1989 and 1991 respectively. He is admitted to law practice in the Federal Court and High Court of Australia and the Supreme Courts of Western Australia and New South Wales. Dirk regularly speaks on a range of topics in Australia and across the world. He has written various articles and other publications. Dirk practices in complex corporate and commercial matters and conducts litigation in Superior and the Federal Courts including cross border disputes.