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Presenters

Ms Maija Kerry, Partner,
Maija Kerry is a corporate and commercial lawyer based in Sydney. Maija is a Best Lawyer - in the area of Franchising Law, and her experience in franchising law has also been recognized following her accreditation as a FRANdata Accredited Franchise Lawyer. Maija regularly presents in relation to legal issues affecting franchisors and organisations operating in consumer markets, including at the national conference of the Franchise Council of Australia. Maija works with clients across a broad range of industries , assisting them with broad range of strategic and day to day legal issues, including in relation to business sales and acquisitions, compliance, IP, competition & consumer law, contractual enforcement and how to expand businesses internationally. Practical, commercial and proactive, Maija works closely with her clients to ensure that her legal advice aligns with her clients’ commercial imperatives.


Mr. Alan Max, Partner - Corporate Finance, Pitcher Partners
Alan advises private and listed companies on their corporate transactions. With a demonstrable track record, Alan conducts valuations, provides corporate and strategic value advice, and serves as an independent expert. Alan undertakes valuations of businesses, intangible assets, employee equity and complex instruments. His valuation reports allow stakeholders to make informed decisions about corporate transactions and tax structuring. Alan is often engaged to prepare Independent Expert’s Reports for ASX-listed company transactions. His independent and expert opinion is also used for litigation proceedings and dispute resolutions. Alan’s expertise and ability to deliver advice is supported by his deep understanding of business drivers, competitive positioning and the market environment. Alan has served as a Board and Advisory Board member of commercial organisations and is proud to contribute meaningfully to a range of community organisations and industry bodies. Alan joined Pitcher Partners in 2006 and became a Partner of the Sydney firm in 2010.


Mr. Michael Byrnes, Partner,
Michael Byrnes is a partner of Swaab. He is a workplace relations lawyer with over 20 years' experience in assisting clients navigate employment and work health and safety issues. Michael runs specially tailored training programs and seminars for clients (including at board level). He also drafts and reviews workplace policies and undertakes complex and sensitive workplace investigations. As well as regularly presenting at conferences, Michael is often called upon for expert opinion in the media. He has appeared on numerous radio segments and regularly quoted in publications including The Australian Financial Review, The Age, Lawyers Weekly, Workplace Express, OHS Alert, SmartCompany, HRM Online and InTheBlack on workplace relations and WHS law issues. Michael is also a co-author of the LexisNexis publication "Annotated Fair Work Act & Related Legislation".


Mayank Gupta, Partner, Cornwalls
Mayank brings over 15 years of international experience in corporate finance, distressed lending, restructuring, leveraged finance, asset finance, real estate finance, and project finance. He has acted for large financial institutions and corporates across Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States, China, India, Southeast Asia, Africa, and Eastern Europe. Recently, Mayank has worked closely with alternative capital investors, providing strategic advice to debt funds in distressed situations, purchasers of non-performing loans, and equity capital providers for large-scale project financings. He has significant experience in the UK and Asia, working on some of the largest transactions globally, including the largest wind farm financing in Ukraine, the largest bond issuance in Bangladesh, and the largest non-performing loan acquisition in Eastern Europe.


Bishoy Genday, Senior Associate, Cornwalls
Bishoy is a valued advisor and advocate in complex civil litigation and dispute resolution, with a focus on corporate insolvency. With experience managing multi-party and high-stakes litigation, Bishoy has acted for ASX-listed entities, large privately held companies, litigation funders, major property developers, high net-worth individuals, and insolvency practitioners. He practices in areas such as partnership and shareholder disputes, priority disputes, director misconduct, misleading and deceptive conduct, market manipulation, fraud, insolvent trading, voidable transactions, and other serious breaches of corporate civil penalty provisions, executing legal strategies while balancing commercialism and precision. Bishoy is a multi-award-winning lawyer, having gained recognition in the industry for his work in dispute resolution and insolvency. Bishoy received his specialist accreditation and professional membership in the Australian Restructuring Insolvency & Turnaround Association (ARITA), qualifying him as a Restructuring, Insolvency and Turnaround Professional and was commended for achieving first place in NSW and ACT in Advanced Insolvency and placing second in Australia.


Ms. Katie Innes, Legal Director, BAL Lawyers
Katie Innes is an experienced corporate lawyer who regularly advises a range of private companies and individuals, insolvency practitioners, industry peak bodies, co-operatives, associations and local governments on a broad range of commercial issues. Katie is a New South Wales Law Society Accredited Specialist in Business Law. Katie works closely with clients on the establishment and commercialisations of business ventures including the associated corporate governance, business structuring and ownership, succession planning, intellectual property considerations and capital raising. Katie's recent focus has been: assisting clients to find the most suitable business structure for their new and existing businesses to increase tax effectiveness and to create a workable succession plan; assisting clients with capital raising to fund business ventures including the offer of shares, debentures, units and convertible notes; and assisting private companies with major business acquisitions and disposals including the structuring, documentation and completion of those transactions. Katie's analytical and problem solving skills enable her to provide practical advice to her clients to achieve commercial resolutions in the best interests of her clients.


Ms. Isabella Bosworth, Special Counsel, Johnson Winter Slattery
Isabella has also sent us her bio: Isabella Bosworth is a Special Counsel at Johnson Winter Slattery. She practices as a corporate lawyer with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and other complex commercial transactions. Isabella has extensive experience acting for domestic and cross-border clients, including large corporates and private equity firms, across a range of sectors. She has particular experience advising clients in the healthcare and life sciences, consumer goods, technology, oil and gas and mining industries. Isabella also regularly advises on corporate governance and foreign investment matters.


Tyler Capson, Managing Director, Everedge Global
Tyler is a Managing Director at EverEdge with a specialty in Corporate Strategy, Valuation and M&A Transactions. Tyler has significant international experience. He helped to establish the company’s Singapore office and its alliance with IPOS International, a subsidiary of the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore, before moving to the United States to continue building EverEdge’s North American footprint. Prior to joining EverEdge, Tyler worked in New York City for Deloitte and Goldman Sachs, advising Wall Street banks and financial institutions, along with working on a number of high-profile transactions including the Facebook IPO and the Apple Bond Offering. Tyler is a Certified Patent Valuation Analyst (CPVA) and Chartered Valuer and Appraiser (CVA). Registered Management Consultant (RMC). He also holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from BYU and an MBA from the University of Utah.