Corporate Governance & Advisory
Guiding Leaders Through Complex Governance Decisions.
Practical legal support for directors, executives, and governance professionals.
Strong governance is the foundation of corporate performance, resilience, and long-term value creation. We work closely with boards, directors, executives, and governance professionals to navigate evolving expectations placed on corporate leadership, from regulatory compliance and fiduciary duties to ESG oversight, shareholder engagement, and crisis response.
We advise listed and private companies, financial institutions, not-for-profits, public sector bodies, and multinational enterprises on governance issues arising in both day-to-day operations and high-stakes events, including regulator investigations, shareholder activism, internal reviews, or public inquiries.
Our multidisciplinary experience spans corporate law, disclosure obligations, ESG governance, executive remuneration, financial reporting, whistleblower protocols, and director liability. We advise on governance frameworks in the context of IPOs, takeovers, restructures, and other strategic transactions.
Whether supporting boardroom decision-making, responding to regulatory scrutiny, or building robust governance systems, we deliver legal advice that is clear, actionable, and aligned with your organisation’s risk profile, operating model, and strategic objectives.
How we can help
We advise corporate leaders, boards, and shareholders across the full spectrum of governance and advisory matters, including:
- Board frameworks, committee charters, and internal policies.
- Directors’ duties, conflicts of interest, and fiduciary obligations.
- Shareholder rights, activism response, and general meeting strategy.
- Executive remuneration, board performance, and succession planning.
- Continuous disclosure, market announcements, and ASX obligations.
- ESG governance and sustainability-related risk oversight.
- Whistleblower frameworks and governance incident response.
- Governance audits, legal risk management, and compliance alignment.
- Investigations and enforcement matters involving ASIC, ASX, APRA, and the ATO.
- Corporate structuring, group reorganisations, and subsidiary governance.
- Company secretarial advisory and corporate record-keeping.
- Governance input on mergers, acquisitions, IPOs, and capital restructures.
- Cross-border governance obligations and oversight of international subsidiaries.
We advise on the decisions that define leadership, preserve value, and meet today’s evolving expectations.
We support organisations in making confident, defensible governance decisions, whether in the boardroom, before regulators, or during times of transition.
Our advice is clear, strategic, and designed to support high-quality decision-making.
