Jeremy leads Brand Partners’ Commercial and Litigation Practice.
Jeremy is one of a small number of practitioners to have been awarded specialist accreditation by the Law Institute of Victoria in both Business Law and Commercial Litigation.
He has completed postgraduate studies in Corporate and Securities Law at the University of Melbourne and mediation studies at Bond University.
Jeremy advises business owners, directors, shareholders, lenders, investors and property owners on complex commercial matters, transactions and disputes. He is recognised for providing direct, strategic and commercially focused advice that identifies legal risk early, protects commercial objectives and delivers practical outcomes.
In addition to extensive legal experience, Jeremy brings substantial real-world business experience to his practice. He has held board positions and continues to be actively involved in the management and governance of commercial enterprises. This combination of legal expertise and commercial experience enables him to provide advice that is legally sound, commercially realistic and strategically effective.
Clients engage Jeremy not simply for legal analysis, but for clear judgment, decisive advice and an ability to resolve difficult commercial problems.
Jeremy acts for clients throughout Australia and has extensive experience in commercial litigation, shareholder disputes, business acquisitions and sales, corporate governance, secured lending and complex contractual disputes.
Areas of Practice
- Business sales and acquisitions
- Commercial litigation and dispute resolution
- Shareholder and partnership disputes
- Corporate and governance advice
- Business structuring and commercial ventures
- Commercial contracts and security documentation
- Personal Property Securities Act and secured transactions
- Director and officer advice
- Debt recovery and enforcement
- Mortgage and security enforcement
- Commercial risk management
Representative Matters
- Advising shareholder-directors involved in complex business deadlocks and implementing negotiated exits, restructures and business wind-downs.
- Advising corporations and directors regarding substantial contractual and regulatory disputes arising from defective or poorly drafted commercial agreements.
- Acting in the acquisition of regulated businesses, including business sale agreements, licensing arrangements, employment documentation and regulatory approvals.
- Acting for overseas shareholders and investors in the sale, restructuring and succession of Australian businesses.
- Successfully acting in Supreme Court proceedings concerning the interpretation and enforceability of contractual guarantees and commercial security arrangements.
- Advising lenders and secured creditors in relation to mortgage enforcement, debt recovery and insolvency-related matters.
- Acting for businesses and directors in shareholder disputes, oppression claims and governance disputes.
- Advising clients in significant commercial litigation involving contractual, corporate and property-related disputes.
International Experience
Jeremy has also worked extensively throughout the Middle East as a commercial legal adviser, including in Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Approach
Jeremy believes that effective commercial lawyers must understand both the law and the commercial realities facing their clients.
He is known for providing straightforward advice, identifying practical solutions and pursuing his clients’ interests firmly when disputes arise. Whilst he seeks commercially sensible resolutions wherever possible, he is equally prepared to pursue complex litigation where the circumstances require decisive action.
His focus is always the same: protecting his clients’ interests, managing risk and achieving commercially successful outcomes.