Lochlann Woodall

Corporate and commercial

• Advising on corporate governance and structuring matters.
• Advising on, preparing and negotiating a wide range of commercial agreements.
• Advising on shareholder issues, including preparing and advising on shareholder agreements.
• Working with clients to prepare a variety of standard form contracts for use in their businesses, including supply terms and conditions and liability waivers.

Mergers and acquisitions

• Providing support and assistance on mergers and acquisitions matters, including with due diligence, preparing and negotiating complex transaction documents and completion.
• Acting for the Australian subsidiary of a large US-based supplier of construction, forestry and agricultural machinery and parts in relation to the acquisition of shares in an operator of commercial trucking dealerships.
• Acting for a supplier of earthmoving parts and machinery in relation to the sale of a division of its business.

Competition and consumer law

• Advising corporations on various competition and consumer law issues and requirements.
• Providing organisation-wide competition and consumer law compliance training.
• Acting for a caravan manufacturer in response to an ACCC investigation relating to allegations of misleading or deceptive conduct and false or misleading representations.
• Conducting compliance reviews and providing advice in relation to clients’ marketing materials and websites.
• Advising small and large businesses on Australia’s unfair contract term laws, including through contract reviews and drafting.

Intellectual property

• Assisting clients on a broad range of intellectual property matters, including preparing intellectual property licence agreements, advising on ownership and protection of intellectual property and advising on and preparing confidentiality agreements.
• Advising on and successfully registering trade marks and overcoming adverse reports issued by IP Australia.