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Phil Vickery

Partner

Phil Vickery is a partner in Cooper Grace Ward’s corporate advisory group.

Phil is a corporate and commercial lawyer with extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, contracts, and corporate governance and compliance.

Phil has developed a strong reputation for his expertise across various industries, including agribusiness, franchising, health and technology. He provides strategic legal advice to clients, ranging from complex and high profile transactions to day-to-day commercial arrangements.

Phil is known for delivering practical and effective legal solutions, ensuring compliance with regulatory frameworks while supporting clients in achieving their commercial objectives.

Qualifications, memberships and recognition

Solicitor – Supreme Court of Queensland and High Court of Australia
Master of Laws – Queensland University of Technology
Bachelor of Laws (Honours) – The University of Queensland
Bachelor of Arts – The University of Queensland
Chair – Queensland Regional Council, Financial Services Institute of Australasia
Member – Company Law Committee, Queensland Law Society
Listed in Best Lawyers in Australia:
- ‘Lawyer of The Year’ Franchise Law, 2025
- Agriculture and Rural Affairs, 2021-2026
- Corporate Law, 2019-2026
- Franchise Law, 2020-2026
- Private Equity Law, 2025
- Sports Law, 2025
Listed by Doyle’s Guide as a recommended:
- Leading Business & Commercial Lawyer in Queensland, 2020-2024
- Leading Commercial Lawyer in Queensland, 2017-2020
- Leading Corporate Lawyer in Queensland, 2017-2020
- Leading Agribusiness Lawyer in Queensland, 2016-2017

Experience

Acting in sale of TAE Aerospace to ASDAM and in management buyout of TAE Aviation for management team from Air New Zealand.
Advised Mitsui in relation to the AUD 2.9 billion Kestrel joint venture with Rio Tinto. Rio sold its stake in the Kestrel underground mine to a consortium of EMR Capital and Adaro Energy.
Represented the sellers of C5 Technology, a Brisbane, Australia-based managed IT, cloud solution and cybersecurity provider, in its sale to OneStep Group.
Acting for Olam on the sale and leaseback of its Mildura Almond Orchards to Adveq and in relation to the Agrex Australia joint venture with Mitsubishi.
Acted for sellers of Cutri Fruit to Laguna Bay Pastoral Company.
Acted for Bank of Queensland in its merger by way of scheme of arrangement with Pioneer Building Society.
Acting in private equity transactions for ANZ Private Equity and Hastings including Michel’s Patisserie management buyout for ANZ Private Equity.
Acted for Queensland Rail, Aurizon, Bundaberg Sugar, Bank of Queensland, ESRI, Nestle, Consolidated Press, Teys Brothers, New Hope Corporation and Reverse Corp in divestments or acquisitions of shares, businesses or assets.
Acting for FKP on its non-renounceable entitlements offer.
Acting for Pan Australian Resources on its accelerated renounceable entitlements offer.
Acting for PIPE Networks Ltd on its IPO and rights issue.
Advising Morgans, in its capacity as underwriter, to rights issues of Metallica Minerals, QMastor, Avexa and Tissue Therapies.
Advising franchisors, including in relation to franchising issues and preparing franchising suites of documents, for clients including Subway, Home Ice Cream, Yellow Brick Road, Carpet Call, Pizza Capers, MPS, Novus Autoglass, Ray White and Bartercard.
Advising a number of clients in relation to joint venture or shareholder/unitholder arrangements including International Farming Corporation, Eve Health, NIET Group, QSuper, Symbio Alliance, CareFlight and CGI.
Acting for Hitachi in relation to a range of mining and construction machinery contracts and for mining and mining services companies in relation to a range of contracts and corporate and commercial matters including Easternwell Group, Pan Australian Resources and Anglo Coal.
Advising government entities including Queensland Rail, Ports Corporations Queensland, Queensland Health, QIMR and Maritime Safety Queensland in relation to risk management and a wide variety of commercial contracts, including consultancy agreements, services agreements, intellectual property licences, software licences and research agreements, tenders and confidentiality agreements.
Advising on matters including corporate governance issues, probity and directors and officers duties for clients including Megaport, Springfield City Group, SunWater, Residential Tenancies Authority, SPARQ, QInvest, Ports Corporation Queensland, Reverse Corp and PIPE Networks.
Advising on ASX Listing Rules and Corporations Act compliance issues for clients including Reverse Corp, Fig Tree Developments and PIPE Networks.
Advised Queensland Rail in relation to statutory compliance issues (e.g., application of unfair contracts legislation).
Advised Metropolitan Waste Management Group in relation to its waste management services contracts and clean energy legislation.
Advising dental and medical practices in relation to services and facilities agreements and purchases and sales.
Advising a wide range of clients on competition and consumer law, personal property securities and privacy law issues.

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