Professional Background
Mitchell is the Managing Principal of our law practice. He heads our Commercial Law Group and assists the owners of businesses of all sizes and types – from small and medium enterprises to nation-wide – operations with their business issues, commercial disputes and other general legal matters.
He advises customers in a range of matters including:
- Business structuring and asset protection strategies
- Purchasing and selling businesses and companies
- Intellectual property registrations and licensing
- Employment agreements
- Shareholder/partnership agreements
- Trading terms and conditions, including for services and online sales
- Manufacturing and distribution agreements
- Business succession and estate planning issues
- Corporate and personal insolvency issues
Mitchell also presents professional development sessions in Commercial Law to other lawyers at LIV Academy Series Workshops.
Areas Of Expertise
- Commercial agreements
- Business transactions and strategy
- Asset protection planning
- Estate and succession planning
- Franchising
- Competition and consumer law
- Insolvency and bankruptcy
Industry Experience
- Manufacturing & engineering
- Retail
- Hospitality
- Professional services
- Not-for-profit organisations, charities and associations
Professional Qualifications & Memberships
- Bachelor of Laws (Melbourne)
- Bachelor of Arts (Melbourne)
- Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice (GDLP)
- Accredited Specialist (Commercial Law) – Law Institute of Victoria
- Member – Law Institute of Victoria
- Affiliate Member – Taxation Institute of Australia
- Member – Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand
Achievements
- Finalist - Young Business Leader of the Year (2017 Optus MyBusiness Awards)
- Finalist - Regional/Suburban Lawyer of the Year (2017 Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards)