From start-up to sale, expansion to exit, we help businesses at every stage of their journey. Front-end services like establishing the right corporate structure can set you on the right path. Protecting your intellectual property safeguards some of your most important assets. Managing franchise and licensing agreements ensures that you get maximum rewards from your hard work and dedication.
Franchising and Licensing
Franchising
Whether you’re franchising your business or becoming a franchisee, it’s important that your interests are protected. Finn Roache has acted for large franchise chains and small clients alike. We know what pitfalls to look out for and how to avoid them.
We’ll draft and review franchise agreements, disclosure documents and any applicable contracts. If you have a distribution or licensing agreement, it’s important that it protects your rights and interests. To make sure your expansion goes smoothly we will also help you with any property leasing and taxation issues you may need to resolve.
Licensing and distribution
Many businesses use a distributor to sell their goods or services, or license their intellectual property rights. It’s important to ensure that your distribution agreement, or licence agreement, protects your rights and interests and helps you achieve your economic goals.
We’ll draft and review any license and assignment agreements you may need to get the maximum benefit from your IP. That includes related rights like the use of confidential information.
Our services include:
- Advice on how to realise your expansion plans and develop a road map to your exit strategy
- Helping you to establish the right corporate structure for your goals
- Identifying and protecting your IP, including trademark applications
- Sale or purchase of businesses, including entire chains
Don't hesitate to get in touch for initial advice on your matter
We can advise you on the prospects of success should you wish to bring a matter to Court.
Key Expertise
- Commercial and residential Property and Development involving acquisition, sale, development, leasing and construction, subdivisions throughout the Sydney, Wollongong and Newcastle areas
- Corporate & Commercial
- Trusts, Succession & Business Structuring
- Wills & Estates
- Employment Law
- Intellectual Property
- Private Client Legal Services
- Business and Company Sales & Acquisitions
- Mortgages & Business Finance
- Information Technology
- Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Area and Emphasis of Practice
John is a Commercial Lawyer providing a broad range of corporate, commercial and property legal services to a number of industries including the information technology and other technology industries, accountants and their clients, property and development industry, transport and tourism industries and a number of others. He specialises in Business Law and Property Law. John has broad experience in:
- Sale and acquisition of companies and businesses
- Structuring of businesses and other entities
- Personal structuring and succession planning
- Funding of companies and businesses
- Insolvency
- Trade Practices, Competition and Consumer Law
- Revenue Law
- Due Diligence
- Compliance
Recent Matters
- Identifying suitable property, due diligence, negotiation and acquisition of Sydney CBD building for private off-shore investor
- Range of development advice for a consortium of investors with a large project in the South West of Sydney
- Sale of industrial business by company share sale involving due diligence and protracted negotiation with shareholders in dispute
- Sale in one line of two iconic Sydney CBD properties
- Insolvency advice and preparation of Deed of Company Arrangement to restructure a trading company
- Range of intellectual property advice for a number of tourism industry entities
- Succession planning, restructuring and funding advice for corporate and family group of companies
- Negotiation and successful resolution of complex inter-company guarantee dispute
- Range of employment advice to tourism businesses and other small and medium enterprises
- Negotiation, drafting and settling of complex software development and escrow agreement for development of specialised software for Sydney based national business
Education
- University of New South Wales, Sydney – Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting, Finance and Systems)
- University of New South Wales, Sydney – Bachelor of Laws
- College of Law – Practical Legal Training
- Post graduate studies in Intellectual Property & Information Technology at University of New South Wales
- Accredited Specialist, Business Law (Law Society of New South Wales) (first group receiving this award)
- Accredited Specialist, Property Law (Law Society of NSW) (first group receiving this award)
Memberships
- Law Society of NSW
- Chairman of the Examination Committee for Business Law Specialist Accreditation for the Law Society of New South Wales
- Board Member of Uniting Resources of the Uniting Church of Australia (Synod of NSW and ACT)
- Member of the Statutory Corporation for the Uniting Church in New South Wales, The Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (NSW)
- Skål International Sydney North (Tourism industry group)
- Member of Australian Tourism Export Council Limited
Civic / Charitable Causes
- Long term affiliation and working with Uniting Church Synod (NSW and ACT) on a number of boards
- Member of a number of committees of Law Society of New South Wales over many years
- Member of Property Council of Australia and contributor to Legal Panel over many years (recently ceased for time commitment pressures)
- Sponsor of Australian Tourism Export Council Limited and regular contributor of published articles and speaking engagements
- Honorary Legal Counsel for Australian Tourism Export Council Limited
- Sponsor of National Tourism Alliance and contributor of published articles
- Honorary Legal Counsel for National Tourism Alliance
- Regular presenter at legal education forums for College of Law, Law Society of New South Wales and other private legal education institutions
Key Expertise
- Commercial Law
- Intellectual Property
- Employment Law
- Information Technology
- General Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution
- Property Law
Area and Emphasis of Practice
Sarah assists a range of clients in providing both commercial and personal legal services across a variety of fields including the information technology, entertainment, property and building, and tourism industries, as well as providing legal services to clients within the non-for-profit sector (including religious organisations). Sarah also has extensive litigation experience across a number of jurisdictions, and has regularly appeared in the Supreme Court of NSW, Federal Court and Administrative Appeals Tribunal in a broad range of personal and commercial disputes.
Recent Matters
- Advising major corporate clients as to their legal rights and options in circumstances where complex contractual and commercial relationships have broken down, and assisting clients to negotiate practical commercial solutions
- Instructing and assisting Senior and Junior Counsel in complex matters before the Supreme Court of NSW involving contract law, consumer law and corporations law disputes
- Assisting prepare complex documentation to allow a client to successfully complete the off the plan sale and leasing of multi-levelled inner city mixed use stratum development
- Successfully acting to secure settlements, or otherwise overturn decisions by insurers to cease or decline to pay worker’s compensation entitlements, on behalf of injured workers
Education
- University of Technology, Sydney – Master of Laws (majoring in Health Law & Policy and Intellectual Property, conferred with Distinction)
- Canberra Institute of Technology – Diploma of Government
- The College of Law – Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice
- The University of Sydney – Bachelor of Laws (conferred with Honours)
- The University of Sydney – Bachelor of Arts (Honours) (majoring in History and English, Honours in History)
Memberships
- Law Society of NSW
- City of Sydney Law Society
- The Lawyers Orchestra Incorporated Secretary and Public Officer
Special Counsel – NSW & QLD
Suzette has experience in property, commercial law and estate planning in Queensland, Victoria, New South Wales and Western Australia. Her experience in property and commercial law includes advising developers, land owners, farmers, business owners and private individuals in the areas of property development, commercial and retail shop leasing, commercial and residential conveyancing, business acquisitions and sales, community titles schemes, property development structuring and titling, trusts and general commercial transactions.
Suzette was admitted to practice in 2011 after completing her Juris Doctorate from Bond University. Suzette also holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Masters degree in Forensic Science.
B.Bus (Marketing), LL.B. (UWS)
GradDip in IP (UTS)
Registered Trade Mark Attorney
Daniel is an experienced litigator and transactional lawyer, specialising in corporate, property, and intellectual property law. Frequently appearing in the Local, District, and Supreme Courts, Daniel is also experienced in leading and assisting in complex litigation in Australia and internationally. Advising high-net-worth individuals and SMEs alike, Daniel focuses on pragmatic solutions, and as result, has a reputation for achieving successful & desired outcomes for his clients. Daniel is also a member of the Commercial Law Association.
Key Expertise
- Commercial Law
- Intellectual Property
- Employment Law
- Information Technology
- General Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution
- Property Law
Area and Emphasis of Practice
Sarah assists a range of clients in providing both commercial and personal legal services across a variety of fields including the information technology, entertainment, property and building, and tourism industries, as well as providing legal services to clients within the non-for-profit sector (including religious organisations). Sarah also has extensive litigation experience across a number of jurisdictions, and has regularly appeared in the Supreme Court of NSW, Federal Court and Administrative Appeals Tribunal in a broad range of personal and commercial disputes.
Recent Matters
- Advising major corporate clients as to their legal rights and options in circumstances where complex contractual and commercial relationships have broken down, and assisting clients to negotiate practical commercial solutions
- Instructing and assisting Senior and Junior Counsel in complex matters before the Supreme Court of NSW involving contract law, consumer law and corporations law disputes
- Assisting prepare complex documentation to allow a client to successfully complete the off the plan sale and leasing of multi-levelled inner city mixed use stratum development
- Successfully acting to secure settlements, or otherwise overturn decisions by insurers to cease or decline to pay worker’s compensation entitlements, on behalf of injured workers
Education
- University of Technology, Sydney – Master of Laws (majoring in Health Law & Policy and Intellectual Property, conferred with Distinction)
- Canberra Institute of Technology – Diploma of Government
- The College of Law – Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice
- The University of Sydney – Bachelor of Laws (conferred with Honours)
- The University of Sydney – Bachelor of Arts (Honours) (majoring in History and English, Honours in History)
Memberships
- Law Society of NSW
- City of Sydney Law Society
- The Lawyers Orchestra Incorporated Secretary and Public Officer
