General Commercial
We think ‘outside the box’ to deliver premium value for business customers. Whether you are establishing a new venture, managing the expansion of a fast-growing business or looking for ways to support your corporate legal team, Optim Legal has a solution.
We can easily draw on the expertise of our corporate, property, employment and Intellectual Property lawyers to meet your diverse business needs.
Corporate and commercial services
Business formation
I don’t believe in shortcuts. I hired Optim Legal to help get it done right so I can concentrate on building my business.
Our team of corporate and commercial lawyers can help you to build a solid legal foundation your venture. We advise clients on:
- Incorporation and proprietary limited company, partnership and joint venture formation
- Agreements among founders and equity holders
- Initial stock issuances, including restricted stock agreements and vesting arrangements
- Governance issues, including voting and shareholders agreements
Corporate transactions
Acquisitions are always risky. It helped enormously to have their depth of experience on my side of the table.
Our corporate advisers can assist your organisation with:
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Private equity and buyouts
- Company restructuring
- Capital raising
Commercial agreements
Their experience negotiating contracts with the big guys saved me time, money and probably a lot of heart-ache.
Our team can assist your business by preparing a full range of commercial agreements, including:
- Manufacturing agreements
- Supply contracts
- Employment agreements
- Partnering agreements
- Sub-contracting agreements
- Reseller agreements
- Service agreements
- Franchising agreements
Employment relations
With the law changing all the time, I needed up-to-date advice.
Our employment relations team can assist your business with:
- Contractual relationships
- Legislative entitlements
- Workplace safety and incident response
- Payroll tax
Intellectual property
(The Optim Trade marks & IP team) quickly grasped the issues and provided clear advice which we could act on.
Intellectual property rights are often the most valuable assets a business has. Our lawyers help your organisation to protect these assets and take advantage of their commercial potential.
- Existence and registrability of potential IP
- Development and commercialisation of IP, including licensing
- Strategies for protecting IP, risk analysis, IP audits and due diligence
- Enforcement of IP, including ADR and litigation where necessary
- Protection of confidential information and trade secrets
Property services
I would like to say that it is a pleasure dealing with Natasha Goulden (Practice Leader – Optim Property) and Optim Legal. Natasha’s professionalism is of the highest and she is extremely personable as well.
Our property team can assist your business with:
- Commercial leasing
- Asset acquisitions, dispositions and due diligences
- Owner and developer services
- Shopping centres and retail related services
In-house legal solutions
I am now an evangelist when it comes to Optim legal. Clearly you have managed to recruit and retain some ’serious’ talent in your firm.
Whether you are a fast-growing emerging company, a mid-sized enterprise or a large corporate, hiring an Optim Legal Enterprise lawyer provides your company with the advantages of having:
- an experienced in-house counsel as part of your management team
- a flexible resource working on-site at your company on a fixed-fee basis
- strategic support for your business while cutting your legal costs
We understand that every business is different, so we tailor our In-house solutions to the needs of each individual company.
