AUSTRALIA Law and Practice Contributed by: Michael Lawson, Nicole Brown, Lizzie White and Tamaryn Leach, MinterEllison
MinterEllison is a law firm operating across mainland Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, China, and the UK through a network of integrat - ed and affiliated offices. MinterEllison’s global reach is bolstered by a network of international offices and deep, longstanding relationships with leading independent law firms around the world. The firm is recognised as having one of the largest and most specialised financial ser - vices practices in Australia. The funds team comprises over 40 qualified practitioners with a strong understanding of the financial services
regulatory environment and active participation in industry working groups. Their expertise in - cludes fund formation, fundraising, regulatory compliance, third-party engagement, invest - ment advice, investor negotiations, and project management. MinterEllison has advised clients such as Next Capital, Quadrant Private Equity, and Metrics Credit Partners on innovative fun - draising methods. The team also collaborates with major firms like BlackRock, Vanguard, and Macquarie on investment management, par - ticularly in exchange-traded funds and A-REITs. Nicole Brown is a partner in MinterEllison’s financial services and funds group. Nicole specialises in funds management and financial services. She has experience in advising fund managers, investment managers, responsible entities, trustees and other financial services entities in relation to a variety of financial services and funds management issues, including establishing, structuring, promoting and marketing funds. Nicole’s experience covers a range of products, including retail funds, wholesale funds, exchange-traded funds and hedge funds. Her experience also includes several years with Baker McKenzie in London in its financial services team.
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Michael Lawson is a partner and leads MinterEllison’s financial services and funds group. He has advised
Australian and global fund managers on all aspects of funds management and financial services for over 20 years. He has broad industry experience across domestic and international financial products, including retail and institutional funds, A-REITs, ETFs, structured products, private equity funds, hedge funds and infrastructure funds. Michael’s expertise spans the development, formation and promotion of listed and unlisted investment funds, restructures of existing products, counterparty arrangements and regulatory issues. Before joining MinterEllison, Michael was part of the magic circle of Clifford Chance’s market-leading funds management team in London.
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