Helping you and your clients to grow in a complex regulatory environment

We have been advising financial services professionals for decades, bringing deep industry knowledge and technical legal expertise to one of Australia’s most heavily regulated sectors.

Our team understands the unique commercial and compliance pressures facing financial planners, risk advisers, licensees, and other financial services stakeholders. Whether you are growing your business, restructuring, or planning your exit, we provide advice that is both legally rigorous and commercially focused — helping you achieve the right outcome at every stage of your business lifecycle.

We act for principals, practices, and licensees of all sizes throughout Australia.  We understand the regulatory and commercial realities of your business. Our experience spans the full spectrum of financial services transactions, including the particular complexities that arise under the Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) framework.

Our team is led by Adrian Lynch, an active member of the Financial Advice Australia Association (FAAA) who regularly presents to industry on current issues in financial planning transactions and succession pathways. Adrian’s hands-on engagement with the profession means our advice reflects not just the law, but the evolving commercial landscape in which our clients operate.

We are experienced in:

• Client list and business acquisitions, mergers and disposals
• Preparation and review of term sheets and offer documents
• Due diligence for financial services transactions
• Business succession planning and implementation
• Shareholder and partnership agreements
• Referrals and fee sharing arrangements
• Employment law, contractor agreements and associated advice
• Non-solicit agreements and trade restraints for financial planners and their clients
• Non-disclosure agreements and confidentiality arrangements
• Corporate governance and directors’ duties