O’Neill Partners is an independent boutique business law firm with the abilities, experience and resources usually associated with much larger firms.
Our firm is guided by skilled commercial lawyers with extensive experience in advising and acting for both commercial clients and individuals.
Areas of representation and experience include:
- Corporate Insolvency and Business Recovery
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate and Commercial Transactions
- Property and Conveyancing
- Trade Practices
Corporate Insolvency and Business Recovery
Michael O’Neill is widely regarded for his specialist expertise in the complex area of corporate insolvency and reconstruction.
Michael can assist when businesses are in financial difficulty, or when they are exposed to dealing with companies that are under some form of insolvency administration (voluntary administration, liquidation, receivership).
O’Neill Partners acts for many of Sydney’s leading firms of company administrators, liquidators and receivers.
O’Neill Partners also acts for financiers, directors, management, creditors (secured and unsecured), litigation funders, shareholders and other interested parties involved in insolvency administrations. Consequently, we often act for clients seeking to acquire business assets from insolvency administrators.
Michael is legal advisor to the Special Purpose Liquidator of One.Tel, with the task of investigating potential claims of over $100 million.
Commercial Litigation
Our lawyers have experience in complex litigation in:
Corporations Law
Commercial Contracts
Banking & Institutional Lending
Partnerships and Joint Ventures
Telecommunications
Equity (Trusts, Declarations and Injunctions)
Trade Practices Act and Fair Trading Act
Corporate & Commercial Transactions
We undertake corporate and commercial transaction matters involving equity issues, restructuring, Corporations Law, ASIC issues and when our clients are embarking upon new businesses and investments. Our commercial client base is the core of our practice. Our experience and expertise in these areas are fundamental to servicing the legal needs of the business community.
We advise on:
Banking
Corporate matters involving equity issues; Restructuring
Corporations Law and ASIC issues
Venture Capital and Structured Financing
Commercial Agreements
Joint Ventures
Property and Conveyancing
Our commercial and residential conveyancing expertise enables us to advise our clients and act in:
Sales and purchases of businesses and property
Mortgage transactions
Local Government matters
Contract documentation for construction and infrastructure projects
Trade Practices
We have extensive experience in Restrictive Trade Practices and Consumer Protection, and advise and act in matters arising from both the Trade Practices Act and the Fair Trading Act.
We advise on:
Solutions to comply with both the Trade Practices Act and the Fair Trading Act
Compliance programs
Negotiations with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
Our breadth and depth of experience enables us to assist clients with other areas that generally affect businesses.
Beyond merely providing our expertise, our objective is to forge strong relationships with our clients, founded on a comprehensive understanding of their business and industry, so as to identify and solve problems for them.
