Overview
At Morrison Specter Commercial we provide expert legal advice to a wide range of global,national and local businesses, many based in the City of Gold Coast and Brisbane CBD.
Our team provides an extensive range of services for businesses. Whether in planning a new sales efficient venture or arranging the sale or listing of a mature business, we are big believers in supporting all the way. Our experts have extensive negotiating experience and can take the lead or supplement clients team across every aspect of the business.
Services
Commercial property
Acquisitions and disposals, commercial lettings and portfolio management, development and secured lending, business lease issues.
Contracts and Documents
Draft of documents for the company contracts, Tender,articles of association, shareholder agreements, board rules, etc.
Advise on All Contract Manners
Including supply, fleet, works, consultancy,services, goods and precedents
Company and commercial
Mergers and acquisitions covering all aspects of buying and selling a business. Commercial agreements including terms of business, agency,
distribution agreements, joint ventures and franchising
Commercial litigation
Dispute resolution
Contractual Matters
Any matters relating to a contract or included in a written contract: contractual disputes/problems Contractual disputes can take many years
to settle. contractual obligations/commitments/duties
Deeds and Agreements
Deeds of novation and variation, GITC agreements
Intellectual Property, Patents and Copyrights
Identify, value and protect your intellectual property rights; resolve disputes associated with rights to use and
exploit intellectual property
Our Team
Our dynamic and enthusiastic professional team serves our delicate clients on an openminded manner to every matter and provide the personalised approach since inception.
Multi lingual services definitely provide extras for clients and speed the process with thorough understanding.
Cynthia Huang
Cynthia has completed her qualification as a solicitor in both China and Queensland. She joins Morrison Specter at 2020 as a lawyer specialised in the property and International commercial sector.
Cynthia is instructed by numerous clients with complex business needs. She has acted and continues to act, in a wide range of commercial matters, including
- Commercial acquisitions, cross-border commercial disputes,
- Acquisition development and disposal of businesses
- Freehold and leasehold commercial residential and investment properties
- Commercial retail residential and licensed premises
- Construction and developments
- Financing and secured lending
- Off-shore interests in a number of jurisdictions
- General risks litigation and large debt recovery.
- Seeking permission to continue proceedings against a company in administration, in order to obtain declarations
- Rectifying the register at land registry to accurately record the transfer of parcels of land to a bankrupt
Field of expertise in these sectors:
- Construction and Building developments
- Retails, luxury brands and fashion MORRISONSPECTER Attorneys-At-Law
- Manufacturing
- Hospitality, travel and leisure Cynthia offers clients well-reasoned
Cynthia offers clients well-reasoned legal advice in a calming and easy-to-understand manner. She cuts through legal-talk and jargons, with her friendly and clear approach means that clients understand their rights, the processes involved and the risks of commencing/defending proceedings. She enjoys building good working-relationships with her clients to achieve their desired outcome.
Cynthia is fluent in English and Mandarin; in any case of absence, Cynthia is covered by Sally and Young Hwan.
Hiro Sano
As a partner of Morrison Specter, Hiro Sano has over 20 years’ experience in Australian Law and is known for his practical approach and finding solutions. Hiro advises mainly on sensitive issues, managing senior staff exits, board disputes, employment structures and governance issues. He also manages a few complicated employment tribunal claims, working with other members of the team.
Hiro acts for employers of all sizes, from start-up to international corporates in most sectors. He advises on all aspects of the employment relationship – at the beginning, during, the end and the afterwards, including:
- Bespoke commercial contract drafting, negotiation and advice
- All contractual and related documentation for employees
- Dealing with bullying and harassment allegations
- Advising on dismissals and negotiating severances
- Managing complex disciplinary and grievance processes
- Implementing measures for protection of IP, clients and staff and enforcement
- Managing employment tribunals, including undertaking advocacy
- Trade union and collective disputes
Field of expertise in these sectors:
- Manufacturing, including industrial products and food & drink/agribusiness
- Healthcare and pharmaceuticals
- Energy, utilities and environment, especially renewable energy and gas.
- Retails, luxury brands and fashion
- Hospitality, travel and leisure
Hiro’s particular expertise is in managing people matters concerning business transfers and service provision changes; sales and acquisitions of companies, and large-scale restructures/redundancies.His approach is very business-focused, providing commercial
and pragmatic solutions to all staffing issues.
Hiro is fluent in English and Japanese; in any case of absence, Hiro is covered by Rocky and
Sally.
Rocky C. Ho
Rocky is a co-founder and Commercial & Corporate solicitor at Morrison Specter.
Dealing with multinational corporations, Rocky advising on a range of different contractual and corporate matters, ranging from micro and start-up businesses, fast-growth businesses to large corporates, , involved in a variety of different sectors and industries, This work includes making and receiving strategic investments, company and business acquisitions, mergers; company and business sales, helping negotiate the terms of funding and
structuring joint ventures. Advising on, drafting, and negotiating commercial agreements between businesses; complex shareholder agreements, both domestic and international.
In the commercial field, he specialises in assisting businesses to negotiate with larger scale businesses (both as customers and suppliers), helping them to get a good deal and on fair terms.
Rocky trained and qualified into a boutique corporate law firm and made his way up to partner before he co-founded Morrison Specter Attorneys-At-Law.
Rocky’s main skills included:
- Imply commercial contract drafting, negotiation and advice
- Advice on data protection issues relating to all aspects of client businesses MORRISONSPECTER Attorneys-At-Law
- Market standard and other confidentiality agreements
- General commercial agreements – service agreements, licensing arrangements and sales contracts
- Industry-specific contracts – procurement, franchising and e-commerce
- Advice on franchises, joint ventures, competition and corporate governance issues
- Risk and compliance advice on regulations
- Loan documentation – including syndicated and other finance-linked arrangements Field of expertise in these sectors:
Field of expertise in these sectors:
- Manufacturing, including industrial products and food & drink/agribusiness
- Hospitality, travel and leisure
- Retail and luxury brands, including fashion and consumer goods
Rocky understands the trend of the market and combines it with his experience in providing efficiency, effective and commercially compassionate solutions that set him in a different field.
Rocky is fluent in English, Mandarin and Taiwanese; in any case of absence, Rocky is covered by Hiro and Sally.
Sally S. Gui
Sally Joined Morrison Specter as a senior litigation associate in 2020. She has particular experience of acting on professional negligence matters and general commercial disputes; specialised in corporate insolvency and general litigation field.
Sally advises individuals, partnerships and companies in contractual disputes addressing the contested interpretation of contractual terms and debt recovery matters.
Sally’s main skills included:
- Reviewing and advising on commercial lease agreements, shareholder agreements;commercial documents, contractual disputes.
- Handling AU and international business disputes.
- Commercial and contractual disputes, Joint venture and shareholder issues,
- Product liability, infrastructure, manufacturing and engineering-based claims.
- Commercial transactions, particularly in commercial contract negotiation Private equity transactions.
- Acting for landlords of commercial premises to resolve various issues arising from tenant insolvency
- Acting for various trustees in bankruptcy in contested asset realisation claims
Field of expertise in these sectors:
- Manufacturing, including industrial products and food & drink/agribusiness
- Energy, utilities and environment, especially renewable energy and gas.
- Retails, luxury brands and fashion
- Hospitality, travel and leisure
Sally is recognised for her technical expertise and proactive and detailed approach to managing and resolving disputes.
Sally advises liquidators and administrators of companies on asset realisations, trust issues and contested claims against directors and third parties. She also acts for individuals facing bankruptcy problems themselves, liaising with trustees, dealing with creditors and exploring alternatives.
Sally qualified as a solicitor in 2017 and joined Morrison Specter in 2020.
Sally is fluent in English and Mandarin; in any case of absence, Sally is covered by Rocky and Cynthia
Young Hwan Choi
Young Hwan joined Morrison Specter as a trainee property lawyer in 2020.
Young Hwan has a broad range of experience in the property industry, with a particular expertise in landlord and tenant matters, management of property portfolios and investment acquisitions and disposals.
Young Hwan frequently advises purchaser-side clients on the construction aspects of significant complex developments and drafts bespoke contracts for clients to use across their developments.
Young Hwan has assisted a wide range of clients, with significant experience in:
- Developments both residential and commercial
- Retail properties; advising and acting for a number of national and international retailers
- Specified locations, shopping centres and out-of-town commercial blocks
- Office buildings, commercial blocks and industrial estates
- Assists with international property investors and off-shore investment funds
- Corporate supports, providing property support and advice on commercial and corporate transactions.
Field of expertise in these sectors:
- Construction and Building development
- Hospitality, travel and leisure
- Retails and residential
- Manufacturing
Young Hwan particularly enjoys developing relationships with new contacts into becoming long-standing clients; he works hard to provide clear client focused commercially aware advice and support, on time and on budget. He provides a focused service that is specifically
tailored to fit each client’s concern and needs.
Young Hwan is fluent in English and Korean; in any case of absence, Young Hwan is covered by Cynthia and Sally.
Jojo Y.H. Tseng
Jojo is legal assistant and supports our solicitors in a variety of legal tasks. Coming from construction and commercial background, in completing her paralegal degree, Jojo works with solicitors and barristers, providing general assistance to our clients and solicitors across a wide range of practice areas.
Jojo is responsible for growing and developing the business through strategic planning. She works closely with all areas of the firm to implement and drive forward business development and marketing plans, including client care, brand awareness, referral networks, online & digital, PR & communications and events.
Jojo is fluent in English, Mandarin, Cantonese and Taiwanese; and in any case of absence,Jojo is covered by Sarah.
Sarah Gui
Sarah assists our solicitors across a wide range of practice areas, most notably commercial and residential properties.
Sarah’s enthusiasm for all things property is reflected in her wide ranging experience including remortgages, bridging loans, residential conveyancing and acting for developers of new build properties.
Sarah is fluent in English and Mandarin; in any case of absence, Sarah is covered by Jojo.
We also have strong relationships with different law firms in different states to accommodate the business when cases are involved across the states.
Our Resources
We continuously improve ourselves by regular training on new regulation updates, client’s case studies, customer relations services and technologies to ensure our firm is in the best position to present to our clients.
Our office situated in Southport Business Central, in Marine Parade Commercial Tower, convenience location offers 3 hours fee secure parking, provide easy access to our clients. A spacious consultation area attached to kitchen bar with bright natural lighting and views, gives clients a pleasant environment to discuss their needs; large formal boardroom presents versatile functions allows individual private meeting; online court hearings; or
major corporate meeting for our clients.
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