Dave is an experienced commercial and property lawyer, who has worked with prominent and specialist firms and in sole practice over a period of close to 20 years. He is highly regarded for his commerciality, which is underpinned by strong technical skills and a careful, thorough approach.
Dave speaks fluent Mandarin, Cantonese, Taiwanese and (conversational) Japanese. His ability to understand the language and business cultures of Asia has enabled him to build a strong following of corporate and high net wealth clients which have been loyal to him over many years.
Dave’s practice has considerable breadth and depth. He has acted on a range of commercial and residential property developments for large national clients and overseas investors. He has also acted on a solar farm joint venture for an international power company, on mining transactions for an ASX-listed company, and on various purchases and sales of a broad range of businesses. In addition, he has acted with counsel on several significant litigation matters in the Queensland Supreme and District Courts.
Dave is based in Brisbane.
Expertise
Property and projects
- Commercial and residential property purchases and sales
- Land development and subdivision
- Commercial and retail leasing
Corporate & Commercial
- Joint ventures, capital raising, and in/out-bound investments
- Corporate law and governance
- General commercial advice
- Purchases and sales of companies and businesses
- Technology, intellectual property & e-commerce
- Structuring: trusts, tax planning & asset protection
- Business and personal succession
Disputes
Dave assists clients achieve pragmatic solutions in commercial disputes. His experience includes litigation in the following Courts:
- High Court, Federal Circuit and Family Courts of Australia
- Court of Appeal Queensland
- Supreme, District & Magistrates Courts of Queensland
- Queensland Civil and Administrative Review Tribunal
- Migration Review Tribunal
- National Native Title Tribunal
- Magistrates Court of Western Australia (Broome)
- Taipei District Court
- Singapore International Arbitration Centre
Career
2020 | Keypoint Law | Consulting Principal |
2010 – 2020 | Rice Legal | Legal practice director |
2017 – 2020 | C&C Legal | Legal practice director |
2008 – 2010 | Corney & Lind | Solicitor & Asia client manager |
2007 – 2008 | MacDonnells | Solicitor/Associate |
2006 – 2007 | Flower & Hart | Solicitor |
2003 – 2006 | BT Lawyers | Solicitor |
2002 – 2003 | McCullough Robertson | Solicitor |
2000 – 2002 | O’Shea Corser & Wadley | Articled clerk |