At Harris Carlson, we are committed to providing our clients with practical advice covering a comprehensive range of commercial legal services. The basis of this advice is a quality relationship between our clients and our team so that we can fully understand your needs, before providing advice that both manages your risk and also creates value.

Whether you are just starting out or wanting to grow your business, we can help in a wide range of areas, including drafting and reviewing of commercial contracts, assisting with business structuring advice and documentation and advising on corporate governance issues.

We also advise clients in relation to complex and high level transactions and can provide assistance with mergers and acquisitions, as well as corporate advisory matters including capital raisings, IPOs and ASX requirements.

Andrew Harris

Andrew has extensive experience advising a diverse range of clients, from large multinational private companies and government authorities to high net worth individuals. He has a wealth of experience across all areas of commercial law and working with clients is able to provide commercial and practical advice.

Our expertise in property is built on years of experience acting for developers, builders, financiers, vendors and purchases alike in all areas of commercial and residential property.

This experience is the foundation of Harris Carlson's reputation as a leading legal adviser in property related matters, be that in providing comprehensive commercial advice to our building and construction clients, preparing and managing contracts and documentation for joint venture projects and developments to minimise risk or assisting our many private clients to complete their personal and investment transactions with confidence.

We also have extensive experience in retail and commercial leasing and property licensing matters. Acting for a range of landlords and tenants, our property team regularly assist clients by preparing, reviewing and advising in relation to leasing matters to ensure client interests are protected and that documentation reflects the commercial agreements made, whether you are a landlord or tenant.

Michael Clements

Michael’s experience in property related matters is extensive, ranging from leasing advice and disputes to land development projects, general conveyancing transactions and owners’ corporations advice. The Property team at Harris Carlson Lawyers includes experienced solicitors, paralegals and conveyancers who are committed to delivering high quality and timely advice to our clients.  

At some stage, you may be required to protect or defend your commercial interests. At Harris Carlson Lawyers, we develop a thorough understanding of each individual commercial dispute before making recommendations on a course of action that aims to produce the best possible outcome for our client. Our advice is always commercially focused and we understand that each client has different needs. For some clients, this may mean that they are prepared to litigate the dispute using all available resources. However other clients will seek to resolve the dispute by pursuing a negotiated settlement. Either way, we will work with you to develop a realistic strategy that suits your needs.

Meg Sullivan

Meg has years of experience in acting for a range of litigants in both State and Federal jurisdictions. Her approach is always to work with our clients to understand their needs before recommending a course of action, aimed at giving our clients the best chance of success.

Our experience in Employment Law extends to a broad range of matters acting for both employers and employees. We are able to provide advice on specific issues or conflicts as well as assist you in developing and managing a proposed course of action.

We are able to help you mitigate risks through the development of Human Resource policies and procedures, along with other workplace documentation including employment and executive service contracts.

We can also provide advice around areas of potential conflict such as dismissals and redundancies, discrimination and other workplace disputes and can initiate or respond to litigated proceedings.

Laura Hogg

Laura has a specific focus on Employment Law, providing our clients with the assistance they need to successfully navigate this complex area of Law. Working predominately with Employers, Laura can help, whether you are seeking to engage with a new employee or require assistance managing existing staff members.

Harris Carlson Lawyers has a dedicated property team that provides straightforward legal advice on all types of residential and commercial conveyancing, including off the plan contracts, related party transfers and transfers forming part of larger transactions.

Whether you are purchasing or selling residential or commercial property we can provide sound advice covering all aspects of the transaction. Our precision and attention to detail means that you will be an informed and confident party to every property transaction.

In addition, our many years of experience means that we can assist you in all Australian markets.

Harris Carlson provides quality legal advice to those seeking to undertake private acquisitions and disposals of companies and businesses. We have many years experience assisting a broad range of clients both small and large operating across multiple locations with added complexity. We are also able to undertake legal due diligence if required. Regardless the size of the transaction, all clients get timely and commercially structured advice.

Our experts in other departments, such as conveyancing and franchising also provide support as required and so that we consider all aspects of the transaction ensuring that the advice we provide meets all your business needs.

ANDREW LIU

Andrew is an experienced corporate lawyer who works closely with senior management and company executives on M&A and other significant business transactions and projects.  He works with a range of local and international clients to provide corporate governance, regulatory compliance and major contract advice.  Andrew has prior experience at multinational top tier law firms and accounting firms (including at Allens Linklaters and Ernst & Young).