Diamond Conway/Lawyers

MICHAEL TZIRTZILAKIS/PARTNER

Biography

Michael has advised clients for over 13 years across a broad range of complex legal matters including mergers and acquisitions, corporations law and corporate governance, business structures and transactions, employment law, commercial property transactions and commercial litigation. Michael has acted for Australia's largest online retailing group (acquisitions, capital raising, corporate governance, commercial leasing, intellectual property, compliance and commercial litigation), Australia’s largest bus manufacturer (acquisitions, commercial leasing), a substantial Australian property development corporation (acquisition of land, corporate restructuring and stamp duty advice, residential strata subdivision and development), a US manufacturing corporation (intellectual property, commercial litigation, employment advice), a national mortgage broker (national mergers, corporate governance, share buyback schemes), a national freight transport company (employment & industrial relations advice), an international recruitment company (national leasing matters), an international steel reinforcement manufacturer (commercial litigation, insolvency, commercial agreements), commercial leasing agents, insolvency practitioners, executives of listed companies, small to medium businesses and entrepreneurs.

Some of Michael’s recent notable matters include:

• Acting for Australia’s largest online retailer on:
- a cornerstone investment by listed investment fund manager Ellerston Capital Limited;
- capital raising via rights issues and share placements;
- corporate restructuring;
- investments by CVC Limited and SHK Limited via the issue of redeemable preference shares.

• Acting for a national mortgage broking corporation on:
- a complex merger with another national mortgage broking competitor;
- corporate governance issues;
- share buyback schemes.

• Acting for Australia’s largest bus manufacturer on the acquisition of substantial industrial premises in NSW and acting in relation the client’s interstate leasing interests.
• Acting for a national property developer on:
- acquisition of remediated land including advising on multiple staged transaction documents;
- complex stamp duty and group restructuring advice;
- advising and negotiating joint venture and mezzanine finance arrangements;
- advising on staged residential strata development (734 apartments).

• Acting for an international recruitment corporation in relation to national leasing matters.

Areas of Expertise

Commercial/Business Law
    Acquisition Finance
    Business Sales & Purchases
    Business Structures and Transactions
    Financing for Business (Incl. Factoring)
    Insolvency
    Intellectual Property & Information Technology Law
    Joint Ventures
    Taxation and Duties

Corporate Advisory
    Company Law
    Competition & Consumer Law
    Corporate Acquisitions
    Corporate Reconstruction
    Corporations Law and Governance
    E-Commerce and Online Services
    Intellectual Property & Information Technology Law

Dispute Resolution
    Competition & Consumer Law Disputes
    Contract Disputes
    Debt Recovery (& Insolvency)

Wills & Estates Law
    Wills
    Attorney Appointments
    Guardian Appointments

Property Law
    Commercial Property Leasing
    Property Development & Construction
    Residential & Commercial Property Sale & Purchase

Qualifications

Languages

English
Greek

Contact Details

michaelt@diamondconway.com.au