Lawrence Shim

Lawrence is a commercial lawyer with the Firm and holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws degree.  Lawrence was admitted as a solicitor in 2008 and has experience in the following areas of law:

Business Law
Lawrence deals with most aspects of company and commercial law including sale of business, corporate start-ups, shareholders’ and partnership agreements and other commercial agreements.

Previous work includes drafting and advising on:

• business purchase agreements;
• share purchase agreements;
• facility agreements;
• confidentiality agreements;
• supplier terms and conditions both on behalf of suppliers and of customers;
• website terms and conditions and privacy policies;
• intellectual property rights, copyright licences and registration/transfer of trademarks;
• distribution agreements;
• indemnity provisions, warranties and exclusion clauses; and
• commercial/retail leases.

 

Estate and Succession Planning
Lawrence also has experience in advising SMSF trustees and accountants on SMSF compliance, limited recourse borrowing as well as estate planning strategies through discretionary trusts and unit trusts.

Pharmaceutical Advertising & Trade Practices
Since joining our Firm, Lawrence has gained experience in advising clients in the pharmaceutical and animal health industry as well as community pharmacies.

He regularly provides legal advice on promotional materials for international pharmaceutical companies in light of the Australian Consumer Law and compliance with Medicine Australia code.