Anthony is a partner in the Corporate & Commercial Group.
Anthony focuses on governance, transactions and strategic advice for government and regulated industries, and on business dealings between them. He represents clients in dealings with governments and regulators in relation to policy, regulatory change, approvals and negotiated outcomes. He advises on strategies for the management of regulatory risk and has considerable experience advising companies in crisis.
In over 30 years in practice Anthony has been named in Best LawyersTM Australia, Legal 500 Asia Pacific, Doyle’s Guide, and Chambers and Partners.
He has a large amount of “client” experience, as a former company secretary of a top-100 ASX listed company, a director, an audit committee member, an economic researcher and as local agent for a European financial institution. Anthony was State Chairman of the Governance Institute of Australia and has chaired, served on and/or advised various public sector boards and private sector industry associations.
Expertise
Experience
- ASX listed entities Acting on Listing Rule compliance, continuous disclosure, capital raisings and acquisitions.
- Acquirers and targets Acting in formal takeovers and in proceedings with the Takeovers Panel about transactions with alleged adverse control effects (including [2012] ATP 17, [2013] ATP 3, [2014] ATP 22, [2016] ATP 15 and MR TP17/39).
- Trustee companies, financial services providers and fund managers Acting on structural, regulatory and disclosure issues (e.g., hedge funds, ESVCLPs).
- AML/CTF reporting entities Undertaking risk assessments, designing programs, obtaining exemptions, dealing with AUSTRAC and undertaking independent reviews.
- Victoria’s economic regulator Acting in relation to water price regulation, modernisation of energy licensing and regulation, local government rate cap variations. port regulation.
- Foreign entrants Acting on the establishment of their new businesses, including seeking major business licences.
- Clients and industry associations Acting on their submissions to governments and regulators.
- NSX Limited Acting on the 2025 acquisition by the Canadian Securities Exchange.
