Maria is a Partner in HWL Ebsworth’s Sydney office. She has over two decades of legal experience with wide-ranging mergers and acquisitions, corporate and commercial and financing expertise. Her practice has a particular focus on the automotive sector.
Maria advises in diverse corporate and commercial transactions, including on corporate structuring, acquisitions and sales of businesses and corporate entities and commercial leasing. Her experience also encompasses corporate governance and compliance as well as a variety of banking and finance matters.
Her expertise in the Automotive Industry is well recognised and regarded with Maria having been invited to present at a number of motor industry events including AADA annual conventions and acting for most major motor dealer groups in Australia.
Expertise
Experience
- Various motor dealerships Advising on disposals and acquisitions, both for public listed and private company groups including generational restructures, business succession, dealership financing, dealer agreement reviews, shareholder agreements, privacy, unfair contract terms and other compliance matters and general operational matters.
- Motor vehicle distributors Acting on matters relating to advertising and marketing of motor vehicles, Warranty, Privacy and Franchising Code compliance, various commercial agreements.
- Dealer Councils Advising on franchise agreement reviews and negotiations, other commercial and corporate structuring matters.
- Major manufacturers Providing advice on international manufacturing and distribution agreements, and establishing joint ventures between Australian companies and overseas associates as well as international companies acquiring interests in Australian entities.
- Leading lenders Advising on alliance agreements for financial services, various supply and service agreements as well as on structuring and documentation of loans and security products.
- Various business clients Advising on Personal Property Securities Act matters and Australian Consumer Law
- Various industry association bodies, charities and corporate clients Providing advice in relation to corporate governance matters, AGM documentation, structuring issues and company constitutions.
