Teresa is a highly experienced partner in the corporate and commercial team, with over 25 years’ experience as a commercial law specialist.
Teresa advises clients on general commercial law and corporate transactions, including ongoing supply, manufacturing and distribution arrangements, supplier and manufacturer liability, product recalls, procurement, transport and logistics contracts, acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures, corporate restructuring and strategic alliances. Her comprehensive knowledge of the Australian Consumer Law has assisted her to advise clients on their risks, rights and obligations as buyers and sellers of goods and services and to negotiate excellent outcomes for her clients. She has written numerous articles on commercial contracting, greenwashing, consumer guarantee protection, unfair practices and unfair contract terms (including a recent series of articles on the unfair contract terms regime aimed at helping businesses to understand their requirements under the regime, which can be found here). Teresa has been named in Best Lawyers™ Australia for her work in Commercial Law and Sports Law.
Prior to joining HWLE Lawyers, Teresa was an executive counsel at Freehills and a partner at Thompson Geer.
Expertise
Experience
- Medical research and pharmaceutical companies Advising on distribution and Master Services Agreements.
- ASX listed and large private companies Conducting Unfair Contract Terms training for industry bodies, updating their contracts for UCT compliance and preparing industry guidance book on UCT in the automotive industry.
- Various companies Advising on updating their procurement contracts to include up to date provisions on Modern Slavery, Labour Hire Licensing, Anti-bribery and Corruption, Business Interruption and Force Majeure clauses.
- A Company Advising in relation to their procurement contracts, including maintenance, transport and logistics and trade business procurement contracts.
- Major airline Advising on their procurement contracts including airport and office facilities management contracts.
- Major supermarket chain Advising in relation to the establishment of their national trailer fleet and transport contracts.
- Major fuel retailer Providing advice on various warehousing and supply service agreements.
- Various Companies Drafting and negotiating road haulage procurement agreements.
- Various clients Reviewing and updating transport contract templates for UCT, Owner Driver and general legal compliance purposes.
- Various clients Advising on and drafting 3PE and 4PE transport and logistics contracts.
