Matthew Smith

Phone: 02 4907 6319 | Fax: 02 4907 6333
Email: matthew.smith@harriswheeler.com.au
Office: Newcastle

Assistant:  Karen Pierpoint - 02 4907 6317

Expertise:

• Practises exclusively in corporate and commercial law.
• Extensive knowledge in restrictive trade practices compliance, protection and commercialisation of inventions and other intellectual property, negotiating licensing and distribution arrangements (both local and international), joint ventures and contract administration.
• Advises local governments on a variety of complex property transactions and acquisition of other State and Federal Government assets.

Acts for:

• A number of public sector bodies and many leading Hunter region businesses including Newcastle Airport, Hydramatic Engineering, Forsythes, Brambles and EnergyAustralia.

Appointments:

• Appointed the inaugural clinical lecturer in commercial law at the University of Newcastle.

Memberships:

• Past President of the Newcastle Business Club.
• Member of The Newcastle Club.

Qualifications:

• Public Notary and a member of the Society of Notaries of NSW.
• Admitted as a solicitor in 1989.

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