John Kell

Areas of practice

• Mergers and acquisitions
• Corporate and commercial
• Financial services licensing and compliance
• Competition and consumer law including franchising
• Health
• Privacy

Experience

A dynamic, practical and commercially based approach that maintains pace with changing regulations and new areas of law keeps John at the forefront of his profession.

John’s efficient and fast turnaround, along with pragmatic and useful plain English advice, keeps his clients coming back, every time. He is renowned for his calm manner, particularly when solving very challenging issues.

His highly regarded commercial approach stems from John’s:

• Hands-on experience across a broad range of practice areas
• Extensive knowledge and thorough understanding of a wide range of industries and businesses in which his clients operate.

The specific experience John brings to each matter includes:

• Merger and acquisitions including due diligence, contract preparations and negotiations and all post completion attendances.
• Advising public and private health sector clients on a range of issues, from day-to-day operations, hospital set-ups, procurement management, acquisitions of goods and services, and outsourcing and disposal of surplus assets.
• Delivering practical advice to companies covering set-up and structuring issues, shareholder arrangements, corporate governance, contracts and compliance.
• Assisting clients to understand their obligations under the Australian Financial Services Licensing Regime and to obtain Australian Financial Services Licences.
• Supporting Australian companies doing business overseas (especially in China) and foreign companies investing in Australia including set-up, exporting, and sourcing goods and materials.
• Franchising expertise, advising on all aspects of the relationship, from drafting and reviewing contracts, system set-up, compliance issues and regulatory requirements, to operations and management issues regarding agreement termination and dispute resolution.
• Tender preparation and submission, guiding clients through the process, preparing documentation, assessing tenders and negotiating final contracts.
• Advising businesses on privacy issues including drafting privacy statements, conducting audits, investigating compliance and responding to complaints made to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.

John is also a director of Bridge Housing Limited a leading community housing provider in Sydney.

Membership

• Australian Institute of Company Directors
• Australian Corporate Lawyers Association
• Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand
• NSW Society for Computers and the Law

Qualifications

University of New South Wales, Bachelor of Arts/Laws

University of New South Wales, Master of Environmental Studies