Michael Ryan - Partner
- Telephone:
- +61 2 8915 1015
- Facsimile:
- +61 2 8916 2015
- Email:
- michael.ryan@addisonslawyers.com.au
Firm Practice Areas
Areas of Expertise
- Corporate Advisory
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Listed Corporations (takeovers, IPOs, schemes of arrangement)
- General Commercial
Michael is a highly experienced and leading corporate and commercial lawyer, having acted for major corporations within and outside Australia for over 20 years. His current practice includes providing corporate and commercial advice to listed public companies, Australian companies and Australian branches of multinational companies.
Michael is responsible for clients in many industries, such as telecommunications, oil and gas, mining, funeral, waste management, motor industry, property and technology. These include importers, manufacturers, service providers and retailers.
He is experienced in IPOs, equity fund raising, listed company takeovers, corporate reconstructions and negotiated mergers and acquisitions of companies of all sizes. He recently acted for Petronas, a Malaysian based oil and gas multinational, in its acquisition of 40% of the Santos LNG upstream gas interests (US$2.5 billion) in Queensland and related joint venture arrangements.
Due to his experience and reputation for sound judgment, Michael is often called on to advise boards of directors and chief executives of listed companies when decision making becomes difficult and conflicts arise. Michael is an experienced negotiator and frequently represents clients in the negotiated settlement of disputes to avoid the expense and risk of litigation.
Michael joined Addisons as a Partner, from a major international law firm, in April 2005.