Drew is a Senior Associate with over 16 years’ experience in a range of private practice areas, predominantly in the Estate Planning & Succession and Corporate/Commercial areas (including merger and acquisition transactions). His specific experience includes: complex wills and powers of attorney, trust advice and structuring, personal and business asset protection; general commercial advice and preparing tailored commercial agreements including manufacturing agreements, distribution/supply agreements, licence agreements, service agreements, terms and conditions of trade; franchising, intellectual property licensing, maintenance and support agreements; sports law, including sponsorship, competition licensing and player endorsement agreements; trusts, joint ventures and business structuring arrangements; shareholder, unitholder and partnership agreements and disputes; financial services compliance and general ASIC regulatory compliance; corporate mergers and acquisitions, structuring and advice (involving asset sales, share sales and unit sales), including several major transactions involving international parties; capital raisings for private and ASX listed entities, including ASIC and ASX compliance and disclosure requirements.
Drew holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Canterbury University in New Zealand and was admitted to practice in Victoria in 2005 (admitted to practise in New Zealand in 2000).